Cameroon
National Partnerships and Coalitions in Cameroon
In this country we have a national partnership. Many Girls Not Brides member organisations have come together to accelerate progress to end child marriage in their countries by forming National Partnerships and coalitions. Below is an overview of what and where these networks are, what they do and how they work with Girls Not Brides.
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Content featuring Cameroon
Social norms and child marriage in Cameroon: an application of the theory of normative spectrum
This paper looks at the influence of social norms on child marriage across four villages in different regions of Cameroon.
Adolescent girls in crisis: voices from the Lake Chad Basin
This report explores the impact of the crisis in the Lake Chad Basin on adolescent girls, highlighting child marriage as one of the concerns in this context.
The Dakar Call to Action
The Dakar Call to Action was adopted at the West & Central Africa High-Level Meeting in Dakar from 23-25 October 2017. It calls on governments to address child marriage.
Child marriage in West & Central Africa
This brief provides an overview of child marriage in West and Central Africa and includes recommendations on how to address it.
Data sources
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- African Union, Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa: Call to Action, 2013, https://au.int/sites/default/files/pages/32905-file-campaign_to_end_child_marriage_in_africa_call_for_action-_english.pdf (accessed February 2020).
- Amnesty International, Cameroon: Victims of Boko Haram attacks feel abandoned in the Far North, [website], 2019, https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/12/cameroon-victims-of-boko-haram-attacks-feel-abandoned-in-the-far-north/ (accessed February 2020).
- Association to Combat Violence against Women-Extreme North (ALVF-EN), Child, Early, And Forced Marriage In Cameroon: Research Findings, [undated], https://iwhc.org/resources/child-early-and-forced-marriage-in-cameroon-research-findings/ (accessed January 2020).
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