* Participants:
The event was attended by 25 participants, including representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs), (MINAS), MINSEC, internally displaced persons (IDPs), traditional chiefs, media personnel and the Bamenda III sub-division DO representative.

* Objective and result:
The community and solidarity dialogue with stakeholders mobilizing men and boys for peacebuilding aimed to raise awareness, foster responsibility and promote the active involvement of men and boys in the promotion of peace, gender equality and peaceful conflict resolution in Cameroon. The meeting achieved its objectives, with numerous commitments and a roadmap for building alliances at grassroots level. Participants held brainstorming sessions on how traditions, customs, laws and policies, including beliefs and attitudes promoting negative masculinities, can be confronted. Other proposals were also put forward on how militarized masculinity strategies in conflict situations can be minimized through advocacy and awareness-raising.

* Testimonials :

– A representative of a civil society organization, Njolai Elfrida of LELIV, said: “ This dialogue was instrumental in bringing together various stakeholders to address the crucial issue of mobilizing men and boys for peacebuilding. The commitments made at the meeting are an important step towards promoting peace. positive change in our communities “.
– Moderator Bongwong Justin Berinyuy “ The media have not been able to properly express traditional media and how militarized masculinity manifests itself in emergency situations and how customs, traditions, mentalities, laws, policies and attitudes interact with the rights of women and girls and this workshop. highlight WILPF’s global efforts to share experiences and lessons learned from best practices to ensure an inclusive society. Community and solidarity dialogue with stakeholders mobilizing men and boys for peacebuilding highlighted the importance of involving men and boys in peacebuilding and the media. has a crucial role in amplifying this message “.

The community and solidarity dialogue with stakeholders mobilizing men and boys for peacebuilding, held at the Blue Pearl Hotel in Bamenda’s North-West Region, was a successful and impactful event, with the active participation of diverse stakeholders and a clear commitment to advancing peace and gender equality in the region. North-West region of Cameroon.