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The Financial Times has lent its support to the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), an international charity dedicated to fighting poverty and Aids in rural communities in Africa by educating girls.
Appeal total
The FT’s seasonal appeal is now closed. If you would like to contribute to Camfed International, please visit www.camfed.org. The final total of FT readers contributions was £622,000. Many thanks to all who donated.
All in a good cause
FT readers have donated £529,000 to a charity that tackles poverty in Africa. Martin Dickson finds out how the money will be spent
Portraits from Zambia
Earlier this year, FT photographer Charlie Bibby travelled to Zambia with reporter Michael Peel to find out more about the work of Camfed International, a charity that helps pay for the education of girls in Africa and is supported by the FT’s seasonal appeal
Abigail’s story: audio slideshow
The work of Camfed International in educating the girls of Africa is brought to life by this story of Abigail, an orphan who lives in Samfya in Zambia. Michael Peel visited her at home and in her school
Banker lays down £100,000 challenge
A City banker has pledged up to £100,000 to match public donations towards the FT’s seasonal charity appeal on behalf of Camfed International – and he is challenging others to join him in a gift-matching syndicate.
An Aids crisis rooted in tradition
It is early morning in Samfya, northern Zambia, and dozens of Aids orphans and their guardians stand in a long queue just round the corner from a shop called God-Given Investments. The task of curbing the Aids crisis in Zambia is huge - an estimated 17 per cent of 15- to 49-year-olds are HIV positive.
The girl who would be Judge
Cindy, a 13-year-old orphan, wants to be Zambia’s chief justice. FT readers can help her on her way, says Michael Peel
All in a good cause
All the money raised through this seasonal appeal will be dedicated to girls' education in Zimbabwe, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, writes Ann Cotton, director of Camfed International. Just £75 a year enables a girl to complete secondary education, to transform her life and the lives of her future children.
A matter of life and death
In parts of Africa scarred by poverty and Aids, providing an education for girls can make all the difference. Michael Peel looks at the work of Camfed International, chosen by the Financial Times for its seasonal appeal.
Danger lurks on Zambian lake shores
On the shores of Lake Bangweulu, northern Zambia, thousands of local fishermen and their families live in tiny bivouacs, with little more than a few personal items and a bed made of reeds. If life in fishing camps like these is hard for men, it can be disastrous for women and girls.
