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CAMFED IMPACT REPORT
Strategic partnerships
for future growth
Camfed is internationally recognized as a leader in
education for girls. It was the first non-governmental
organization chair of the United Nations Girls’ Education
Initiative (UNGEI), and sits on the Gender Council of the
World Economic Forum. Camfed’s model has been cited
by external evaluators and assessors as among the best
practices to achieve ‘Education for All’.
With 17 years’ longevity and experience across five
countries, Camfed has abundant evidence that its model
has all the key indicators for scalability: focus and clarity of
purpose; strong partnerships at all levels; tested structures
and robust processes; cutting-edge mechanisms for
tracking inputs, outputs and impact; and at the root,
accountability and transparency in governance that
respects each child and young woman it serves.
Camfed is poised to build on all these strengths and
has ambitious plans to develop further its provision
of educational quality and access for children, and the
leadership potential of young women across rural Africa.
Partnership is critical to realizing these ambitions. The
goal of poverty eradication and the fulfillment of the
Millennium Development Goals for education and
women’s empowerment requires the concerted effort
of many partnerships, and depends upon the quality
of those partnerships. Camfed’s vital supporters in
government, media, international development, social
entrepreneurship, research institutions, the corporate
sector and private philanthropy have made possible the
tangible progress in Africa that is reflected in this Impact
Report.
African Ministries of Education are at the forefront of these
partnerships, complemented by multiple civil society
organizations and coalitions. These powerful relationships
provide a solid foundation from which to build further
partnerships that will accelerate this trajectory of change.
The pursuit of systemic change in Africa goes beyond
any single contributor or conventional approach. Camfed
wishes to build a much larger, integrated alliance of
90%
Camfed applies 90% of its
income to direct charitable
spending.
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