Anne Stella Fomumbod

Anne Stella Fomumbod is a Cameroonian women's rights activist and civil society leader. She is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Interfaith Vision Foundation Cameroon (IVFCam), a non-governmental organisation based in Cameroon's Northwest region that works with community-based organisations to promote human rights and democracy at the grassroots level. She is best known internationally for creating the Metta Charter on Widowhood and for her fellowship at the National Endowment for Democracy.

Quotes

• My organization, the InterFaith Vision Foundation, has spent the past decade lobbying with traditional rulers for the political rights of women, mobilizing widows, codifying laws, and promoting women's empowerment through microcredit, farm tools, and training.
  • Discussing her work to promote women's rights and democracy in Cameroon.

• I didn't just wake up one day and decide to start working with orphans and widows.
  • Discussing why she works with widows and vulnerable people.

• If their status is to improve, both the government and the international community must allocate substantial resources to support such grassroots initiatives.
  • Discussing the need for stronger support for grassroots women's rights initiatives in Cameroon.

• My organization, the InterFaith Vision Foundation, has spent the past decade lobbying with traditional rulers for the political rights of women, mobilizing widows, codifying laws, and promoting women’s empowerment through microcredit, farm tools, and training.
  • Discussing her organization’s work to promote women’s empowerment.

External links

• Media related to Anne Stella Fomumbod on Wikimedia Commons