Established in 2009, Women for a Change Cameroon (WFAC) is a feminist advocacy and awareness-raising organization working with and for women and girls sexual and reproductive health, leadership and development.
What They Do
Wfac has 4 key focus areas, which seeks to;
– Address Gender-Based Violence (GBV), particularly sexual Violence against Women and girls (sVAWg);
– Connect, Support and Empower (CSE) young women and girls in and out of schools through a CSE project,
– Advocate for young people’s sexual and reproductive health
– Work to empower and build young women and girls leadership and development.
These focus areas are anchored to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as other International, regional and national human rights instruments such as the CEDAW, Maputo Protocol, ICPD PoA, including the Demographic Dividend.
Wfac’s work is grounded in feminist principles of equal opportunities and justice for all, and the respect of the autonomy of women’s bodily integrity.
At Wfac, they believes that by addressing Gender Based Violence on Women and Girls through advocacy, public campaigns, awareness raising and capacity building programs, they connect, support and empower women to claim their SRHR, building their personal leadership, as well as self-confidence and also being able to find the voice to speak out on VAWG.
Achievements:
Wfac played a significant role in the action2015 campaign, in popularising and mobilizing public participation, particularly engaging youth and women in the post2015 process – both at national, regional and global levels. As part of this campaign, Wfac organized a march, a rally, an Intergenerational dialogue, and a concert, conducted interviews and designed an animation video
Wfac has trained over 250 young men and women as agents for ‘No Violence on Women’, mobilized over 100 boys as female condoms peer educators.
In 2012, it gained the support of University of Buea (UB) authorities to establish an independent sexual harassment body to investigate cases of sexual violence on campus and develop strategies to prevent further occurrences.
In 2013, Wfac initiated and led mobilization campaign condemning police street harassment and abuse of women and girls. The organization was registered in 2013.
In 2015, Wfac organized one of the largest National Intergenerational post-2015 dialogue bringing together around a 100 youth leaders, including five government officials and international organizations, to discuss on the future they want for Cameroon and the world by 2030
Wfac continues to demonstrate credibility, integrity, competence and huge commitment to advancing and pushing for the prioritization of women and girls issues in national laws, including regional and global policies.
