Disability in Cameroon
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This page has curated news from Cameroon. There are a total of 8 links.
Highlights
All eyes on me – being a woman with a disability in politics in Cameroon.
“Today, throughout the country, 204 people with disabilities are either elected local councillors, parliamentarians, senators or official representatives in local working groups, including myself. The number of people with disabilities registered to vote has also risen from 8,000 in 2011 to 40,000 in 2022.” (2023, Missing Perspectives)
Contents
- Civil Society and Community
- Employment, Business and Work
- Gender Equality and Women with Disabilities
- Policy and Rights
- Politics and Elections
Civil Society and Community
The ‘epilepsy warriors’ breaking down the barriers. “Amid alarming rates of the illness, many living with it are seen as cursed. Now these myths are being challenged” (Apr, the Guardian)
How churches are a breeding ground for the exclusion of Persons with Disabilities: “Many church leaders subscribe to the charity model of disability” (2023, Minority Africa)
Employment, Business and Work
Prejudice robs disabled women of work "Laws to protect disabled people are not enforced in the central African nation, leaving many without jobs. But a local organisation is helping equip disabled women for work." (2021, New Frame)
Gender Equality and Women with Disabilities
Overview
Pascaline Mekati Matoko, the founder of Deaf Rights Cameroon Association, is passionate about promoting the rights and education of girls and women with disabilities. (2022, Sightsavers)
International Women's Day
Break the Bias: Paving the Way for Women in Healthcare features Pascaline Mekati Matoko, the founder of Deaf Rights Cameroon Association. (2022)
Policy and Rights
Situation Analysis of the rights of persons with disabilities. (2022, UNPRPD)
Cameroon ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (in French, 2021, Republique du Cameroun)
Politics and Elections
All eyes on me – being a woman with a disability in politics in Cameroon.
“Today, throughout the country, 204 people with disabilities are either elected local councillors, parliamentarians, senators or official representatives in local working groups, including myself. The number of people with disabilities registered to vote has also risen from 8,000 in 2011 to 40,000 in 2022.” (2023, Missing Perspectives)