Impetus support:

Impetus investment period: 2006 - 2010
Total funding: £540,000
Value of expertise provided to date: £173,000

Background to the investment:

Camfed had developed a compelling model of educational support for rural girls from poor backgrounds in sub-Saharan Africa. Camfed enables rural girls - traditionally excluded from completing their schooling - to be placed at the centre of their community's concern, thereby raising the girls' social and economic status. The impetus for our involvement was to support Camfed in developing and replicating its model in new countries and to develop a fundraising strategy to underpin its ambitious growth plans.

Focus of Impetus expertise to date:

Fundraising strategy review; refinement of key performance indicators and outcome measurement; support on staff and board recruitment

Developing a strategy for tertiary level education for young women who have completed their secondary level education

Developing a tool for assessing and building operational team capacity

Refining the investment proposition for Camfed

Key achievements:

• Signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Malawi Ministry of Education, Science, & Technology for the launch of Camfed's education programme
• Extended the partnership with the Government of Zambia to implement child-protection policies in public schools across the country
• Launched a new initiative to train high school graduates in rural Zambia in leadership and enterprise

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Camfed photos on this website are courtesy of Charlie Bibby / FT and Camfed International.