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CAMFED IMPACT REPORT
APPENDIX V
Organizational structure
Each country program in Africa is led by a National
Executive Director, who together with Camfed
International and Camfed USA’s Directors, form the
international Executive Team. Within this countrybased
structure there are several functional teams that
operate internationally, including Finance and Impact.
Executive team members
Ann Cotton, Executive Director, Camfed International
of the Year, and in 2005 was awarded both the Skoll Award
for Social Entrepreneurship and a UK Beacon Fellowship. In
2006, she became a Schwab Social Entrepreneur and Ann
received an OBE in honor of her services to girls’ education
in Africa. In 2007 she was awarded an honorary doctorate
in law from the University of Cambridge.
Barbara Chilangwa, Executive Director, Camfed Zambia
Young people and education have been the focus of Ann
Cotton’s life. In her early career, she established and led
an education center for girls excluded from mainstream
education in London. While at Boston University in the
US, she studied the multi-cultural education system
of Massachusetts before returning to the UK to study
Human Rights and Education at the London Institute of
Education. Following research into the constraints on
girls’ education in Zimbabwe, Ann founded Camfed in
1993. In 2000, Ann went on to study at the UK School for
Social Entrepreneurs. She has an MA in Human Rights and
Education, is an honorary Master of the Open University,
and is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Cambridge
University. In 2004 Ann was named UK Social Entrepreneur
Barbara Chilangwa is a graduate of the University
of Zambia and a former secondary school teacher
who rose through the ranks to the top Civil Service
position of Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of
Education. As a renowned educationalist and girls’
education activist, she spearheaded the establishment
of Zambia’s Girls’ Education Program during her tenure
of office. Mrs. Chilangwa invited Camfed to introduce
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