Document Type
Case Study
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The program presented in this case study, the Association for the Struggle Against Violence Against Women (ALVF, from its name in French) in Cameroon, provides counseling, language and literacy training, economic support, and empowerment activities for girls who have fled (or been thrown out of) early or forced marriages to help them overcome their adversities. ALVF also seeks to bring about broader social change by highlighting in the public sphere—as well as among parents and husbands—the plight of girls who were married early and/or by force. Hence, ALVF’s prevention strategy is based on a broad understanding of the perceptions, expectations, and motivations that sustain the practice of early and forced marriage. That understanding is based on the experiences of the Cameroonian women who work, or seek help, at ALVF, which are shared in this issue of the Population Council’s Quality/Calidad/Qualité series.
DOI
10.31899/pgy3.1019
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Amin, Sajeda and Andrea Lynch. 2011. "When girls' lives matter: Ending forced and early marriage in Cameroon," Quality/Calidad/Qualité no. 20. New York: Population Council.
Project
Adolescent Girls' Programming: Community of Practice
Included in
Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Gender Equity in Education Commons, International Public Health Commons, Maternal and Child Health Commons, Women's Health Commons
Comments
Issue no. 20 of Quality/Calidad/Qualité, a series of case studies of high-quality, innovative programs in sexual and reproductive health.