Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have donated $130,000 to CAMFED, a pan-African nonprofit, to support the education of young women and girls.

Development Diaries gathered that the donation was made in celebration of Prince Harry’s birthday.

‘No better way to celebrate what really matters’, Meghan and Harry wrote in a message accompanying their donation as they thanked donators.

Globally, 132 million girls are out of school, including more than 34 million of primary-school age, according to UNICEF, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 23 percent of all girls out of school.

It was learnt that since the founding of CAMFED in 1993, it has helped more than 4.1 million children go to school across Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The organisation has also allowed more than seven million students to benefit from an improved educational environment through ensuring child protection, offering study support, and providing educational resources.

CAMFED says it views girls’ education as the starting point for social change and it aims to create a new generation of young female leaders who can become role models within their communities, contribute to the economy, and support more girls through school.

In a video message to the Sussex Squad, the Executive Director of CAMFED, Angie Murimirwa, said, ‘Your gift can help us send more high school graduates to training colleges.

‘As engineers, bricklayers, climate-smart farmers, vets, and nurses, my sisters will be even more powerful role models in their communities, working together to change the status of women, showing what an education unlocks, and using their profits to support more girls through school’.

Source: Global Citizen

Photo source: UN Women