Few or no studies have been undertaken that break down the peacebuilding activities of Grassroots Women-Leaders (GWL) into vital pieces that support the realization of the purpose of UNSCR1325. The study investigated how the activities of GWL in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, through four themes of interest (Gender-Based Violence, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Menstrual Hygiene Management and Social Media Activism) that serve as pieces of peace, were contributing towards peacebuilding and the implementation of UNSCR1325. A qualitative descriptive research design was employed. Primary and secondary data was respectively gathered through semi-structured interview questionnaires and from the Facebook and Twitter accounts of Eight (08) participants who were purposively sampled, and the findings thematically analyzed. The findings revealed that despite being marginalized and underrepresented, Anglophone Cameroon GWL through the four themes, and based on their conceptualizations of peace, have been contributing to peacebuilding and the implementation of the Cameroon National Action Plan (CNAP) to UNSCR1325. Despite the lack of complete ownership over their project outcomes as a result of imposed project guidelines from international funders, administrative bottlenecks and other structural inequalities, these women are realizing sustainable peace using bottom-up approaches. The study concludes that the various locally conceived, “human-centered” and community driven peacebuilding activities of GWL serve as vital pieces of peace that contribute to building the big picture of world peace and supporting the realization of the purpose of UNSCR1325. It is recommended that local actions and realities should inform the formulation of future peacebuilding actions, NAPs to UNSCR1325 as well as funding priorities and not the other way round.
UNSCR1325, Peacebuilding, Grassroots Women Leaders, National Action Plan
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