The following is an extract from a Cama Zimbabwe report on members’ activities during 2007. Cama, the Camfed alumni, is a pan-African membership organisation made up of young women supported through their education by Camfed and joined by other young rural women dedicated to working for change. In her own words, Tinyiko describes how she supported her neighbour’s child and the impact this had on her own self-esteem. (more…)

Denton Wilde Sapte is an international law firm with over 750 lawyers and a network of offices spanning the globe. Here Chief Executive Howard Morris talks to us about why his company has chosen to offer his firm’s services to Camfed on a pro bono basis.
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‘The Broken Promise’ is a film by Camfed’s Learning Circle project in Ghana that addresses the traditional practice of fostering in the Northern region of Ghana, and follows the story of one young fostered girl who was supported to return to school with Camfed’s help. (more…)

‘Wahala’ is a film by Camfed’s Learning Circle project in Ghana that addresses the gender and power dynamics at work in the highly patriarchal society of Northern Ghana. The filmmakers examine the challenges women are facing in making critical choices, including on their health and economic independence. (more…)

‘Azara’ is a film by Camfed’s Learning Circle project in Ghana about the treatment of disabled members of the community, and focuses on a young girl named Azara who is supported by Camfed to return to school.
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Dr Stella Bendera is a leading activist in girls’ education in Tanzania. She held key positions in Tanzania’s Ministry of Education including coordinating the Girls’ Secondary Education Support (GSES) programme – a national bursary programme that supported 4,000 girls to attend secondary school. She is currently the Diversity Expert in the Gender Unit of the President’s Office for Public Service Management and sits on the board of Camfed Tanzania. (more…)