Organization for Women's Empowerment and Development -OWED.

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Organization for Women's Empowerment and Development -OWED.

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OWED is a non-political, non-religious, and non-profit making association that has as mission to improve the status of the Cameroonian Woman/girls through empowerment.

16/08/2026

Day three of our annual Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) Participatory Assessment marker with UNHCR Cameroun was restitution and action planning. We presented key field observations, highlighting both successes such as the need for youth rehabilitation centers and drug abuse sensitization in schools and actionable recommendations to improve accessibility, venue security, and disability-inclusive facilitation in future outreach.

Empowering displaced and vulnerable populations requires listening to their lived experiences. We remain committed to working alongside partners to bridge protection gaps and amplify community voices.

We are grateful to UNHCR for the opportunity to participate in this important exercise.

UNFPA Cameroon Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé Femnet Secretariat UN Women Cameroon AmplifyChange Union européenne au Cameroun Common Action for Gender Development-COMAGEND Cameroon

14/08/2026

Day 2 of our annual Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) Participatory Assessment marker with UNHCR Cameroun was focused on field consultations and listening directly to the communities we serve.

Our team moved into the field in Mile II Nkwen, Bamenda III Subdivision, where we conducted interactive Focus Group Discussions with children, youth, adults, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and quarter heads.These discussions created safe and inclusive spaces for community members to share their experiences, concerns, and perspectives. Through their voices, we explored key protection risks, identified groups facing heightened vulnerabilities, and mapped out community priorities and existing coping mechanisms.

Engaging different age groups and community structures helped us better understand how protection concerns affect people differently and why responses must reflect the realities of each group.The consultations also reinforced the importance of community participation in protection programming. When communities have the space to speak, identify their priorities, and contribute to solutions, humanitarian interventions become more relevant, inclusive, and accountable.

At OWED, we remain committed to ensuring that women, girls, children, youth, persons with disabilities, and other community members are heard and meaningfully included in decisions that affect their lives.
UNFPA Cameroon Femnet Secretariat Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé AmplifyChange Union européenne au Cameroun Common Action for Gender Development-COMAGEND Cameroon

13/08/2026

At OWED, meaningful community engagement sits at the heart of everything we do. From August 5th to 7th, 2026, our team participated in the annual Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) Participatory Assessment organized by UNHCR Cameroun in Bamenda III Subdivision (Mile II Nkwen).

Day 1 was orientation and setting standards. We focused on strengthening standards around Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH), the Humanitarian Code of Conduct, rights-based approaches, and UNHCR's AGD framework, equipping us to engage communities safely, ethically, inclusively, and with greater accountability.”
UNFPA Cameroon Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé AmplifyChange Union européenne au Cameroun Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) Common Action for Gender Development-COMAGEND Cameroon

12/08/2026

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Our programs Officer Diana Queency recently completed a two-day professional training on the creation of decorative gypsum-based objects, organized by NZES Design in partnership with Alliance Française Bamenda.

This training provided valuable hands-on knowledge and practical skills in decorative arts, fostering creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

As an organization committed to empowering women and communities, we recognize the importance of equipping individuals with marketable skills that can enhance livelihoods and promote economic independence.

The skills acquired during this training will contribute to our efforts to support women and young people through capacity building and sustainable livelihood initiatives.

We extend our sincere appreciation to NZES Design and Alliance Française Bamenda for this opportunity.

Let’s invest in skills that create opportunities.
Partner with OWED to equip more women and young people with practical, marketable skills that promote economic independence, entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihoods.
UNFPA Cameroon Plan International Cameroon Femnet Secretariat Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé UN Women Cameroon Union européenne au Cameroun Common Action for Gender Development-COMAGEND Cameroon

11/08/2026

Caseworkers can't pour from an empty cup. Day 5 reminded us why.

We paused to ask a question we don't ask often enough: who takes care of the people who take care of survivors?

Day 5 of GBV Case Management centered on Staff Care and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) followed by candid group discussions on how self-care can be built into the everyday realities of our organizations.

Key Lessons
Staff care is not a luxury, it's infrastructure. Secondary trauma is real. Organizations that support GBV survivors must also intentionally support the wellbeing of the staff doing that work, every single day.

SOPs are protection, not paperwork. Clear procedures don't just standardize case management, they give survivors consistency and give caseworkers a steady framework to lean on under pressure.

Self-care isn't one-size-fits-all. In small groups, we compared notes across organizations peer debriefing, boundary-setting, supervision check-ins and left with practical ideas we can actually implement, not just discuss.

