Cameroon

Cameroon sits along the Gulf of Guinea in Central Africa and slightly smaller than the U.S. state of California.

484¹ of approximately 3,285² Catholic Sisters in Cameroon have been served by ASEC programs.

CAPITAL
Yaounde

POPULATION
≈29.1 million

TOTAL SERVED
484¹

ALUM FUNDS RAISED
≈$14.69 million

¹Total participants served; some Sisters may have been served by more than 1 program.
²2018 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) in Cameroon

SLDI has been working in Cameroon since 2012.

ASEC has served 375 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 84³ 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

HESA Phase III, Year 4 (2023-2024) (PDF)
HESA Phase III, Year 3 (2022-2023) (PDF)
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The Scholarship Program in Cameroon

The Scholarship Program has been active in Cameroon since 2023.

25 women religious in Cameroon have been able to attend school because of ASEC's Scholarship Program. Sisters are studying for their secondary education or two-year diploma.