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. 412 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) 132 413