29/11/2025
CAMA Holds Annual Stakeholders Meeting in Tamale
CAMA,which is made up of young women that Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) has supported through secondary to tertiary schools have held its 2025 Annual Stakeholders Meeting (ASM) in Tamale.
The Annual Stakeholders Meeting which was held on Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 at the Morden City Hotel brought together several beneficiary students of CAMFED, Stakeholders in the educational sector, CSOs and traditional leaders.
Speaking to the media, the National Association CAMFED Chairperson, Madam Ramatu Abubakari said the purpose of the meeting is to celebrate their achievements and welcome innovative ideas in other to improve their activities for a positive future.
"We did a lot of impacful and inspiring engagements to ensure children of vulnerabilities are in school and not just in school but also protected and empowered to enable them have a brighter future". She said.
On her part, the National secretary for CAMA, Shakirat Ali Pelpuo noted that CAMA has executed a lot of philanthropic projects for the year 2025.
She noted that CAMFED Association members throughout the 44 operational districts in the country have touched the lifes of 76, 243 boys and girls through their own initiatives at the district level.
According to her, a total of five thousand boys and girls were supported through the CAMA Fund, which is made of voluntary contributions by CAMA members to support young people in CAMFED operational districts.
She added that, about GH 32,000 was also chanelled to support the payment of school fees, hospital bills and renovation of school facilities.
On entrepreneurship, Shakirat Ali Pelpuo revealed that, startup grants and and an interest free KIVO loans were also given to CAMA association members to start or fund their businesses.
"We've secured $1000 from Magic foundation to build a three unit classroom block and also provide about 1,544 school going items to students across the country". She added.
Meanwhile, the CAMA professionals also revealed that, they have been organising various trainings for its members and also provide support for students in communities across the country.
According to the Secretary for CAMA professionals in Ekumfi district, Madam Sammiyaa Ekua Yanney, as trained mentors, they do advocacy and mentorship trainings for the youth in other to build their future.
She however noted that in all the things they do, they are limited with resources and called for more support from CAMA professionals Group members.
" in all the things we do, we need money to support our activities. I entreat all CAMA professionals to come on board and liase with other partners to fulfill the vision and mission of CAMA professionals Group for everything to be a success ". She said.
In a related development, CAMFED on Wednesday, 26th November, also held its Annual Stakeholders Meeting.
This meeting provided an opportunity for CAMFED beneficiaries to update the participants their activities and the lifes they have touched for the year 2025.
In collaboration with MTN Ghana, the participants were taken through Mobile money fraud activities by fraudsters and about twenty (20) CAMA entrepreneurs were provided with free merchant sim cards by MTN to support their businesses.
There were also exhibition of locally manufactured products such as shoes, body creams, peanuts products among others by CAMA entrepreneurs.
Source: Might FM