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Women in Cameroon
In many regions of Cameroon a woman traditionally was regarded as the property of her husband. Because of the importance attached to customs and traditions, civil laws protecting women often are not...
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Growing Up Female in Cameroun: Interview with Dadine Dsandjon
Aug 2011. Dadine Dsandjon is the Assistant Executive Secretary of RENATA (Reseau National des Associations des Tantines, or “National Network of Aunties Association” in English), a network of more...
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Cameroon: Women's empowerment through ‘ngangis’ - rotating micro-savings...
March 2012: By Zoneziwoh Mbongdgulo - "Known as ‘ngangis’ or ‘tontines’ (women-owned spaces), they have existed for centuries. To date, ngangis remain one of the most active and oldest forms of...
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Cameroon: Women, War and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Post-Conflict reconstruction: The Bafanji women tell it all - When it began, the aftermath challenge and how they contributed to the reconstruction and rebuilding of village post-conflict.
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Visually Impaired Girls in Cameroon Struggle to Afford Education
Oct 2012: With only one government school for the blind in Cameroon, blind students struggle to afford education. And girls face special challenges around education and sexual health...
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Cameroon: Breast Ironing - A crime by women against women
By Konda Delphine: As a teenager, I witnessed a lot of cases of breast ironing... It is not enough for Cameroon to ratify laws like CEDAW when one out of four girls experiences breast ironing...
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Cameroon: 'Ironing' Breasts - The Hidden Torture of Young Girls' Womanhood
By Chi Yvonne Leina: In the privacy of homes, behind closed kitchen and bedroom doors, pubescent girls in Cameroon are being tortured by their own mothers...
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Looking beyond food for causes of Cameroon’s malnutrition
Mairam Umaru’s year-old son had suffered vomiting and fever on and off for a month before she sought medical help. “I thought it was my milk affecting him, or that he was teething"
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Children's Rights & Politics: The Tragedy of Child Marriage in Cameroon
It is true that child marriage is more widespread in rural areas in Cameroon, but let’s not forget that there are also many child brides found in towns... The legal age for marriage in Cameroon for...
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