We are a sub-regional feminist advocacy, research & awareness-raising org working with/for women & girls’ SRHR,leadership& dev, within the context of climate justice, peace & security. VISION: Wfac envisions a Cameroon where girls and women can:
Exercise their human rights to access s*xual and reproductive health friendly services, education, information to make informed and healthy decisions about their life and wellbeing, likewise strengthen skills, capacities to champion and transform lives of peers and women and girls for an equal future
Access strategic spaces and platforms to provide significant inputs and contributions in accelerating the advancement of women and girls right, leadership development and empowerment
MISSION: In realizing this vision, Wfac has adopted a “C.S.E model” which is: to Connect, Support and Empower women and girls, grounded in four critical areas:
Critical Area 1: Dialogue - Create space for meaningful dialogue between grassroots voices and policymakers
Critical Area 2: Sustainable Volunteerism - supports women and men, boys and girls to speak out on violence against women and girls through a nine-month sustainable voluntary gender, Sexuality/society and health education (gShe) programme in/out of schools and three-month girls/boys football tournament
Focus Area 3: Feminist Leadership and Movement Building - establish movements, empower women and girls on s*xual and reproductive health rights advocacy, build leadership and capacities of young women and girls rights activists to lead change
Focus Area 4: Advocacy - advocates towards achieving the sustainable development goals (3 and 5) as well as other national and international frameworks such as the Maputo protocol, CEDAW, ICPD PoA, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the Agenda 2063 of harnessing the demographic dividend. VALUES & GUIDING PRINCIPLES: As an organisation, our work is grounded in core feminist principles and values such as:
1. Credibility: we take pride in the work we do and are committed to represent and reflect the realities and views of the people, women and girls we work with and for.
2. Accountability: we foster and build relationships based on our transparency, honesty and trust with our partners, networks and the women and girls we work with and for.
3. Competence: we are experts in our own rights and shouldn’t be spoken for, rather be provided with the space to speak for ourselves and claim our rights. However, we are looking for people who want to work with us and NOT persons who want a job nor those on transit or think that working for an NGO is “opt-in opt-out” terrain.
4. As a feminist organisation, we believe in success through collective efforts, teamwork and dynamism and that we can only conquer the systemic influence of patriarchy if we build stronger movements and solidarity force.
5. Feminism: We are a feminist organisation without a ‘but’ ‘and’ ‘or’. We believe that we cannot talk about feminism without reminding ourselves of the multiple burdens we carry and how these manifest itself in our work, space & voice as Afrikan feminists. Guided by the African feminist charter and principles
6. Equality, inclusivity and fair treatment: We make a deliberate choice to be inclusive in our work. And have zero tolerance to any form of discrimination and violence to anyone — be it on grounds of their gender, age, s*x, ability, identity and or ethnicity. Rather, we continually create brave friendly environment and spaces for women and girls to be free and feel safe to share their frustrations and deepest sadness without fear of being judged or blamed. ACHIEVEMENTS
Wfac actions in Review
TIMELINE - KEY HIGHLIGHTS
2009
August In a cyber surfering came the idea
October In conversations with friends and mentors about the idea
November Transforming an idea into reality-
Launch of Wfac with 1st workshop on
Safer World for Women and Girls
2010
March: After several months of internal conversation with friends, the 1st team of Wfac was formed. All volunteers and young women
April: “Campaign on Safe Sex” first sensitisation outreach organised, estimated to have reached 100 university students as well as training of 25 association leaders. S
August: “Women Under 30” program launched
2011
September: “Female Condom” sensitization, estimated to have reached and empowered over 1000 women across 10 grassroots communities on the right usage of female condoms and its benefits.
2012
February: Led “Justice for Tole Tea Workers” campaign that sought to call on the government to intervene and pay the overdue severance of the ex-Tea workers
August: Amplified the untold personal and unique social change stories of some 100 great grandmothers in the form of art.
2013
October: Led “Stop Street Harassment” Campaign against women and girls by security officers both on university campuses and street. The campaign sparked public conversations and brought attention to the systemic injustices women and girls continue to face in their daily lives. Especially as girls were being sent out of class for wearing colour lipstick, eyelashes and/or trousers. November: Organised 1st Capacity development training with adolescent girls designed to enable adolescent girls and boys to learn, talk and gain an in-depth understanding about gender inequalities, violence against women and girls – with a specific focus on s*xual and street harassment
2014
January: Launched Wfac CSE (now called gShe) program in/out of schools
April Attended the 47th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) in New York, bringing voices and perspectives at the UN
August: Organised the 1st SRHR advocacy training bringing together 20 youth leaders
2015
January: Nominated as national coordinator for the Global Action2015 Campaign on the Post-2015 sustainable development agenda. Throughout the whole year, Mobilised over 100,000 persons from over 100 civil societies in the national campaign for action 2015 pressuring world leaders' commitment to a sustainable future.
2016
June: Hosted the 1st CS0s Meeting on the Implementation and evaluation of the Demographic Dividend in Cameroon. Adopted of the CSOs Outcome on the Demographic Dividend into the National Demographic Dividend Roadmap. September: Launch of the online campaigns
November: Saved some 10 women and adolescent girls live diagnosed from cervical cancer and immediately referrals to hospitals for treatments across villages in Cameroon.
2017
January: Adopted the African Feminist Charter as a guiding principle for Wfac’s movement-building actions. August: Wfac gender, Sexuality/Society and Health Education (gShe) program expanded to 4 of the 10 regions of Cameroon. September: Launch of Feminist Assembly and Established the Annual Feminist Assembly (now known as FemDialogue Afrika).
2018
March: Provided strategic support to the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family (Minproff) on the CSW62. February: Hosted the 1st National Pre-Commission of the Status of Women Convening
May: Provided consultancy to United Nations Systems on the Implementation of the O3 Program in/out of schools. September: Trained over 100 young women living in rural communities on public policy ahead of the Presidential Elections. October: Initiated participatory interaction between presidential candidates and citizens especially women leaders.
2019
Elected the 1st adolescent girl as Wfac Board Member
Trained and build a cohort of 100 girls feminist with deeper knowledge, understanding and skills in shaping global policies and programs. Supported the participation of 5 adolescent girls in regional meetings such as the Beijing25 Regional Review in Addis, Ethiopia and ICPD25 Nairobi Summit in Kenya. Supported and empowered 1000 adolescents with valuable information and education around gender, s*xuality and health services and facilities. Led and amplified voices of women and girls across central African region in the Beijing+25 process, including the Generation Equality Action Coalition campaign as well facilitated intergenerational learning, exchange and networking between hundreds of thousands of adolescents and tens of thousands of young women and women and allies of women’s rights.
2020:
Convene one of the 1st and largest campaigns leading to Generation Equality Forums in 2021
Co-create the GenEgaliteECCAS movement across 10 ECCAS and CEMAC region
Support young feminists organisations and individuals with capacity leadership and resource mobilisation skills
Strengthened Wfac institutionally
2021
supported and hosted the GenEgaliteECCAS feminist movement;
Provided strategic guidance and Mentorship to the adolescent movement, Mifali;
Accredited the UN ECOSOC status;
Served as an advisory member in the organising of GEF Mexico and paris;
Served as a member of the Global NGOCSW planning committee for upcoming CSWs
Created space to grassroots communities and voices to participate and actively engage and shape global debates and policies
2022
Connected 10 young WHRD to donors and partners
Led the 1st GenEgaliteECCAS delegation to CSW66 & COP27 and other major international events
Mentored and Coach WHRDs and movement actors.....read more via: https://wfaccameroon.org/who-we-are/
