CAMEROON
FAWE Cameroon Contact detailsCoordinatrice: Mme Isis, Ngo Binam Bikoi
Présidente Dr. Abossolo Monique
FAWE Cameroon (FAWECAM)
Immeuble Mah’dong Veronique, Rue No. Essos; BP 31222,
YAOUNDE - 13, Cameroun
Tel: (237) 222-11-47
(237) 77686088
Cellphone: (237) 953-64-43 or 771-08-56
Fax: 222-18-73
Email: fawecam_2002@yahoo.fr
anguemonique@yahoo.fr
Background:
Population (millions) 19.0
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.3
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) 5.3
Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 131/169
Education Status:
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 68
M 77
F 60
Primary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
M/F 88
M 94
F 82
Primary Completion Rate (%)
M/F 43
M 43
F 43
Secondary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
M/F 48
M 46
F 50
Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
M/F 215
M …
%F 39
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio (%)
M/F 8.6
M 8.8
F 8.4
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
F/M 76
M 84
F 68
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending) 17.0
Source: World Bank Education Statistics. Last updated April 2008
FAWE's Action on the ground
Policy Advocacy
- With UNICEF, develop programme for education of nomads
- Participated in development of the national PRSP Trained in gender analysis and mainstreaming
- Trained in communication and project proposal
- Took part in validating report on Gender Equality in Education
Interventions
- Empowerment activities
- Organized interschool debates on gender issues
- To-date 18 girls' clubs with 2550 members
- Organized girls' Forum attended by 96 girls and 32 animators
- Joined in radio programmes that helped explain FAWE’s mandate.
- Started small scale income generating activities for girls.
Community Advocacy
Bulletin for girls' clubs
Roundtable on "Challenges to girls' education in the 3rd millennium