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Submissions from 2024
Beyond Blood: Informal Adoption and Family Dynamics in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Examining the social, traditional, and family values associated with informal adoption, Elizabeth Greenberg, Colby College
“Njangi never dies”: The Social Impacts and Non-Financial Benefits of Njangis in Batoufam and Yaoundé, Cameroon, Georgia Schaefer-Brown, Dickinson College
Submissions from 2023
Forging Flourishing Futures: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Construction of Dreams for Internally Displaced Cameroonian Youth, Alexandra Harakas, Georgetown University
Submissions from 2019
"Root Causes Not Symptoms": Sustainable Organizational Structures, Réseau de Lutte Contre la Faim: The Decision-Making Process in Combatting Systemic Issues, Ambar Deleon, Denison University
Couvrant les Yeux, les Oreilles et la Bouche: How the Musée Royale de Batoufam Preserves Tradition and Culture for Multiple Audiences and Perspectives, Julia Hirsch, Macalester College
"It Is Our Own Thing": The Expression of and Limits to Enculturation at St. Joseph's Anglophone Parish, Kayleigh Kaminski, Macalester College
Submissions from 2018
The Revolution Conundrum in Cameroon: A study of Relative Peace Under President Biya's Rule, Marianna Babboni, Occidental College
Cherchant Toujours la Paix: Le Systeme Endogene de la Resolution des Conflits à Batoufam, Becky Sigman, Saint Anselm College
Submissions from 2017
Who Am I? The Relationship between Cultural Identity and Globalization within the Local and Global Intersections, Nir Aish, Bucknell University
"Ewondo in the Classes, French for the Masses." Mother-Tongue Education in Yaoundé, Cameroon., Parker Henry, Indiana University
Formalizing Through Finances: A Case Study with UNICS, Leah Kellenberger, The George Washington University
"Why Can’t We All Get Along:" An analysis of Baka education, and the application of picture books in Baka, Kylie Richmond, Loyola University Chicago
Man and Land: Competing Ontologies, Colonial Legacies, and the Quest for Food Sovereignty, Savannah Smith, Vassar College
Submissions from 2016
The Future of Agriculture in Cameroon in the Age of Agricultural Biotechnology, Audrey Ball, Washington University in St. Louis
Cameroon’s Political Opposition: Efforts and Obstacles Towards Political Change in Contemporary Cameroon, Clare Platt, George Washington University
Submissions from 2015
Mari et femme, sous Dieu: L’Évangile du genre dans le mariage chrétien camerounais, Allison Aaronson, Tufts University
The Politics of Social Entrepreneurship in Cameroon, Aaron Danowski, Gonzaga University
Branches Above and Roots Below: Mothers’ Hopes for their Children in Batoufam, Cameroon, Taylor Maxfield, Calvin College
Submissions from 2014
Microfinance et Développement au Cameroun : L’Efficacité de la MC2 dans la Communauté Agricole de Batoufam, Elisabeth Hansen, Pomona College
Cultivating Rice in Import Dependent Cameroon: A Case Study of the Successes and Challenges Facing Rice Farmers in Santchou, Cameroon, Kim Horwitz, George Washington University
Modern Practices of Traditional Dance in Cameroon: The Influences of Colonization and Globalization, Khalilah Lushiku, Wesleyan College
Francophones in the Anglophone Educational Sub-System; Trends and Futures, Kelsey McFadden, George Washington University
“Nous Souffrons” Examining the Problems Facing Urban Refugees in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Morgan Walbert, University of Pittsburgh
Renforcement des Femmes: WOPA and Sustainable Empowerment Through Vocational Training, Anna Youngmann, Siena College
For Want of Water, A Will: Community Participation in the Development of a Potable Water Project in Melio, Cameroon, Morgan Yucel, Pomona College
Submissions from 2013
The Impacts of Education: A Case Study of Muslim Women in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon, Margo Brookfield, University of Oregon
What Really Matters: A Triangular Study of Gender Roles and Standards of Beauty in Cameroon Through the Lens of Television Advertisements, Deborwah Faulk, Spelman College
