Cameroon
Region: Africa / Population: 27,199M / Female Population: 13,634M
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Start Year End Year Measure Title Type of Measure Form of Violence
2005 Establishment of Special Morals Brigade Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2006 2008 Reported Cases of Violence against Women Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Police Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Violence against women and girls
2008 24 Hours Hotline Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
2008 Awareness Raising Activities Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2008 Cooperation Agreement with NGOs Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Referral services Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
2008 Health and Financial Assistance for Victims of Violence Budgets > Government allocation Violence against women and girls
2008 La Campagne National de la Campagne Mondiale de Lutte Contre les Violences Faites aux Femmes Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2008 The Preamble of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2011 Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples 2011 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2014 Joint Government-United Nations programme on the Fight against Gender-based Violence Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
2014 2015 National Study "Early and Forced Marriages in Cameroon: Status and Perspective" Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Child early and forced marriage
2014 Politique Nationale en Matière de Genre Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2016 Law No 2016/007 of 12 July 2016 on the Penal Code Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls; Female genital mutilation; Other harmful practices; Sexual violence; Child early and forced marriage
2017 National Action Plan for the Implementation of Security Council Resolutions 1325 and Related Resolutions Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2017 2021 Update of the National Strategy on Violence Against Women Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2018 Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Cameroun 2018 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2018 Study on the Social Norms Underlying Harmful Socio-Cultural/Traditional Practices towards Girls in Cameroon Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Child early and forced marriage; Female genital mutilation; Other harmful practices
2021 Second National Action Plan to Combat FGM 2021 Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Female genital mutilation
Call Centers for Women in Distress Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
Capacity-building of the Actors of the Chain of Protection against Violence Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
Centre d’Accueil des Femmes en Détresse et Victimes de Violences Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation Violence against women and girls
Centres de Promotion de la Femme et de la Famille Services > Social services > Longer term support Education Employment Housing and Financial Violence against women and girls
Comités Locaux de Lutte contre les Mutilations Génitales Féminine Institutional mechanisms Female genital mutilation
Coordination Sub Groups on Violence against Women Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
Gender Desks in Police Stations Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
Le Projet Genre Culture et Droits Humains Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
Mass Awareness Raising Campaigns Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
Points Focaux et des Comités Genre dans les Administrations Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
Women's Cohesion Spaces Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
2023 Draft bill against violence toward women and girls / Avant projet de loi contre les violences faites aux femmes et aux filles Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2022 Engagement of men and boys in support of the protection of women / Engagement des hommes et des garçons en faveur de la preoction des femmes Prevention > Working with men and boys Violence against women and girls
2022 2026 National Strategy to Combat Gender-Based Violence / Stratégie Nationale de Lutte contre les Violences Basées sur le Genre Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2020 2024 Multisectoral National Action Plan to End Child Marriage / Plan d’Action National Multisectoriel pour mettre fin aux mariages d’enfants Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Child early and forced marriage
Safe spaces / Espaces sûrs Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
Capacity building for service providers on GBV cases / Renforcement de capacités des prestataires de services sur les cas de VBG Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
Safety audits for women and young girls / Audits de sécurité pour les femmes et jeunes filles Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Violence against women and girls
Distribution of dignity and hygiene kits / Distribution de kits de dignité et d'hygiène Services > Health Violence against women and girls
Updating of standard operating procedures and management tools for GBV case handling / Mise à jour des procédures opérationnelles et outils de gestion des cas VBG Services > Mapping of all services Violence against women and girls
2022 2023 Community awareness campaigns on gender-based violence / Sensibilisations communautaires sur les violences basées sur le genre Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
Bridging the digital divide for women and girls. / Réduction de la fracture numérique pour les femmes et filles Services > Social services > Longer term support Education Employment Housing and Financial Violence against women and girls
Mechanisms for the management of GBV (Gender-Based Violence) cases / Mécanismes de prise en charge des cas de VBG Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2021 Financial support to anti-FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) Committees / Soutien financier aux comités de lutte contre les MGF Budgets > Government allocation Female genital mutilation
Community awareness-raising on GBV (Gender-Based Violence) / Sensibilisation communautaire sur les VBG Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
Capacity building for defense and security forces on GBV (Gender-Based Violence) / Renforcement de capacités des forces de défense et de sécurité sur les VBG Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
Capacity building for social workers and healthcare personnel on GBV (Gender-Based Violence) / Renforcement de capacités des travailleurs sociaux et personnels de santé sur les VBG Services > Health > Training Violence against women and girls
Ending GBV platforms / Plateformes de lutte contre les cas de VBG Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Referral services Violence against women and girls
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