HOFNA Empowers Vulnerable Girls and Teenage Mothers

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Martial Gnoukapasir


In line with it's vast ambition to eradicate Gender Base Violence (GBV) in Cameroon, Hope For The Needy Association (HOFNA) under one of it's program titled:
"National Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls" (NITE-VAWG), has successfully organised a series of trainings and workshops, providing special income generating skills and start-up business materials to disadvantaged internally displaced girls and teenage mothers in 5 out of the 10 regions in the country.


For over a month, begining may 25th, the non governmental organization under the supervision of it's executive director Christelle Bay Nfor, braved the challenges presented by the security situation in the North West and the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, to have these skills delivered to the vulnerable women and girls in nkambe in the NW, baffousam in the West, Buea in the SW, Mbombo in the Littoral and Makenene in the centre regions.



"The Covid-19 pandemic motivated this program. With the lockdown measures, acts of gender base violence such as rape, child abuse, domestic violence and other forms of GBV have been on the rise." says  the director Christelle Bay.

Away from empowering these women, the trainings coordinated by HOFNA's program manager Munteh Florence also focused on engaging these communities to respond and prevent cases of gender base violence via right campaigns, as well as establishing a platform to work with these grassroot communities in the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which amongst many issues highlights the place of women in the peace building process of every Community.

start-up business materials


A total of 100 internally displaced young girls and teenage mothers from the 5 regions after acquiring skills in soap production, reusable sanitary pads, Sandals and slippers, were each handed basic start-up materials for their businesses.

start-up business materials


"Training internally displaced young women and mothers on the production of soap etc at this time does not only improve their means of livelihood but also supports them in the fight against Covid-19",   the director stressed again.

Some 400 community leaders from the 5 regions were also trained on Human rights, GBV and on the UN Security Council Resolution 1325.


They'll now serve as focal persons for the HOFNA gender base violence survivors network and shall facilitate reporting and follow up of GBV cases in their respective communities.


The project is being sponsored by the German mission in Cameroon

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