The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), one of the organizations with which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex work in Africa, is working to
One of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's philanthropic partners in Africa just got a huge boost.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have amplified the work of the Campaign for Female Education for years, matching a $130,000 donation last September and encouraging supporters to donate to CAMFED in lieu of gifts when their daughter Lilibet Diana was born in June. Now the organization — which works to help young girls start school and see through their education — has received critical funding in the form of the $2.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
"We are super excited because there are now additional resources for us to be able to do what we've always done and to be able to get more scale and support more learners," Executive Director Angie Murimirwa tells PEOPLE of CAMFED's work across five countries in Africa.
Murimirwa tells PEOPLE, "I believe firmly that this is something that we'll be doing with [Harry and Meghan] for a very long time. For as long as these girls are out of school and the young need a lift up, I'm sure that we'll be doing this together with them for the future."