Vision 2035 and the Kribi Deep Seaport: An analysis of the Economic Impacts for Cameroon, Charlotte Fisken, Pomona College
Socio-Cultural Barriers to Family Planning Access, Aasha Jackson, Brown University
Elle doit s’épanouir: The Women’s Entrepreneurial Program and Women’s Empowerment in Dschang, Melanie Meisenheimer, Gettysburg College
Assessing the Senate: Political Opinion Among Cameroonian Youth, Rebeccah Rendall, Butler University
“Breastfeeding Perceptions and Practices” A Comparative Study of Two Opposing Socio-Economic Level Quarters within Yaoundé, Cameroon, Alexandria J. Ross, Syracuse University
Submissions from 2012
The Perceptions, Problems, and Possibilities of Cameroonians with Mental Disabilities: A Case study of Le Centre National de Réhabilitation des Personnes Handicapées de Yaoundé, Lauren Miller, Hope College
East versus West: Chinese and American Development Efforts and Perceptions in Cameroon, Grace Perkins, The College of William & Mary
Le Communautarisme au Cameroun : Analyse Comparative Entre les Associations Ethniques et les Associations Non-Ethniques et Leurs Effets à Yaoundé, Lauren R. Stocks-Smith, Bucknell University
Submissions from 2011
Counting Cailloux, Multiplying Mambos: An Analysis of Mathematics Education in Cameroonian Primary Schools, Rachel Elzinga, Hope College
Reproductive Realities: Fulani Women & Contraception, Corrina Regnier, Vassar College
The Crisis of Unity in the 21st Century: The Unrealized Dream of Pan-Africanism in Cameroon, Araba Sapara-Grant, Syracuse University
L’Entrepreneuse et la Réunion Examining ROSCAs and Women’s Entrepreneurship in Bafoussam, Cameroon, Elizabeth Verity, University of the South
Submissions from 2010
An Accident Waiting to Happen: A Study of Taxi Driving Mentality in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Brittany Daniels, Stonehill College
De Sous le Matelas: La Capacité d’Épargne des Propriétaires de Petites Entreprises Dans le Réseau de Microfinance de UNICS, Ali Urban, Middlebury College
Submissions from 2009
OPACITY: A Socioeconomic Study of Diamond Mining in South-Eastern Cameroon, Steven Fox, University of Richmond
Perceptions of Microfinance in Cameroon: A Case Study of UNICS, Yaoundé, Ian Long, Vassar College
Cool Head, Warm Heart: Governance and the Mission of Microfinance in the Case of MC2 Micro-Banks, Cameroon, Claire Ruffing, Boston College
Submissions from 2008
The Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine In Ngaoundéré, Cameroon, Alison Hardy, Wesleyan University
The Interplay of Peace, Justice, and Logic: Bali-Bawock as a Case Study for Inter-Ethnic Land Disputes, Masumi Hayashi-Smith, Brown University
The Union des Populations du Cameroun and Third World Internationalism: Solidarity, Cooperation, and Abandonment, 1955-1970, Jamie Stevenson, Vassar College
Submissions from 2007
Development in Our Own Words: A Survey of Development Perspectives Between Cameroonians and Americans in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Frieda L. Arenos, University of Vermont
Along the River Soumsoum: Urban Agriculture in Ngaoundéré, Winnie Fay Bell, Northeastern University
Endangered ? Yambetta in its Speech Community, Carolyn Benbow, Pacific Lutheran University
“Le Goût de Travail:” Work Value for Bamiléké Children, Diana Carlson, Northwestern University
Structural and Financial Constraints for Arabica Coffee Planters, Chloe Wardropper, Wesleyan University
Preludes to Violence: A Comparative Look at the Pre-Maquis Period and Contemporary Cameroonian Society, Mathew Welch, Pomona College
Submissions from 2006
Women’s Literacy in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon, Brianne Carpenter, Hope College
“Il Faut Manger” : Eating Disorders in Cameroonian Women, Jennifer Madowitz, Wesleyan University
Positive Living: Nutritional Realities and Interventions for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Province, Cameroon, Rachael Massell, Duke University
Submissions from 2005
Remember Ruben? L’Histoire de Ruben Um Nyobé à Travers la Société Camerounaise, Katelyn Knox, Williams College