Cameroon – Beyond Beans Foundation

Challenging Gender Norms

VSLAs are helping to give women financial autonomy and self-sufficiency through trainings in business and household planning.

Cameroon is a country located in Central Africa, bordered by Nigeria to the west, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, Gabon to the south, and Equatorial Guinea to the southwest. With a population of over 26 million people, Cameroon is known for its diverse culture, languages, and wildlife. The countryContinue reading “Cameroon”

FIRCAM

Country: Cameroon Our FIRCAM project (FIRCAM: building the Financial Resilience of Cameroonian cocoa farmers) is providing training for 1,300 farmers on better agricultural, social and environmental practices, setting up an agri-input loan fund, establishing cocoa nurseries and launching 10 VSLA-GALS groups with a focus on women empowerment. Together, these interventions are increasing and diversify farmers’Continue reading “FIRCAM”