890- As concerns the marketing of the said houses, they are allotted, regardless of gender, to
applicants who meet the loan requirements established by the Cameroon Housing Fund.
Conditions for access to the social housing scheme are defined by Order No. 9/E/2/MINDUH
of 21 August 2008 to fix social housing standards.
891- Regarding legal security of tenure, land titles are issued to women in accordance with
the law in force as indicated above.
Sub section 4: Right to a Positive Cultural Environment (Article 17)
892- One of the strategic axes for the National Gender Policy Document is the advancement
of a socio-cultural environment favourable to the respect of women's rights. Besides
criminalizing cultural practices that are harmful to women's development (see§), the
Government and its partners have pursued awareness-raising actions geared towards cessation
of cultural traditions harmful to women. Thus, specifically regarding FGM, denunciation
brigades were established in area with high incidence of FGM concomitantly raising
awareness in community leaders. With the support of the civil society, widowhood rites
observatories were established in certain localities where such rites are degrading and
detrimental to the dignity of women.
Section 6: Right to a Healthy and Sustainable Environment (Article 18)
893- Women, victims of climate change are involved in programmes and projects which aim
to guarantee the right to a healthy environment. This particularly includes their participation
in drafting the "Women and Sustainable Energy" Programme which connects the Network of
Locally Elected Women of Africa, Cameroon branch (REFELA-Cam) to its international
partners, the Project for ecological latrines in the city of Bangangte, the Project for
Enhancement of Population Resilience against Effects of Climate change (REPECC) and the
Green Sahel Project.
§1. The "Women and Sustainable Energy" Programme
894- To ensure the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 5
The "Women and Sustainable Energy" Programme aims to establish sustainable electrification
solutions through solar energy and step up the project management of the female Mayors of
17 the Cameroon's City Councils through a network approach.
895- This network approach allowed for phase 1 of the programme to kick-start with two pilot
councils, followed by phase 2 with five more councils, then phase 3 which will include ten
other councils. The Women and Sustainable Energy Programme includes capacity-building,
institutional consolidation and construction of solar energy facilities such as solar street lights
and the mini-plant of photovoltaic panels for hybrid electrification systems for the population.
896- Partners that support the Women and Sustainable Energy Programme include the 7
recipient city councils and international partners. The recipient city councils include:
Bangangte and Fokoué (West), Afanloum (Center) Angossas (East), Mayo Oulo (North),
Mbengwi (North West) and Mintom (South). They must mobilize a contribution of
approximately 10% of the programme's budget allocation for their councils. The contributions
of these recipient city councils are allocated by FEICOM.
897- As concerns international partners, financial contributions come from: the International
Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF): 300 000 € (CFAF196 800 000); the Veolia
Foundation: 150 000 € (CFAF 98 400 000); the Agency for Environment and Energy
Management (ADEME): 500 000 (CFAF 328 000 000) acquired through the financial support
of the French Ministry for Ecological and Solidarity Transition.
898- The International Steering Committee (COPIL) plays the following specific roles:
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