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have a strong zeal to help other girls go to school. I understand the joy that was brought to my family and this I want to do for other girls and
their families. I know that the energy that my colleagues, and I give out is so life-giving. I will work flat out to see our intentions through.” WINNIE FARAO has just graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a first class degree in Psychology.
CAMFED INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR FEMALE EDUCATION CAMFED’s vision is that every child is educated, protected, respected, and valued, and grows up to turn the tide of poverty.
250 million
Over children will never complete their primary education, 60% are girls.
UN’s estimated annual cost for achieving universal primary education for boys and girls.
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GRAÇA MACHEL, Former Minister of Education of Mozambique and Wife of Nelson Mandela
3 days of global miliary spending.
In a world in which girls have least access to education, CAMFED’s mission is to empower communities in Africa to fulfill their aspirations to: • Enroll and keep every girl in school.
• Enable young women to lead change.
• Place the protection of children at the center of community life.
• Support rural communities to demand their rights and services.
• Tackle the threat and impact of HIV/AIDS.
• Share lessons widely to multiply the benefits.
Change a Life. Buy this book and a girl in Africa will go to school for one year.
MORE INFO: www.camfed.org
©Mark Read and CAMFED International 2004
$5.6 billion
The common thread though all these lives is the power of education. If these stories teach us anything, it is that the struggle for education for all must be won, and that when it is, other struggles—against poverty, war, ignorance and disease—will become easier to win.