Pathways for Women’s Empowerment and Development – Integrated Agricultural Training Center (PaWED-IATC) is a community-rooted organization committed to advancing gender justice, women’s rights, survivor-centred accountability, environmental sustainability and inclusive, resilient development in Cameroon and beyond.
PaWED-IATC works at the intersection of gender equality, gender-based violence (GBV), sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), Women, Peace and Security (WPS), strategic litigation, legal and policy reform, environmental and climate justice, sustainable livelihoods, research and advocacy.
Our work is grounded in the belief that sustainable change must be rights-based, evidence-driven, community-led and responsive to the lived realities of women, girls, survivors, young people and communities.
Our Mission
To empower women and girls, strengthen communities and advance gender justice by addressing structural inequalities, violence, discrimination and exclusion while promoting access to rights, justice, sustainable livelihoods, environmental protection and meaningful participation in decision-making.
Our Vision
A just, inclusive and resilient society where women and girls live free from violence and discrimination, exercise their rights, access justice and opportunities, and participate meaningfully in decisions affecting their lives, communities and environment.
Our Core Areas of Work
Gender Justice, Women’s Rights & GBV
We promote gender equality, women’s rights and prevention and response to gender-based violence, including advocacy for stronger protection, accountability and survivor-centred justice.
Femicide & Accountability
We advocate for recognition and prevention of gender-related killings of women and girls, stronger investigation and prosecution, accountability for perpetrators and those who intentionally facilitate violence, and meaningful remedies and reparations for affected families.
SRHR & Reproductive Justice
We promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, bodily autonomy, access to accurate information and services, dignity, non-discrimination and evidence-based policy reform.
Women, Peace & Security
We advance women’s meaningful participation in peacebuilding, conflict prevention, mediation, decision-making and community resilience, while promoting protection and leadership of women and girls affected by conflict.
Strategic Litigation, Law & Policy Reform
We support survivor-centred strategic litigation and legal advocacy to challenge discriminatory laws and practices, establish legal precedents, strengthen accountability and advance remedies and reparations.
Environment & Climate Justice
We promote environmental protection, climate justice, sustainable natural-resource management and community-led environmental stewardship, with particular attention to the leadership of women and young people.
Sustainable Agriculture & Livelihoods
Through the Integrated Agricultural Training Center, we promote sustainable agriculture, skills development, livelihood opportunities and community resilience, particularly for women and young people.
Research, Evidence & Advocacy
We generate and disseminate research, documentation, lived experience and evidence to inform policy, strengthen advocacy, influence practice and amplify voices that are often marginalized.
Our Approach
PaWED-IATC is guided by five interconnected principles:
Survivor-Centred: placing the safety, dignity, agency, choices and rights of survivors at the centre of our work.
Rights-Based: advancing development, justice and social transformation through a human-rights and gender-equality lens.
Evidence-Driven: using research, data, documentation, lived experience and community knowledge to inform action.
Community-Led: supporting women, young people and communities to participate meaningfully in identifying challenges, developing solutions and leading change.
Transformative: addressing the social, cultural, economic, legal and institutional structures that reproduce inequality, violence and exclusion.
Tumasang Judith Lum Cancer Awareness and Advocacy Initiative
TheTumasang Judith Lum Cancer Awareness and Advocacy Initiative, established in memory of ourlate Founding Financial Secretary, Tumasang Judith Lum, who lost her life to breast cancer, is a PaWED-IATC initiative dedicated to strengtheningcancer awareness, promoting early detection and timely diagnosis, supporting informed health-seeking decisions, providing support to patients and families, and advocating for accessible, quality and equitable cancer care.
PaWED-IATC Insights
PaWED-IATC Insights is our knowledge and advocacy platform, providing space for research, policy analysis, legal commentary, advocacy, lived experiences, personal reflections and critical conversations on issues affecting women, girls and communities in Cameroon, Africa and beyond.
Through Insights, we examine the realities behind the statistics, amplify marginalized voices, challenge systems that reproduce inequality, share evidence and promising practices, and advocate for solutions that place rights, dignity, justice and lived experience at the centre of change.
Our Commitment
PaWED-IATC is committed to building partnerships and advancing solutions that contribute to a society where women and girls are safe, empowered, heard and able to exercise their rights; survivors can access justice and meaningful remedies; communities are resilient; and development protects both people and the environment.
Gender Justice. Women’s Rights. Survivor-Centred Change.
