Annual Review 2024

CAMFED is one of Africa's leading girls' education charities, supporting marginalised girls across Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe through school bursaries, peer mentorship and a powerful graduate network. Their 2024 Annual Review covers 738,673 girls newly supported, a CAMFED Association of 312,747 young women leaders whose own philanthropy reached 1.1 million children, and 21,000+ Learner Guides supporting nearly 2 million children. With $108.3m in income and government partners now integrating CAMFED's models into national education systems, the organisation is scaling towards its goal of 8 million girls supported by 2030.

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📋About

Personalised bursary packages (school fees, uniforms, menstrual products, transport), Learner Guide peer mentorship, My Better World life skills programme, CAMFED Association livelihoods and leadership network, Agriculture Guide programme, government partnership and systems integration, research and evaluation

📊Key Metrics

738,673 girls newly supported in 2024; 3.2 million girls supported to date towards 10-year goal of 8 million by 2030 Key Metric 1
312,747 CAMFED Association members; 1.1 million children and young people supported through their own philanthropy — largest number in a single year Key Metric 2
21,000+ Learner Guides supporting nearly 2 million children; $108.3m total income; $81.6m expenditure Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Agriculture Guide programme expanded to Ghana and Tanzania — 2,000+ female champions of sustainable agriculture active across 5 countries; 20,000+ agripreneurs reached with climate-resilient techniques
  • Over 30% of schools with active Learner Guides now part of government-partnered roll-out; 37% of CAMFED Association members in leadership roles in education systems or wider community
  • CEO Angeline Murimirwa — CAMFED Association founding member — awarded Africa Education Medal October 2024; 60%+ more children reached by Learner Guides than in 2023

📍Geography

International

2023

Annual Report 2022–23

156 member childcare groups supported, serving ~10,000 families across Bristol
Key Metric 1
28% of member groups based in disadvantaged areas; 16 groups in the bottom 10% of areas of multiple deprivation
Key Metric 2
45+ years of operation since founding in 1978; free training, resource library and DBS checks provided to all members
Key Metric 3
Free certificated training programme covering child protection, first aid, Makaton, fire safety, self-esteem and inclusive practice
2023

Annual Review 2023

1,000+ children with disabilities supported across 6 countries in 2023
Key Metric 1
1,750+ parents, teachers and government officials engaged; first year exceeding £1m in charitable fundraising
Key Metric 2
39 years of operation; active in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia
Key Metric 3
Inclusive play programme in Kenya improving early childhood education access and communication skills for children with disabilities
2024

Annual Review 2024

90% Matric pass rate in 2024 — outperforming the national average by more than 2%
Key Metric 1
61% Bachelor's admissions rate; 252 distinctions across 459 Matric students
Key Metric 2
~20,000 children, youth and families impacted annually across 6 township centres
Key Metric 3
Matric Class of 2024 achieves 90% pass rate across Alexandra, Diepsloot, Orange Farm, Braamfontein and Mfuleni centres