787- In 2013, a total of 12 789 persons, including 75 community leaders, were educated on
violence in 2014, 2 advocacy sessions were held before parliament by the Minister in charge
of gender issues. In 2015, legal instruments on the protection of women’s rights were
disseminated in parliament, to associations, schools, universities and 703 community leaders.
In addition, several sessions were organised in 2016 and 2018 to popularise the Penal Code,
particularly the provisions on the protection of women, children and the family. These
sessions impacted on over 9,000,000 persons and families. A compilation of texts on the
protection of girls against violence was translated into fulfude in a bid to influence as many
persons a possible in the Far North Region.
788- A Compilation of text protecting girls against girls was translated into fulfuldé in order
to reach a large number of people in the Far North Region.
789- In terms of training, it impacted advocates of non-violence against women notably
judicial and legal officers, police officers, medical and public health personnel and social
workers. Launched in 2015, the capacity building project for police officers on the protection
of women and children against gender based violence in humanitarian context carried out by
the General Delegation of National Security (DGSN) with the support of UN Women helped
train 450 police officers working in the Far North, Adamaoua and East Regions. Following
these workshops 4 Gender desks were set up in 2017; 2 in Maroua, 1 in Kousseri and 1 in
Mora. A course on violence against women was incorporated in the initial training at the
national police school.
790- Moreover, some 30 stakeholders of the criminal justice system working within the
jurisdictions of the Littoral and South West Courts of Appeal as well as social workers were
drilled on the protection of women against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) during a training
seminar organised in Douala from 28 to 30 August 2017 to discuss protection against attacks
on the right to life and on physical and moral integrity of persons.
791- Similarly, the capacities of Judicial and Legal Officers (30) and officials of the
Department for Civil Protection at MINAT (15) were strengthened on GBV in humanitarian
contexts during three workshops held in December 2017 in Mbalmayo (2) and Maroua (1).
792- These actions were carried out with the support of Civil Society Organizations.
793- Thus, within the framework of the Project « Building a Community Level Agenda to
End Violence against Women and Girls in Cameroon 412» executed by the Martin Luther King
Jr. Memorial Foundation (LUKMEF) and the International Federation of Female Lawyers
(FIDA)- Cameroon in 2017 and 2018 carried out a series of activities on the elimination of
violence against women. In this connection, key provisions of national laws and international
treaties relating to the prevention of Violence Against Women (VAW) were translated into 11
local languages413. FIDA also organised media and community awareness campaigns on
VAW as a Human Rights violation and through posters, pamphlets and awareness walks
provided information to the public on available services that handle cases of VAW. It further
recruited over 2000 men and boys as activists on ending VAW through the HeforShe
campaign and on 17 May 2018 in Buea, it trained 30 leaders of civil society platforms as
trainer of trainers to end VAW. These leaders in turn trained 133 peer leaders.
794- Furthermore, platforms for collaboration were created between Government and Civil
Society Organisations such as the Council of Imams and Muslim Dignitaries of Cameroon
(CIDIMUC) and the International Circle for the Promotion of Creation (CIPCRE) in order to
intensify sensitisation among the population and with the support of the French Embassy and
some Agencies of the United Nations System.
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United Nations Trust Fund to end Violence against Women
Moghamo, Awing, Ngemba (North West Region), Kenyang, Oroko (South West Region), Bassa, Douala
(Littoral Region), Nchang, Fefe (West Region), Ewondo (Centre Region), and Fufude (East Region)
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