The bigger reflection: sustainable, quality survivor support starts with sustaining the people delivering it. This is a commitment OWED continues to build into how we work.
What does staff care look like in your organization?
We are grateful to UNFPA Cameroon and partners Wacameroon Ngo and TeenAlive - Cameroon for this timely and important training.
Femnet Secretariat AmplifyChange Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé Common Action for Gender Development-COMAGEND Cameroon UNHCR Cameroun

09/08/2026

Day 4 of our GBV Case Management training organized by UNFPA Cameroon in partnership with TeenAlive - Cameroon and Wacameroon Ngo focused on some of the most critical stages of survivor support: Implementation, Follow-Up, and Case Closure, alongside specialized sessions on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) case management for women and adolescent girls.

Key lessons from the session

Coordinated care matters. Referral pathways, case conferencing, and psychosocial support only work when they're connected, not siloed.

Mediation is NOT recommended in IPV cases. The power imbalance between survivor and abuser makes "neutral ground" unsafe. Where it happens anyway, caseworkers still have a role in protecting the survivor.

Follow-up is protection, not paperwork. Is she safe? Did the plan actually happen? What's changed?

With adolescent survivors, we never ask "why." It can sound like judgment when what's needed is safety and trust.

At the heart of it all: survivors deserve to make their own informed decisions, with their safety, dignity, and rights protected at every step.

This is the standard OWED is committed to upholding for the women and girls we serve.
Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé Plan International Cameroon Common Action for Gender Development-COMAGEND Cameroon Femnet Secretariat AmplifyChange

06/08/2026

A survivor's first conversation with a caseworker can determine whether they ever seek help again.

That's why Day 3 of our Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Case Management Training moved participants beyond concepts into the practical skills required to deliver ethical, survivor-centered case management.

Key areas covered where;

The six steps of GBV case management, from initial engagement through to case closure

Through role plays, case studies, and guided group exercises, participants strengthened the practical competencies needed to support survivors with professionalism, empathy, and respect for their dignity, autonomy, and choices.
Investing in well-trained caseworkers is investing in safer, more responsive support systems for survivors.
UNFPA Cameroon Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé Union européenne au Cameroun AmplifyChange Wacameroon Ngo TeenAlive - Cameroon

05/08/2026

Day 2 of the GBV case management training pushed participants to look inward before looking outward. Beyond the basics of case management, today's session unpacked the attitudes, beliefs, and community norms that quietly shape how survivors are treated, and confronted the stereotypes that can follow a survivor even into spaces meant to protect them.

Participants were grounded in the survivor-centred approach, drawn from social work practice, the women's movement, and trauma-informed care, with one truth at its centre: survivors are the experts of their own lives. Through role-play, the guiding principles of safety, confidentiality, dignity, and non-discrimination were tested against real scenarios, including the hard questions that arise when confidentiality and a survivor's safety seem to pull in different directions.

For many survivors, support begins not with a referral but with a voice, a posture, a moment of being truly heard. Participants were reminded that active listening and empathy are not soft skills but the foundation on which trust and healing are built.
We remain grateful to UNFPA Cameroon and partners Wacameroon Ngo and TeenAlive - Cameroon for organizing this training.
Femnet Secretariat UN Women Cameroon AmplifyChange Global Fund for Women UNHCR Cameroun

03/08/2026

Training on GBV Case Management and Referral, under the "Woman eh, Wuna Place Dey" project by Wacameroon Ngo in Partnership with TeenAlive - Cameroon supported by UNFPA Cameroon.

Today we unpacked:
✅ The difference between s*x and gender
✅ What Gender-Based Violence really means, and its many forms
✅ The root causes and consequences of GBV
✅ We also saw the Ecological Model and how individual, relationship, community, and societal factors shape a survivor's experience

✅ The different types of power (over, within, with, to) and how they show up in our work with survivors

Every survivor has power within. Our role is to help unlock the power with and power to, for lasting, positive change.
UNFPA Cameroon Plan International Cameroon Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé AmplifyChange Union européenne au Cameroun UNHCR Cameroun

31/07/2026

In celebration of the 64th edition of the pan African woman, OWED was honored to join partners across the region for the 2nd Edition of Waka Waka 4 Peace, organized by the North West Regional Coordination of the National Women's Convention for Peace in Cameroon. We had activities as;

The March for Peace: We stepped out bright and early, marching in solidarity from Governor's Junction all the way to the prison.

Words of Unity: At the finish line, we heard inspiring remarks from the Governor's representative, reinforcing the crucial role women play as anchors of peace and reconciliation in our communities.

Leaving No One Behind: We ended the day with a deeply moving engagement with the women in prison. While they couldn't march alongside us, we brought the message of hope, peace, and solidarity directly to them.

Peace is not just a destination, it’s a journey we must walk together every single day.
Thank you to the organizers for bringing us together. Every step counts.

Common Action for Gender Development-COMAGEND Cameroon UNFPA Cameroon AmplifyChange

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