Mary’s husband died an early death, leaving her with four children and no means of supporting them. In this film Mary explains how a grant from Camfed allowed her to start a small business in her home village in Zambia. Now she is able to support her family and to achieve her dreams. (more…)

Orphaned at the age of ten, Talent is now one of the top students in her class at medical school

When Talent was ten years old, her mother left the rural village where she and her three children lived in Zimbabwe to look for a job. She never returned. Two years prior to that, at the age of eight, Talent had lost her father to kidney failure. Now parentless, Talent and her two younger siblings were taken in by their aunt, a shopkeeper. She struggled to support the children, barely managing to scrape together the money to send them all to primary school. (more…)

This short film entitled Two Friends tells the story of Snoda and Abia, Camfed-supported schoolmates from Tanzania who provide comfort and camaraderie to one another when life gets rough. (more…)

Bill Clinton highlighted Camfed’s work for girls’ education in Africa during a plenary session of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York on Friday. Choosing Camfed as just one of three Commitments to be highlighted by the former US President, Clinton spoke about the importance of girls’ education, and Camfed’s efficacy in delivering its maximum returns.
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We are delighted to announce that the Financial Times has selected Camfed for the second year running for its seasonal charity appeal to readers. (more…)

On behalf of Camfed, Ann Cotton has accepted an invitation to become a 2007 member of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The CGI is a non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together a community of global leaders to work together toward such common goals as improving education and leadership development, economic empowerment, and health security with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS. The CGI seeks specific, action-oriented commitments from members to help solve problems and improve lives around the world. The focus of the Initiative in 2007 includes education, poverty alleviation, global health, and energy and climate change. (more…)