Category: Gender minority

On the 9th of May, representatives from ALCONDOMs Cameroun, ELLE Cameroon and Working For Our Wellbeing Cameroon met for a focus group talk on Mental Health.
The examination of some key realities on ground was the centre of the meeting and after discussions it was arrived at a conclusion that the community needed more psychosocial workers as majority of persons are deprived from this services or available few were expensive.

These these organisations went on to looked on the role played by community actors (Activist) and how they at times are deprived from getting the mental health they need and it was clear that Activist too do have breakdowns and need to open up to someone.

They went on to identify the rising need for the question of/on mental health to be brought on the table and while creating national emergency respond. The reason why this proposition about a national emergency response was because the government has a vital role to play as far as this is concern.

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Expanding on the matter, the existence of punitive laws and the continuous rise in Homophobia, a lot of community members turn to suffer a lot as they can not primarily open up to anyone for fear of being judged.

As the reflection went on, recommendations where also brought on board that will go a long way to particularly tackle and address the problems identify during this meeting.

Welcome to our first-ever cartoon presentation. Here is a complete rundown of our organization and the services we offer. We decided to try something new, we hope you will like it.

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On the 29th of April 2022, the Executive Director of Working for Our Well-being Cameroon received at the organizations headquarters the representatives of AGCS PLUS and COALITION PLUS

They talked on a handful of issues concerning work being done. The ED presented the vision and objectives of WFW, which since its creation is to work for the well-being of sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQI) community and most especially those of the English-speaking regions that have little or no representation in terms of organizations taking care of them and who very often have no assistance in the face of multi form violence and GBVs.

He went ahead to present to them the various activities and services offered by WFW, including legal, medical, nutritional and social assistance, and the shelter. He added that many LGBTQI people do not have access to education due to stigmatisation in educational facilities which results to majority of them dropping out from school this breeding unemployment and lack of jobs.
He did reiterate his willingness to see the entire Community being motivated and empowers by either continuing with their education or learning a vocation that will help them face some of the challenges of the society in general.

The representatives of the different organisation praised the bravery, involvement and determination of WFW and it’s entire staff for its continuous advocacy for the well-being of LGBTQI persons and especially its creativity and innovations.

They however were very satisfied and made suggestions on how to raise awareness and re-educate young LGBTQI people on safety (love and sexual relationships), and suggested that the organisations should go closer to people and partners that work in relations to the work they do as this could bring many opportunities that could be beneficial in supporting and accompanying WFW in its vision.

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What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

The 17 SDGs are integrated—they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.

Countries have committed to prioritize progress for those who’re furthest behind. The SDGs are designed to end poverty, hunger, AIDS, and discrimination against women and girls.

The creativity, knowhow, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDGs in every context. But the real question is, since 2015, where are we today? Have we achieved up to 40% of this? With growing inequalities, gender based vilonce, and the continues discrimination towards LGBTIQ persons can we conclusively measure our progress as underachieved or overachieved.

Only collective action can save us and this can only be through the social inclusion of all persons regardless of Age, SEX or nationality. LGBTIQ persons should be brought to the decision making table.

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Barrister Alice NKOM

Alice Nkom was appointed on Wednesday as an expert of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Federico Villegas of Argentina, on Wednesday appointed Barrister Alice Angèle NKOM as an expert of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. Barrister NKOM is promoted alongside four other experts from the Bahamas, China, Sweden and Colombia.

These five personalities, including the Cameroonian Barrister NKOM, are added to the five members appointed by the General Assembly on 16 December 2021. The ten-person Forum is mandated to provide expert advice and recommendations to the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly and other United Nations bodies, aimed at addressing the challenges resulting from racism, racial discrimination, homophobia, xenophobia and related intolerance faced by people of African descent which impede their human rights.

The Forum, which became operational on 2 August 2021 through UN General Assembly resolution 75/314, serves as a platform for improving the security, quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent, as well as an advisory body to the Human Rights Council.

According to the UN, Alice Nkom and the other 9 experts who serve in an independent capacity and will be guided by the programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, will also consider the elaboration of a UN declaration on the promotion, protection and full respect of the human rights of people of African descent.