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Cameroon
Cameroon sits along the Gulf of Guinea in Central Africa and slightly smaller than the U.S. state of California.
2671 of approximately 3,2522 Catholic Sisters in Cameroon have been served by ASEC programs.
CAPITAL
Yaounde
Yaounde
POPULATION
≈25 million
≈25 million
TOTAL SERVED
2671
2671
ALUM FUNDS RAISED
≈$977,000
≈$977,000
1Total participants served; some Sisters may have been served by more than 1 program.
22017 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
Recent News & Reflections
- Sisters Rise to the Top of the Class
- COVID-19 Impact on Healthcare and Education Workers: A Phenomenological Case Study in West Africa
- Grant provides African communities with food and sanitation supplies during COVID-19
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Complete Country Report
Download the Cameroon Country Report (PDF) for statistics about students and alumnae of ASEC's programs.
SLDIHESA
- There's been a 26% increase in the number of women religious in Cameroon from 2012 to 2018.
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Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) in Cameroon
SLDI has been working in Cameroon since 2012.
ASEC has served 237 Catholic sisters from Cameroon through the SLDI program.
SLDI Partners of Cameroon
- Conference of English-Speaking Religious (CESR) (Cameroon)
- Pan-African Institute for Development-West Africa (Cameroon)
Recent SLDI Reporting
Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) in Cameroon
HESA has been working in Cameroon since 2015 (August).
ASEC is supporting 303 Catholic sisters in Cameroon to study for degrees and diplomas through the HESA program.
HESA Partners of Cameroon
- Catholic University Institute of Buea (CUIB) (Molyko, Buea, Cameroon)
- Catholic University of Cameroon Bamenda (Cameroon)
- Conference of English-Speaking Religious (CESR) (Cameroon)
- Catholic University College of Ghana (Ghana)
3HESA total served is reported by the country of the institution where the sister is studying. Some sisters travel to a different country to attend specialized programs of study.
Recent HESA Reporting
Success Stories from Cameroon
Improving education and women’s empowerment in rural Cameroon
Sr. Caroline uses her ASEC education to provide quality education for children and economic opportunities for marginalized women in rural Cameroon.
Sustainable farming project to pay teacher salaries
The sustainable farming / biogas project pays a portion of primary school teacher salaries, fights climate change and cuts down cost of living for the community.
Fighting for human trafficking victims in the Middle East
Sr. Vanaja and her organization identify Cameroonian trafficking victims in the Middle East and bring them home. On June 27, 2017, SLDI alumna Sr. Vanaja received an ...
Offering second chances to prisoners in Cameroon
Sr. Gwen has made it her mission in life to ensure that inmates in Cameroonian prisons are given second chances.
Closing the loop with a recycling project
Sr. Yvette's closed loop recycling project increases food production, manages waste and lifts the economic burden from her school during times of crisis in Cameroon.
A place for the displaced to call home
Sr. Veronica is using the skills she learned from the SLDI program to turn one village's reality into a possibility.