Title:
Promoting Women, Peace and Security Through a Culture of Peace and Social Cohesion in Cameroon
Agreement Number:
7441503 P011254001
Agreement Value:
$1,931,692.09
Agreement Date:
Jul 5, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
This project seeks to improve gender and age inclusivity throughout peace processes in Cameroon. Reach Out Cameroon aims to strengthen grassroots women’s participation and leadership in peacebuilding efforts and provide frameworks for peaceful dialogue, violence prevention, trauma healing, and coordinated peace advocacy and mediation efforts. Project activities include: (1) facilitating the training of women and youth through workshops on peacebuilding techniques; (2) creating local Community Peace Hubs and regional Peace Tables that serve as peacebuilding coordination bodies; (3) supporting Mobile Peace Clinics to target hard-to-reach communities of women and men to promote awareness, education and mediation on community tensions, peacebuilding, positive masculinity, non-violent resolutions of conflict, and basic sexual and reproductive health education; (4) establishing a Peace House to train civil society organizations; and (5) conducting a multi-regional forum for Women, Peace and Security leaders to exchange best practices and lessons learned from peacebuilding work across six conflict-affected regions in Cameroon.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased participation of grassroots women and young adult women in local decision-making structures; (2) increased community acceptance of the role of women and young adult women in peacebuilding and community mediation; and (3) increased peacebuilding and community mediation actions by community-based and civil society organizations, especially women-led organizations.
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q3-00014
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
6000000000000
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Amendment #1 reflects an increase in the value of the agreement
Amendment Date
Dec 6, 2024
Recipient's Legal Name:
Reach Out Cameroon
Program:
Peace and Stabilization Operations
Program Purpose:
The Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is an integral component of the Government of Canada’s toolbox to prevent and respond to conflicts and crises abroad. It supports rapid, effective, whole-of-government coordinated responses to a wide range of challenges and serves as a valuable instrument for supporting stability in conflict-affected regions. PSOPs provides visible and concrete assistance in response to conflicts and crises abroad through targeted programming, the deployment of Canadian police officers (in partnership with Public Safety Canada and the RCMP) and civilian personnel, and direct support to the UN and multilateral peace operations, conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts.