Created in 2005, WACameroon is a female human rights organizations dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of women and children, orphans, People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA), widows, physically challenged and other vulnerable groups.
Objectives and Area of Interest/Focus
- WACameroon work with community stakeholders to revise policies that are gender insensitive and that could breed Human Rights violations.
- Empower perpetrators of GBV to become advocates of gender equality and promoters of women and girls rights in the society/community.
- Empower women and girls to take up leadership positions and fight for their rights in the community/society.
- Encourage girl child education through gender equitable socialization among boys and girls in schools, communities and religious structures.
- Encourage women’s participation in politics at all levels.
- Empower women economically through income generating activities, start-up capital for business, placement in vocational training centres, etc so that they can be financially independent and be able to compete with their male counterparts.
- Build leadership skills in women through education, active involvement in leadership contest at all levels.
- Ensure hygiene and sanitation through education, awareness raising and behavior change communication.
- Improve bio-environment through education on the use of organic and environmental friendly chemicals in crop production.
- Protecting aquatic and land environment through multi-stakeholders involvement in solid and liquid waste management.
- Improve maternal and infant health through community outreach programs,
- Improve Sexual and Reproductive health of women and girls through education, awareness creation, improved access and usage of Reproductive services.
- Prevention of HIV infection among target population (Women, children, men and adolescents through education, awareness creation, behavior change communication, access to services.
- Improve health status of People Living With HIV/AIDS, through education, healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, increase access to medication, etc.
SOME MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Graciana’s Bold Step Opens Doors for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Njimafor Catholic Community. Read more...
Brought in men as partners in the struggle for gender equality
“I received no other method of discipline from my mom than beatings and abuses”. Thelma recounted.
Thelma Bright Lemnwie Nji is the firstborn to the Nji’s family. Born 18 years ago, the past three years had been very trying for her and her mother as they keep playing the cat and the dog game. Her activities made her mother think she’s been possessed.
Because of this belief, she sought solutions from Reverend Pastors, Fathers, and prophets. Read More
Increased girls access and school completion at various levels
Increased access and Health service uptake among PLWHA
Facilitated access to productive resources to poor women