The Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon: The role of the governmnet, non-state stakeholders and private donors in the restitution of the livelihoods of the displaced.
Translated title
The Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon
Authors
Aminkeng, Njapdem Roger ; Mbahpang, Sixtus Alondi
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-05-26
Pages
91
Abstract
Against the backdrop of a four-year conflict in Cameroon’s North West and South West regions, this thesis examines the role of the government, non-state stakeholders, and private donors in helping internally displaced persons (IDPs) rebuild their livelihoods. Drawing on desk research and interviews conducted via Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), and informed by livelihood frameworks including Sustainable Livelihoods, Rural Livelihood Systems, displacement economies and the informal economy, the study evaluates the effectiveness of government action and identifies related difficulties and weaknesses. It then discusses the activities of non-state actors—such as diaspora associations, UN agencies, local organizations and private donors—and analyzes the economic activities of IDPs, with attention to how these shape livelihood strategies and relationships with authorities and aid providers. With more than 600,000 people displaced (IDMC, 2020), the thesis highlights factors affecting livelihoods in host communities, government measures and constraints, organizational responses, and IDP networks and informal economic practices. Detailed findings are presented in the full thesis; in this excerpt, the analysis underscores challenges in the state’s response and the importance of understanding how state and non-state efforts intersect with IDPs’ own initiatives.
På baggrund af en fire år lang konflikt i Camerouns Nordvest- og Sydvestregioner undersøger dette speciale regeringens, ikke-statslige aktørers og private donorers rolle i at hjælpe internt fordrevne personer (IDP’er) med at genopbygge deres levebrød. Med udgangspunkt i desk research og interviews gennemført via internettelefoni (VOIP) og informeret af begrebsrammer for levebrød, herunder Sustainable Livelihoods, Rural Livelihood Systems, displacement economies og den uformelle økonomi, vurderer studiet effektiviteten af regeringens indsatser og peger på relaterede vanskeligheder og svagheder. Derpå drøftes ikke-statslige aktørers aktiviteter—såsom diasporaorganisationer, FN-organer, lokale organisationer og private donorer—og de økonomiske aktiviteter blandt IDP’er analyseres med fokus på, hvordan disse former deres strategier for levebrød og relationer til myndigheder og hjælpegivere. Med over 600.000 mennesker fordrevet (IDMC, 2020) belyser specialet faktorer, der påvirker levebrød i værtslokalsamfund, statslige tiltag og begrænsninger, organisationsindsatser samt IDP-netværk og uformelle økonomiske praksisser. De specifikke resultater uddybes i specialet; i dette uddrag fremhæves især udfordringer i statens respons og behovet for at forstå samspillet mellem stat, andre aktører og de fordrevnes egne initiativer.
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