Department of Women and Social Affairs (DFAS)

Highlights the role of women in Church and society; prepares women for effective participation within their churches and the Cameroonian community.

Mission and mandate

Make women and their work visible in the Church and in society.
Prepare the women of CEPCA's member churches to take a full part in their churches and in Cameroonian society.
Raise awareness among women and train them in leadership and management.
Equip women, in every dimension of life, for social transformation.

Encourage and support the women's departments and associations newly created in the member churches.
Carry out or support projects that lead to self-sufficiency, especially in rural areas.
Encourage women to create small, income-generating community businesses, and support them.
Train women to lead Bible and theological study groups.
Train women leaders in family health and environmental management.
Hold bimonthly meetings of women leaders.
Publish a bilingual newsletter.
Mentor women theology students and promote the pastoral ministry of women.
Build networks of Christian career women.
Promote the Fellowship of the Least Coin and the World Day of Prayer in the community.
Educate for ecumenism.
Create spaces for encounter and dialogue between men and women.

The department is made up of the women's associations of CEPCA's twelve member churches.