CAEPA HOLDS NATIONAL DIALOGUE FOR MBORORO WOMEN’S SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CAEPA HOLDS NATIONAL DIALOGUE FOR MBORORO WOMEN’S SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAEPA National Dialogue for Mbororo Women Blog Post [National stakeholders gathering for Mbororo women’s land rights dialogue in Yaounde] CAEPA Cameroon has convened a National Symposium in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon bringing stakeholders to address land challenges affecting Mbororo Women in Cameroon. đď¸ […]
Issue Paper on gender-based violence and the impacts of COVID-19 on women in the Bamenda City
Issue Paper on gender-based violence and the impacts of COVID-19 on women in the Bamenda City October 1, 2024 Women Context In the North West region of Cameroon, gender-based violence (GBV) is as a serious human rights infringement and public health concern. The Anglophone crisis in 2017 added to underlying factors of systematic and structural […]
Position paper by Womenâs Rights Organisations to address gender-based violence against women during the COVID-19 lockdown and the Anglophone Crisis
Position paper by Womenâs Rights Organisations to address gender-based violence against women during the COVID-19 lockdown and the Anglophone Crisis October 1, 2024 Women Context and Definitions The North West region of Cameroon had been 2017 in a state of chaos due to the Anglophone crisis which was worsened by the arrival of the COVID-19 […]
Focus group discussions on gender based violence in Nitop Community, Bamenda II, North West Region, Cameroon
Focus group discussions on gender based violence in Nitop Community, Bamenda II, North West Region, Cameroon October 1, 2024 Women Contexts The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the North West Region of Cameroon created a double crisis when added on to the already fraught situation of the Anglophone Crisis. Gender-based violence (GBV) which had […]
Call to Action: Recommendations for eradicating gender-based violence against women in Bamenda City
Call to Action 2021: Gender-based violence against women with a focus on the Balikumbat Subdivision October 1, 2024 Women Context According to a study conducted in 2019 by The World Bank, it is estimated that 35% of all women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. This number is even higher […]
Focus group discussions of gender based violence, Bamenda III, North West Region, Cameroon
Focus group discussions of gender based violence, Bamenda III, North West Region, Cameroon October 1, 2024 Minorities , Women Context The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already unstable situation in the North West Region of Cameroon. Gender-based violence (GBV) such as female infanticide, forced marriage, and, most commonly, intimate partner violence (IPV) […]
The state of intimate partner violence in Bamenda-Cameroon
The state of intimate partner violence in Bamenda-Cameroon September 30, 2024 Women At the time when the world is facing the pandemic, Cameroon is fighting a humanitarian crisis, alongside the pandemic. and social-political disturbance at the same time. One issue which saw a surge is Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). For most people âsafeâ is […]
SOCIO- ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON CAMEROON WOMEN
Social- Economic Impact of COVID 19 on Cameroon Womwn September 28, 2024 Women The COVID-19 pandemic comes as a nightmare for the people of Cameroon who are already reeling under the incursion of Boko Haram with3.9 million people in need of emergency assistance. From March to early June, Cameroonâs ten regions have seen a sharp […]
Providing HIV Counselling and Testing and Promoting Safer Sex Practices in Mbororo Pastorolist Communities in Cameroon
Providing HIV Counselling and Testing and Promoting Safer Sex Practices in Mbororo Pastorolist Communities in Cameroon September 28, 2024 Women According to the National Health Demographic Survey of 2004, Cameroon has an HIV prevalence of 5.5%. The marginalized North West region of Cameroon has an HIV incidence of 8.7% above the national average. In this […]
Widowhood Rituals and Practices in the Bali Chamba Communities of the North-West Cameroon Region
Widowhood Rituals and Practices in the Bali Chamba Communities of the North-West Cameroon Region September 28, 2024 Women Community Agriculture and Environmental Protection Association Cameroon (CAEPA) conducted a widowhood ritual survey of 190 widows ranging in age from 22-99 years old from four Bali Chamba villages: Baligansin (30), Baligashu (40), Balikumbat (80), and Baligham (40). […]