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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.
1941 of approximately 3,1802 Catholic Sisters in Cameroon have been served by ASEC programs.
CAPITAL
Yaounde
Yaounde
POPULATION
≈25 million
≈25 million
TOTAL SERVED
1941
1941
ALUM FUNDS RAISED
≈$590,000
≈$590,000
1The total number of participants served is not the total UNIQUE program participants. Please note that some sisters may have been served by more than 1 program.
2Total temporarily and permanently professed women religious, from 2015 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
Recent News & Reflections
- "Holiday Hope" for internally displaced children in Cameroon
- Sisters renew hope in Africa for the poor and marginalized
- Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) program, 2018 year in review
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Complete Country Report
Download the Cameroon Country Report (PDF) for statistics about students and alumnae of ASEC's programs.
SLDIHESA
ASEC works with 172 congregations registered with the Conference of English-Speaking Religious (CESR).
SLDI has been working in Cameroon since 2012.
ASEC has served 175 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
HESA has been working in Cameroon since 2015 (August).
HESA is supporting 19 Catholic Sisters in Cameroon to study for degrees and diplomas.
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
"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.