Climate-related shocks, coupled with insecurity and displacements in Cameroon, mean food insecurity has continued to increase with an average of 15.1 percent of families across the country having a poor or borderline food consumption score. The crises are putting pressure on the country’s natural resources and social services and worsening pre-existing vulnerabilities, with the socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian Ukraine war exacerbating the situation. As an Anti-Human Trafficking organization, Survivors’ Network recognizes the imminent danger involved especially among the vulnerable women, girls and children in our local communities. And therefore, sees sustainable agriculture as a means to remedy the adverse effects of climate change and food insecurity in our communities hence preventing human trafficking. Which led to Survivors’ Network partnering with LOCUS Analytics on a project of cultivating and processing Cassavas on ten hectares of land in the East Region of Cameroon with the hope of “PROMOTING AGRICULTURE AS AN INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITY FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT USING THE LOCUS THEORY OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS” . Read our report
