Twenty women, drawn from various Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, and women associations involved in the fight against corruption, have received training on various techniques and strategies of combating the vice in Cameroon.

This was during a two-day workshop that ended in Yaounde on Friday, September 26, organised by the Cameroon bureau of the leading anti-corruption international organisation, Transparency International, TI.

“We have found that men have the courage to go out and denounce corruption but women are shy” the Vice President of Transparency International Cameroon, Beatrice Elom told reporters.

The workshop held under the theme “Women and the Fight Against Corruption”. Its main objective was to sensitize women on the need for them to get involved in the fight against corruption.

It was also a forum for TI to encourage women to denounce corrupt practices against themselves, given that they are specific victims of corruption and sexual abuse.

“This seminar will help me and my organisation, Women, Health and Development to assist women who are victims of corruption, sensitize them to fight sexual violence, corruption and rape” said a participant, Alima Ngoumou.

TI-Cameroon is a civil society organisation with an objective to fight against corruption through the creation of more solid coalitions by helping and granting autonomy to corruption victims.

The organisation also testifies against corruption and ensures that good governance and integrity are highlighted in both public and private institutions.

In its 2013-2018 strategic plan, named ‘Orientation Strategy I’, relating to the involvement of actors in the fight against corruption, the organization seeks to encourage the population to denounce corrupt acts and practices.