In 2017, she appointed Angeline Murimirwa, one of the first women to have completed her education with CAMFED's support, as Co-Executive to underline the importance of ensuring those who were once marginalised move centre stage as leaders.
This move has received acclaim as an example of good governance in international development, including from Julia Gillard.
[9] By 2021, the Association had grown to 178,000[10] women leaders in sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom are now in prominent public positions.
Each member is financially supporting an average five other students in her community through education, a multiplier that was described by Nick Kristof in the New York Times[11] as "a perpetual motion machine".
[16] It has also been the recipient of a UN Global Climate Action Award[17] and has been recognised by the OECD DAC for best practice in taking development innovation to scale.