Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon

The ongoing Anglophone crisis in Cameroon has claimed the lives of over 4000 civilians in the Southwest and North West regions and caused the displacement of over 750 000 civilians to other regions especially Yaoundé the Capital city. In 2019 UNICEF reported 855000 children out of school for nearly three years with girls being more vulnerable to sexually assault, precarious jobs, and teenage pregnancies. This has caused a great gender gap for internally displaced girls in the center region to access quality education and other opportunities for girls to fully manifest their potentials.

Furthermore, the few internally displaced girls who manage to access education attend public schools that do not have the necessary resources to guarantee quality education. Such schools lack resources such as competent teachers, computers, enough class hours and practical lessons on information technology.

Cameroon women protest against ongoing Anglophone Crisis in Buea

According to the Africa Development Bank, Africa is the continent with the highest number of female entrepreneurs. This data is reflected in the lives of many internally displaced girls who attempt to start their own business as a way of creating income for them and their families. Moreover, the socioeconomic status of these girls forces them to start a business with no previous formation and very little capital. Thus, leading to businesses failure which makes them even more frustrated and vulnerable.

For this reason, Women Leadership program will address the problem of accessing quality education, computer illiteracy, lack of entrepreneurial skills and little engagement of girls in leadership.