CAMFED: A Pan-African Movement Revolutionizing How Girls' Education is Delivered

CAMFED: A pan-African movement revolutionizing how girls’ education is delivered with Angeline Murimirwa and Linda Bhebhe

On this episode, CAMFED CEO Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa will share her journey from a young girl on the brink of dropping out of school in rural Zimbabwe to leading one of the most powerful grassroots movements for girls’ education in Africa. A founding member of CAMFED’s alumnae network, The CAMFED Association, Angie will reflect on how a scholarship and community support transformed her life, and how she and hundreds of thousands of CAMFED graduates are now doing the same for millions more. She’ll speak to the power of investing in girls, the peer-led model that’s scaling opportunities across Africa and the bold vision to reach eight million more girls by 2030.

Linda will speak on her experience receiving support from CAMFED to complete her education and her role as the IT Officer at CAMFED Zimbabwe. Linda will also touch on what being a part of a sisterhood like CAMFED means to her, and the support it offered. She will speak on her passion for technology and seeing the rural communities embrace and make the most out of it. Linda can also speak on co-creating the Learner Guide Hub and the role that having empathy played in its development.

More about our guests below the video

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Readings and Resources: Why girls education, What CAMFED does, The Learner Guide Program

Episode Guests

Angeline Murimirwa, Chief Executive Officer

Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa was one of the first girls to receive support from CAMFED to go to secondary school. She is now CAMFED’s Chief Executive Officer, uniquely positioned to bring the expertise of girls and women once excluded from education to inform policy and strategy at every level. Angie understands from experience both the desire for education and the enormous hurdles girls face in securing their right to education.

Linda Bhebhe, IT Officer and CAMFED Association Member  

Linda was born in the rural Kwekwe District of Zimbabwe. Raised by a single mother, her family could not afford the fees and supplies required for secondary school. CAMFED stepped in to provide support allowing Linda to continue and finish school. After finishing school, Linda joined the CAMFED Association (CAMA) — the network of young women supported through education by CAMFED. Linda is an active leader in the CAMFED Association and has volunteered her time teaching Mathematics and forming study groups at her local school to help students pass their exams.

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