Camfed International is dedicated to breaking the poverty trap
by supporting girls in rural Sub-Saharan Africa through their
primary and secondary education and the post-school years. This
raises their social and economic status, and empowers the young
women to support their families and communities over time.
Read how Camfed has enabled Talent to gain an education she never
thought she could have.
Impetus support package:
Impetus investment period: 2007 - 2011
Grant funding: £540,000
Pro bono services donated:
£263,000
Investment management value: £185k
Total funding package to date: £988k
Camfed is part of the Impetus Economic Disadvantage Portfolio.
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 2010/11:
- Developing a talent management programme for staff across the organisation, based on two core components - 360 degree feedback and a "balanced scorecard" - to provide a structured way of assessing teamwork, leadership and other critical skills
- Review of IT capacity; support on development of a new IT strategy and design of senior staff job description.
Key achievements 2010/11:
- As part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women programme, developed and delivered in partnership with Camfed, 293 young women from Zambia and Zimbabwe graduated to become social entrepreneurs and lead sustainable and long-term change in their communities
- Camfed was recognised (winner of New Media Age Award) for its collaboration with Salesforce for groundbreaking and innovative work in the usage of interactive media to generate awareness about girls' education in Sub-Saharan Africa and to raise funds.
Find out more about Camfed International
Camfed photos on this website are courtesy of Charlie Bibby / FT and Camfed International.
| Year prior to Impetus investment 2006 |
Last year end 2010 |
|
| Income (in millions) | £3.26 | £10.78 |
| No. of girls receiving bursary support* | 9,830 | 21,035 |
| No. of children receiving safety net funding* | 30,680 | 135,543 |
| No. of partner schools | 1,180 | 3,470 |
| No. of young women directly supported to enter tertiary education (cumulative) | 720 | 1,027 |
| No. of new businesses set up | 999 | 831 |
* Combined total equals number of people helped.
Impetus is the best investor of funds in the not-for-profit sector, by a mile. Of that, there is absolutely no question.
Chris Mathias
Founder of Arbor Ventures and Impetus donor