Courage in the Crosshairs: Women in Cameroonian Peace and Conflict Networks

  • Rosalie Fransen

Summary

The South West / North West Women’s Taskforce (SNWOT) and the Cameroon Women’s Peace Movement (CAWOPEM) two peace networks formed by women peacebuilders and activists to unite women in responding to Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis, which many of them view as a manifestation of violent extremism and which has been – controversially – labeled by the Cameroonian government as terrorism. The networks advocate for a “third” narrative to the crisis that centers universal values of peace, pluralism, human rights, and gender equality. The case study will also discuss the work of Action Locale pour un Développement Participatif et Autogéré (ALDEPA) in establishing networks to respond to the Boko Haram violence in Cameroon’s Far North.

Citation

Fransen, Rosalie. “Courage in the Crosshairs: Women in Cameroonian Peace and Conflict Networks.” International Civil Society Networks. 2022.

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