Cameroon

Money is an essential element in household livelihoods, and those who control it have considerable power. However, development projects seeking to alleviate household-level poverty and promote economic growth often speak of the ’empowerment’ of women in relation to promoting women’s access to credit or income-generation. What is the relationship between empowerment and money? Access to […]

This article appraises the impact of economic structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) on the agricultural activities of women’s groups in Cameroon, and explores women’s ways of coping with the decline in individual and family income and the loss of public services. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of […]

While larger non-governmental development organisations are implementing gender policies and practices, smaller NGDOs – while generally aware of the relevance and importance of gender-awareness – are yet to put this concern into practice. One reason for this is the lack of focussed gender specialists in these smaller organisations, but also, in the 5 Cameroonian and […]

It is argued that community development can contribute to national development, in conjunction with other phenomena. Village-level development efforts depend on the dynamism of community groups. The populations of the Cameroon grass fields possess the creative capacity to adapt new techniques and knowledge to their local realities. The paper identifies the critical factors that influence […]