ALVF is an association fighting against violence against women based in Cameroon in Yaoundé, Douala and Maroua. It was created in 1991 by 7 women: Siké Billé, Esther Endalé, Dora Essaba, Pierrette Memong Meno, Maria Mouen Kala Lobé, Charlotte Ndomé Ebotto and Ngobo Ekotto.
In 2019 Aissa Damoura received the Simone Veil Prize.
Contraception, violence, forced marriages, sexuality; between 1991 and 2019 the subjects have evolved but are still relevant.
This report was created during interviews with members of the association in Yaoundé (and in Douala for some events) in Cameroon.
Located above a pharmacy in Yaoundé II, a neighborhood bustling with its ever-changing population, ALVF welcomes women and children who are victims of violence despite their minimal means. The coordinator, Haingo Manga Ada, does not have a minute to guide the various social workers and volunteers who come to help despite the danger of being linked to this association.
During various conversations with the young volunteers, we discover that they want the same things: to dream, to learn, to party and not to be a victim of inequality. The difference is that the country has closed the universities, preventing young people from graduating and having a chance to change society. The difference is that street violence is much more dangerous and social « justice » is much stronger.
This story is a humble illustration of that activism.
Excerpts from educational talks with young girls and mothers, from the meeting of actresses from Yaounde associations, from a mother’s help in the hospital, etc.
ALVF is an association fighting against violence against women based in Cameroon in Yaoundé, Douala and Maroua. It was created in 1991 by 7 women: Siké Billé, Esther Endalé, Dora Essaba, Pierrette Memong Meno, Maria Mouen Kala Lobé, Charlotte Ndomé Ebotto and Ngobo Ekotto.
In 2019 Aissa Damoura received the Simone Veil Prize.
Contraception, violence, forced marriages, sexuality; between 1991 and 2019 the subjects have evolved but are still relevant.
This report was created during interviews with members of the association in Yaoundé (and in Douala for some events) in Cameroon.
Located above a pharmacy in Yaoundé II, a neighborhood bustling with its ever-changing population, ALVF welcomes women and children who are victims of violence despite their minimal means. The coordinator, Haingo Manga Ada, does not have a minute to guide the various social workers and volunteers who come to help despite the danger of being linked to this association.
During various conversations with the young volunteers, we discover that they want the same things: to dream, to learn, to party and not to be a victim of inequality. The difference is that the country has closed the universities, preventing young people from graduating and having a chance to change society. The difference is that street violence is much more dangerous and social « justice » is much stronger.
This story is a humble illustration of that activism.
Excerpts from educational talks with young girls and mothers, from the meeting of actresses from Yaounde associations, from a mother’s help in the hospital, etc.
