Hear from Grammy-nominated singer songwriter and Camfed Board Member Joan Armatrading on the dramatic impact that education can have on a girl’s path in life, and on the health and education of her future family.

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FINANCIAL TIMES SEASONAL APPEAL RAISES £1.6 MILLION FOR CAMFED INTERNATIONAL

Camfed International To Launch A New Country Programme In Malawi

London, UK (February 8, 2008) — The Financial Times 2007/2008 Seasonal Appeal closed today after raising a total of £1,638,000 for girls’ education in Africa. Readers’ donations will enable Camfed International, the FT’s partner for the Appeal, to support over 5,400 girls through a full secondary education in four African countries – Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Ghana. Additionally, as a result of the tremendous success of the Appeal, Camfed will launch a new country programme in Malawi in 2008. (more…)

Doreen never went to school, and was married by age 15. In this video, she talks about how learning to make films about subjects that affect her life has given her a sense of purpose and contentment. (more…)

In many sub-Saharan African countries, judicial systems and traditional courts still fail to recognize domestic violence as a crime. Violence may be considered an appropriate response if a wife argues with her husband, fails to have food ready at meal time, or goes out without her husband’s permission. Last November, Camfed teamed up with Padare, an organization in Zimbabwe partnering with men to tackle the imbalance in relationships that leads to violence against women. Together, Camfed and Padare are engaging community leaders and young men in workshops about the need to identify and address barriers to women’s equality.

Here, Usher Mande, who coordinates the partnership between Camfed and Padare talks about how the two organizations are creating a safe space where men can discuss gender roles.

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This week Humankindmedia.org, a blog that explores exciting initiatives for social change around the world, features a story about Camfed’s origins, and the ripple effect of our collaborative, locally driven model, as embodied by one of our first beneficiaries, human rights lawyer Fiona Muchembere.

Read the full story at Humankindmedia.org.