Ms. Ann Cotton, OBE, Founder, and President of Camfed, the Campaign for Female Education, was named the 2014 WISE Prize for Education Laureate. An article about the prize in Vanguard quotes H.E. Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, Ph.D., Chairman of WISE, "Ann Cotton has dedicated her life to improving the education of girls and the empowerment of young women in sub-Saharan Africa. She has created a successful education model not only benefiting millions of children from the poorest areas but also ultimately entire communities."