Cameroon: Care and Capacity Building for Women, Elderly and Children
Care and Capacity Building for Women, elderly and Children
Women in Cameroon from impoverished families often live in precarious situations. If they lose their husbands, they may be driven from the family home, and left to care for children with no income. If they weren’t taught skills or learnt to read and write, they can be forced into poorly paid work in vulnerable conditions, and even prostitution. Crossroads is sending a shipment to a project which has a number of programmes reaching out to vulnerable women and children. They offer care and support to widows, orphans, elderly people and children in difficult family situations. They have a micro-finance project, a library for youth and social and financial support for HIV-positive pregnant women and children.
Potential impact:
- Clothing & household equipment for hundreds of widows and orphans
- Equipment for youth programme for 1000 young people
- Equipment for vocational training programmes for 500 families.
Shipment includes:
- Books, stationery and basic school supplies
- Toys and sports equipment
- Computers for vocational training and administration
- Clothing and household goods for vulnerable families.
This shipment will provide books and equipment for use in vocational training for people like Emmanual, and basic essentials like shoes, clothing and household goods.
Cameroon Snapshot
Population: 22.25 million
Capital: Yaoundé
Cameroon is in the west Central Africa region, with natural features including beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas.
Although the country as a whole has improved standards of literacy and healthcare, there is still a long way to go. Less than half of children go on to secondary education, and over 40% are involved in some kind of child labour. In rural areas, less than half the population has access to clean water and sanitation.
