Girls’ dignity · Menstrual health · Community education Access to menstrual health information and suitable products is an important part of girls’ dignity and wellbeing. In August 2023, CADEF Cameroon’s…
Category: Health, Nutrition and SRHR
Maternal and child health, nutrition, menstrual health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
Female Genital Mutilation
Child protection · Girls’ rightsProgramme focusPreventing harmful practicesProtecting girls’ health and rightsFemale genital mutilation (FGM) involves injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The World Health Organization identifies it…
Child Marriage
Protecting children’s choices and opportunitiesChild marriage is a formal marriage or informal union involving someone younger than 18. UNICEF recognises it as a violation of children’s rights that can disrupt…
Harmful Practices
CADEF’s child protection priorities include preventing harmful practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation. These practices undermine children’s rights, dignity and opportunities. Prevention requires attention to the social…
Bakassi Peninsula: Community and Health-Access Context
Understanding a hard-to-reach settingIn Bakassi, reaching communities calls for an understanding of waterways, mangrove landscapes and seasonal access conditions. This hard-to-reach setting in Cameroon’s South West Region makes locally informed…