CAMFED catalyzes the power of the most vulnerable girls and young women from rural communities across Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to attend school and to create the future they imagine: for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa.

Girls' education and women's leadership are key to tackling our most pressing global challenges. Educated girls can launch climate-smart businesses, become health workers, run schools, and lead governments. They drive economic growth, build resilience to climate change, and advance sustainable agriculture, improved nutrition, and social stability.

What We Do

At CAMFED Canada, we stand alongside our sister organizations across Africa to get girls into school, help them to learn, support them to succeed, and unlock their power to lead.

Together, we serve girls and young women in the most disadvantaged communities in rural Africa, tackling the pressing and interlinked challenges of poverty and gender that limit their education and opportunity.

“CAMFED focuses on making sure vulnerable girls are seen, heard, and supported to achieve their full potential. That saves lives, alleviates suffering, and maintains the dignity of those we serve”

Angeline Murimirwa, CAMFED Executive Director – Africa, in a conversation with Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times

Our Impact

7.8M

Since 1993, we have supported 7.8 million children to go to school in Ghana, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe - including 2.4 million girls at secondary school.

314K

The CAMFED Association - our powerful network of women leaders educated with CAMFED support - is 314,410 strong and counting.

3X

Evidence shows that girls supported by CAMFED are three times less likely to drop out of school.

95%

Learning outcomes among girls supported by CAMFED have significantly improved, and 95% say they are better able to shape their life goals.

Together, We Make It Possible

Your support through CAMFED Canada fuels this movement - helping young women take meaningful steps toward independence and self-reliance, building a future shaped by local leadership, opportunity, and lasting impact for entire communities across Africa.