By Albert Futukpor
Tamale, Nov. 12, GNA – CAMFED Association (CAMA), the network of women educated through the support of Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED Ghana), has supported 70,237 children through its philanthropic activities across various districts in the country.
The beneficiaries comprised 45,166 girls and 25,071 boys, who received various forms of assistance during the first three quarters of this year, aimed at promoting their access to education and improving their welfare.
The support formed part of the CAMA’s interventions to address barriers to education, especially amongst marginalised children, and prevent school dropouts.
During the period, CAMA also mobilised resources to support school fee payments, hospital bills and the renovation of school infrastructure while its CAMA Fund reached an additional 5,200 children comprising 3,414 girls and 1,786 boys across 26 districts.
This was contained in the CAMA’s 2026 Annual Report, presented by Miss Paulina Amoah, National Deputy Secretary of CAMA, at the Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in Tamale.
The AGM, which drew selected leaders of CAMA from across CAMFED Ghana operational districts, was to enable members take stock of the year and elect new leaders to serve the Association for the next three years.
It also featured an exhibition of products ranging from agriculture to fabrics, which were handiworks of some CAMA members.
Ms Amoah said CAMA continued to expand its membership, with its national network reaching 91,529 members this year.
She said under CAMA’s Guide Programme, 6,008 members comprising 5,604 Learner Guides, 48 Transition Guides, 158 Business Guides and 198 Agriculture Guides, volunteered to be trained as Guides to support other members and young people.
She said under enterprise development, CAMA recorded progress in supporting members to establish and grow businesses, with 1,940 entrepreneurs benefiting from start-up support, 519 accessing Kiva loans and 14 receiving business growth assistance.
She said three CAMA members also emerged amongst eight winners in the British High Commission Ghana’s annual Ambassador for a Day contest, which attracted 67 contestants.
Ms Amoah said the Association was committed to establishing a CAMA Week of Giving, strengthening cooperatives, reviving CAMA reunions and introducing a call-tree system to improve communication amongst members.
Ramatu Abubakari, National Committee Chairperson, CAMA lauded the achievements of the Association over the years and urged its new leadership to continue to strengthen the structures of the Association to respond effectively to challenges of society.
Madam Wedad Sayibu, Director of School for Life, whose speech was read on her behalf, urged women who had benefited from educational and empowerment interventions to use their achievements, networks and influence to create opportunities for other women and girls to promote lasting social transformation.
Madam Sayibu, a former beneficiary of the CAMFED tertiary scholarship, said individual success should not end with personal advancement but translate into efforts to remove barriers and improve opportunities for the next generation.
Miss Ayisha Mohammed, Communications Manager and Projects Coordinator at Songtaba, urged development organisations to move beyond measuring the impact of their interventions by the number of activities undertaken and rather focus on achieving lasting transformation in the lives of individuals and communities.
She emphasised the need for strengthened partnerships amongst development organisations and said the complex and interconnected challenges confronting society could not be addressed by individual institutions working in isolation.
GNA
Edited by Eric K. Amoh/Linda Asante Agyei
Reporter: Albert Futukpor
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