Received this Monday, November 2, 2026, by the Minister of Women’s Empowerment and the Family, Marie Thérèse Abena Ondoa, a delegation from Plan International led by its Country Director, Mohamed Ibrahima Bah, presented the five-year « Women Alive » project.
Family, Marie Thérèse Abena Ondoa, a delegation from Plan International led by its Country Director, Mohamed Ibrahima Bah, presented the five-year « Women Alive » project.
Plan International Country Director, Mohamed Ibrahima Bah, exchanged views on November 2, 2026, with MINPROFF Minister Marie Thérèse Abena Ondoa regarding the « Women Alive – National Femicide Observatory« project.
The conference room in the main building of the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family (MINPROFF) served as the setting on Monday, November 2, 2026, for a strategic audience between the Minister, Marie Thérèse ABENA ONDOA née OBAMA, and a high-
level delegation from the humanitarian organization Plan International, led by its Country Director, Mohamed Ibrahima BAH. At the heart of this high-level meeting was the official presentation of the Women Alive – National Femicide Observatory project, an ambitious initiative spearheaded by the NGO to eradicate extreme violence perpetrated against women and girls in Cameroon.
Spanning a duration of 60 months (5 years) to ensure systemic and sustainable change, the Women Alive project deploys nationwide coverage and targets major impact indicators. The initiative aims to provide direct assistance to 75,000 women and girls exposed to a high risk of violence, achieve the economic empowerment of 10,000 vulnerable women, and mobilize 40,000 men and boys as agents of change. Furthermore, 105,000 community members will be sensitized, 5,000 traditional leaders trained in prevention, and 15,000 frontline actors—drawn from the police force, judiciary, and health sector—will receive capacity building on specific procedures for managing and tracking femicide cases.
On the financial level, the roadmap outlines a progressive scaling-up, allocating 15% of the overall budget in the first year, representing approximately 590 million CFA francs, 75% distributed across years 2 through 4, and the remaining 10% dedicated to consolidation during the final year. Building on its 30-year presence in Cameroon, Plan International intends to anchor this program within a robust partnership with MINPROFF. For Mohamed Ibrahima BAH, Women Alive goes beyond an operational project: it represents a national alliance aimed at guaranteeing every woman and girl the fundamental right to live in dignity and safety.
Welcoming this major initiative favorably, Minister Marie Thérèse ABENA ONDOA praised the relevance of the objectives presented by the delegation. To embed this collaboration within a framework of institutional efficiency, MINPROFF’s technical team will conduct a thorough review of the project document submitted by the NGO, a prerequisite for establishing the concrete modalities of governmental support. At the conclusion of the talks, both parties agreed on the necessity of pooling their expertise to bring a decisive halt to gender-based violence across the national territory.
