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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.
2661 of approximately 3,2132 Catholic Sisters in Cameroon have been served by ASEC programs.
CAPITAL
Yaounde
Yaounde
POPULATION
≈25 million
≈25 million
TOTAL SERVED
2661
2661
ALUM FUNDS RAISED
≈$818,000
≈$818,000
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
- Improving education and women’s empowerment in rural Cameroon
- Nuns in Africa spearhead women's empowerment projects
- Catholic Nuns Improve Food Security in Africa
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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 24.5% increase in the number of women religious in Cameroon from 2012 to 2017.
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 29 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)
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.
Nuns in Africa spearhead women's empowerment projects
Catholic Sisters in Africa are using education to empower women and work toward gender equality.
Catholic Nuns Improve Food Security in Africa
In Africa, severe food insecurity and undernourishment is on the rise. But, educated Nuns are changing that reality for the communities they serve.
Justice for All - Nuns advocate for the rights of the marginalized in Africa
SLDI and HESA alumnae are at the forefront of social change and the promotion of justice, as they address injustice in their communities.
Unmarking Mother Earth; Sisters solve environmental issues in Africa
Sisters are dedicated to solving the serious environmental issues facing Africa today, leaving the world in better condition than how they received it.
"Holiday Hope" for internally displaced children in Cameroon
Sr. Louisa is using skills learned in ASEC's SLDI program to bring holiday cheer to displaced children in war-torn Cameroon.
Sisters renew hope in Africa for the poor and marginalized
ASEC educates religious women who are renewing hope in Africa for poor and marginalized communities. Catholic Sisters provide hope in Africa many people living who are ...
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.
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.
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.
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.