Campaign for Female Education (Camfed)

Mission

In Africa, where girls have least access to education and are most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, Camfed's mission is to increase girls’ access to education and economic opportunity and to accelerate the benefits to individuals, their families and communities. Camfed’s vision is of a world in which every child is educated, protected, respected and valued, and grows up to turn the tide of poverty.

Programs

Camfed pays the full education costs of girls from poor families and provides Safety Net Funds to meet the needs of other vulnerable children. Our Seed Money Program, run by women, provides rural young women with training and financing to start businesses. Our Community Health Program trains young women in health education. Camfed works closely with grassroots activists in various community structures, including Mother Support Groups, which form to help orphans and vulnerable children locally.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Help Mothers in Zimbabwe Keep Children in School

Educate 500 Orphans and Needy Children in Tanzania

Personnel Overview

Angeline Mugwendere - Executive Director, Camfed Zimbabwe
Angeline Mugwendere was one of the first girls Camfed supported through school in Zimbabwe starting in 1993. In 1998 she helped found Cama (Camfed Association), a pan-African network of over 7900 young women leading change in their rural communities, and served as National Coordinator/Director.In 2005 she was appointed to head Camfed Zimbabwe, a testament to her leadership and life journey.

Patricia Mangoma - Director of Programs, Camfed Zimbabwe
Patricia was one of the first girls supported by Camfed through secondary school in Zimbabwe and one of the co-founders, with Angeline, of Cama in 1998. As one of the first beneficiaries of the Seed Money Program, she started her own business in 1999. She later became a program advisor, working to expand the program to 3 other countries, making it user-friendly and run by young rural women.

Winnie Farao - Training Manager
Winnie Farao is also a beneficiary of Camfed-supported education and has worked for Camfed since 2003 - first as a Safety Net Fund officer, later as Program Manager, and currently as Training Manager. In each of these roles, she has had significant responsibility for working with Mother Support Groups. She is an inspirational leader, contributing greatly to Camfed and the Cama network.

Personnel Statistics

Brooke Hutchinson,
Director, Camfed USA
Founded in 2001
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 0