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Camfed founder receives Women of the Year award

Camfed’s founder and Executive Director Ann Cotton has been presented with the Women of the Year Window to the World Award. The award salutes women whose courage and determination has brought much-needed attention to an international issue.

Camfed on Film

“Advocacy video is not about filmmaking. It’s about change.”

“If you care about the issues you are addressing, you understand that you must get these stories out to the public, even if the work is hard on you.”

- Mwelwa Kamanda, a member of the Camfed Zambia team.

Virtual Village

House bound: Why girls leave school to do domestic work

Mary Mwakajwanga helps monitor Camfed’s work on the ground.

Fatina Kiluvia talked to Mary about the conditions that drive young people to leave their families in search of jobs that offer little compensation and a high risk of abuse.

Supporter Voices

Blog: Mary celebrates the holidays

For Christmas this year, Mary is visiting her brother and his wife in the town of Mbeya, 3 hours drive from the home Mary shares with her mother western Tanzania.

Here, she talks about the way she prepares for the holidays.