Who we are Films & stories News & views Publications Currency: AUD CAD EUR GBP USD Search website The Princess Asturias Awards 2021: A moment for all in our movement Why girls’ education What we do Ignite change Donate Open responsive nav The Princess Asturias Awards 2021: A moment for all in our movement NEWS PUBLISHED ON: OCT 27 2021 AWARDS AND PRIZESLEARNER GUIDESEVENTS GLOBAL CAMFED Chief Executive Officer Lucy Lake and CAMFED Association Executive Adviser Fiona Mavhinga at the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony. (Image: FPA) Last week, CAMFED Chief Executive Officer Lucy Lake and CAMFED Association Executive Adviser Fiona Mavhinga attended several days of celebratory events to mark the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards (often referred to as “Spain’s Nobel Prize”). These culminated on Friday evening with an awards ceremony where the laureates—Gloria Steinem, Marina Abramović, Amartya Sen, Emmanuel Carrère, Teresa Perales, a group of prominent COVID-19 vaccine researchers, José Andrés and CAMFED—were addressed by His Majesty The King of Spain and Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias. Discovering you –through your work and lives– is something that has inspired me all the more to receive instruction and to study. You project onto us, the youngest members of society, the certainty that we also have a lot to contribute, that we can be important and show that we are responsible to imagine a more sustainable, fairer, better future for us all. Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias speaking at the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony on October 22nd, 2021 The importance of education and of actively supporting women’s leadership were consistent themes, both in the Princess’ words and in the cultural events of the week. Play video Learn, Thrive and Lead At a special dialog chaired by Emma Álvarez, head of the La Ería state secondary school and a teacher for Spain’s Institute for Peace and Cooperation Development, Fiona and Lucy met with students from several local schools. They had completed their own projects about CAMFED’s Learner Guide Program, which sees young women in rural Africa return to their former schools as mentors and role models, supporting students to be well and do well. To reflect this, the Spanish students were asked to uncover the needs and concerns of their younger peers and draw up an action plan. On seeing their presentations Fiona commented that she was “moved by the innovation, understanding and creativity of the young people we interacted with.” Sneak a peak at a student project See our movement as never before Further highlights included in-depth interviews and imaginative installations to shed new light on CAMFED’s unique model. Joining hands to stage a feminist revolution A feature on Gloria Steinem, laureate of the Princess of Asturias Communication and Humanities Award, and CAMFED, laureate of the International Cooperation Award, draws parallels between two global, grassroots movements for gender equality. Read Claudia Lorenzo Rubeira’s article on Vanity Fair An ecosystem nurtured by girls’ education Lucy attended an exclusive viewing of the Princess of Asturias Foundation’s breathtaking installation “Sylva”, in which two robots nurture plants based on real-time impact data from CAMFED’s work, thanks to an algorithm. Watch a video to see the gardening robots in action Unlocking children’s power to dream Fiona shared her background as one of the first girls supported by CAMFED after poverty threatened to push her out of school. She offered insight into how “education brings hope, gives you the power to dream and plan for the future”. Catch up on the conversation with Rosa María Calaf Play video Watch the entire Princess of Asturias Award Ceremony On Friday, October 22nd, the Princess of Asturias Award ceremony returned to the beautiful Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo, Spain. It was an honor to be guests if the Spanish Royal Family and hear from so many inspirational speakers. All of the events, exhibitions, conversations and celebrations made for an unforgettable week, which engaged the entire Spanish nation, as well as citizens around the globe, in a truly meaningful cultural occasion and reflection on our shared humanity. Read more of the media coverage: 20 minutos – an in-depth interview with Fiona Mavhinga Europa Press – a report following the CAMFED press conference with Fiona Mavhinga and Lucy Lake RTPA – a television interview with Lucy Lake on the importance of girls’ education globally El Comercio – a feature on CAMFED’s young women leaders, with a focus on Learner Guides Dyness and Ottilia El Pais – read His Majesty’s words about CAMFED from the Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony La Voz de Asturias – The President of the Spanish Red Cross congratulates CAMFED Thank you to our generous recent donors Together we are breaking the cycle of poverty Donate Elizabeth Docherty £7 Don and Cheri Stock $100 Tim Huether $500 Sebastien Bonvalet-Nicolle $300 Reisa Mukamal $100 Lesley Holly £5 Richard Foskett £30 Lisa Mandarino $50 David Cockroft £100 Lynn Ferson £10 Günter Kowa €300 Rebecca Nesbit £75 Ronnie Gouz $100 Callie Hamilton $500 Richard Jones $600 Twitter twitter Instagram instagram Facebook facebook Linkedin linkedin Youtube youtube Send an Ecard Work for us Contact us FAQ Privacy Policy Child protection Contact us Accessibility policy Sitemap CAMFED USA 501 (c)(3) EIN 54--2033897 CAMFED Canada Charitable Registration:#84498 8659 RR00 CAMFED UK Reg 1029161 Subscribe to our newsletter Inspiring updates straight into your inbox Sign up now Charity web design by Fat Beehive Copyright © 2021 The Princess Asturias Awards 2021: A moment for all in our movement. 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