{"id":4850,"date":"2023-11-13T15:57:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2024-01-13T15:59:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T15:59:21","slug":"si-sevenoaks-celebrate-camfeds-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/2023\/11\/13\/si-sevenoaks-celebrate-camfeds-success\/","title":{"rendered":"SI SEVENOAKS CELEBRATE CAMFED\u2019S SUCCESS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">SI SEVENOAKS CELEBRATE CAMFED\u2019S SUCCESS!<\/p>\n<p>SI Sevenoaks have been supporting\u00a0CAMFED, the charity which supports the education of girls in Africa, for many years now.\u00a0 We have been lucky to have Valerie Caton in our club; until recently she was a trustee of\u00a0CAMFED\u00a0and has always given us regular updates about the work of this wonderful charity.\u00a0 \u00a0We were delighted to hear that the highly influential commentator Nicholas Kristof and the New York Times have just made\u00a0CAMFED\u00a0their top recommended non profit to support.\u00a0 See the piece below:<\/p>\n<p>CAMFED\u00a0named as a top cause to support this giving season<\/p>\n<p>In<a title=\"today\u2019s New York Times\" href=\"https:\/\/click.hello.camfed.org\/?qs=55cb853867bc501077015de2488dda0ede325b4e2a9a99c4b82d55194dda36b4d46d8f56dff1dfd91b352d4e39e4e29ffab6d45631474205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.hello.camfed.org\/?qs%3D55cb853867bc501077015de2488dda0ede325b4e2a9a99c4b82d55194dda36b4d46d8f56dff1dfd91b352d4e39e4e29ffab6d45631474205&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705246951122000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ubGYDu8lQddX2EKGcJYOE\">\u00a0the\u00a0New York Times<\/a>\u00a0on 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November 2023,\u00a0Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof names\u00a0<span class=\"il\">CAMFED<\/span>\u00a0as a top cause to support this giving season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the dozens of nonprofits I\u2019ve recommended,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">CAMFED<\/span>\u00a0is the top audience favorite [\u2026]\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Nicholas Kristof, New York Times<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s \u2018greatest hits\u2019 version of Kristof\u2019s annual holiday gift guide highlights the top causes he has recommended to readers over the last 15 years. He singles out the unique multiplier effect of an investment in girls\u2019 education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFemale education can change the course of our world. It&#8217;s the key that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">CAMFED<\/span>\u00a0uses to unlock the potential of young women and the communities they belong to. As\u00a0<span class=\"il\">CAMFED<\/span>\u00a0empowers girls, these young women, in turn, become the architects of change in their nations.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Nicholas Kristof, New York Times<\/p>\n<p>To multiply your support,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">CAMFED<\/span>\u00a0partners, the Phay Charitable Gift Fund and Marcella NYC, have stepped forward to amplify the Prize\u2019s impact, and are matching the first $250,000 of donations made in response to Kristof\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"And it all starts when you support a girl to walk into the classroom.\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/click.hello.camfed.org\/?qs=55cb853867bc5010667d7348bb3f61546b9a8204f6299e2c738ad062b275df1116909814c68bfe5b6be8dde7f0c876f488688cc6585cb07d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.hello.camfed.org\/?qs%3D55cb853867bc5010667d7348bb3f61546b9a8204f6299e2c738ad062b275df1116909814c68bfe5b6be8dde7f0c876f488688cc6585cb07d&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705246951122000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vZcRgYem1XqTFTbCY-3CX\">And it all starts when you support a girl to walk into the classroom.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Below is a photo from a visit Valerie made to Tanzania in 2014 to meet CAMFED Alumni and to see some of the rural schools where CAMFED operates. \u00a0Here they are thanking a Mother and Father Support Group for their help in a primary school where children with CAMFED bursaries are studying. \u00a0They have grown their own cereals and made porridge to give the children a nourishing lunch to keep them happy in school and able to concentrate on learning.\u00a0 Valerie is at the back on the far left and next to her at the front is Ann Cotton, who founded CAMFED in 1992, was its President until a few years ago and is now a Trustee\/Board Member.\u00a0 The current CEO \u00a0(since January 2023) is Angeline Murimirwa).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valerie Caton and\u00a0Sandie\u00a0Higgs, SI Sevenoaks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/files\/2024\/01\/Member-Valerie-Caton-visiting-Tanzania-in-2014-to-meet-CAMFED-members.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4854\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/files\/2024\/01\/Member-Valerie-Caton-visiting-Tanzania-in-2014-to-meet-CAMFED-members.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/files\/2024\/01\/Member-Valerie-Caton-visiting-Tanzania-in-2014-to-meet-CAMFED-members.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sevenoaks\/files\/2024\/01\/Member-Valerie-Caton-visiting-Tanzania-in-2014-to-meet-CAMFED-members-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SI SEVENOAKS CELEBRATE CAMFED\u2019S SUCCESS! 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