By Solomon Gumah
Tamale, Nov 28, GNA – CAMFED Ghana, an NGO, has supported more than 1,000 vulnerable and deprived girls across the country to access education through strategic partnerships with organisations and institutions that share its vision of female education and empowerment.
Madam Rahmatu Abubakar, National Chairperson of the CAMFED Ghana Association, said the interventions had targeted girls from marginalised communities including those who had dropped out of school for various reasons.
She explained that CAMFED Ghana identified out-of-school girls and provided them with the needed educational materials and support to enable them to return to school and concentrate on their studies.
Madam Abubakar was speaking at the 2025 CAMFED Ghana Association Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in Tamale on the theme: “Igniting Potentials and Transforming Lives: Showcasing the Ripple Effect of Education”.
The meeting was attended by key stakeholders, members of the CAMFED Ghana Association and media representatives.
Madam Abubakar said the collective efforts of the Association had also attracted international recognition, noting that CAMFED Ghana was acknowledged for its philanthropic and inclusive leadership at a recent leadership summit, held in Malawi.
She added that some individual members of CAMFED Ghana, equally received awards at the summit, an achievement she said further strengthened the organisation’s resolve to champion girls’ education.
Madam Feruza Abdul-Rashid Safian, Executive Director of CAMFED Ghana, said the AGM was an opportunity to celebrate the CAMFED Association Network across the country and to showcase the impact of members’ philanthropic interventions over the year.
She explained that beneficiaries of CAMFED’s educational and entrepreneurship support were sharing how they were giving back to society by supporting other girls to access education.
She said the presentations demonstrated that the beneficiaries were not only transforming their own lives but were also voluntarily touching the lives of other young people, especially girls within their communities.
Madam Safian said initiatives such as the Guide Programme and members’ individual philanthropic activities had contributed significantly to enrolling and retaining girls in school while also offering self-support opportunities for the Association’s members.
Madam Sammiya Ekua Yanney, National Secretary of CAMMA Ghana Professionals, expressed delight at the various interventions aimed at empowering girls and called for stronger support from stakeholders.
She called for sustained collaboration with development partners and other actors to ensure that more girls had access to education to help drive national development.
GNA
Edited by Eric K. Amoh/Lydia Kukua Asamoah