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ABOUT WCIC

In 2004 Yveline Ntanfa, a Cameroonian lawyer and women's rights advocate, had the opportunity to visit Dannerhuset, a local women's centre and shelter for battered women in Copenhagen, Denmark. The visit proved to be a significant first step in the realization of WCIC.

For two years Mrs. Ntanfa and Dannerhuset worked together in order to make grounds for establishing a very much-needed initiative intended to assist the many women in Cameroon, and ultimately West Africa, in their struggle to obtain a life free from the only too common assaults on their basic human rights.

Drawing upon the experience of ITUL, a Danish organisation already working in Cameroon, and the Cameroonian organisation KOSA, Mrs. Ntanfa and Dannerhuset succeeded in getting funding for a two-year-period from Projektrådgivningen supported by the Danish International Development Agency (Danida).

May the 18th 2006 Mrs. Ntanfa and her colleagues from The Women's Lawyers Association of Douala, Cameroon, was able to officially declare WCIC for open!

President of WCIC Yveline Ntanfa and former Chairwoman of RAW Kari Helene Partapuoli

The centre is situated in a residential area in Douala, Cameroon. From here the people of WCIC provide face-to-face counselling and educational programmes for women, reaching out to both urban and rural areas of Cameroon. Based on the initial experiences the aim of WCIC is to become a strong voice to be reckoned with in the battle for women's rights not only in Cameroon, but also in Western Africa as such.

It is not an easy task WCIC has embarked on, but a necessary one if we want to pave the ground for a more dignified life for women in Africa.

Your support will be greatly appreciated!