b'Soroptimist InternationalReport for the High-Level Political ForumopenedtheirowneventcateringbusinessesandThis ensured that the 5000 USD funding SI Yaounde also train other girls in the process. This providesreceivedfromgovernmentministriescouldgo further evidence that supporting women and girls tofurther.(2000USDwasreceivedfromthePrime expandtheirskillsdoesnotonlyhelpthemasMinistersOffice,700USDfromtheMinistryof individualsbutsupportscommunitiesmoreSecondary Education, 500 USD from the Ministry of broadly;womenandgirlsaremorelikelytouseBasicEducation,600USDfromtheMinisterof their experience and resources to help others andWomens Empowerment and 1200 USD from other to feed that back into societies and economies. sources.) Context:Internallydisplacedpeopleoftenexistinlegal limbo. Without refugee status (due to not having lefttheirhomecountry)theyarenotafforded properlegalprotection.Frequently,internally displacedpeoplefindthemselveshomeless,at heightenedrisksofpoverty,inabilitytoaccess services, and trafficking and exploitation. As always in conflict and complex situations, women and girls aredisproportionatelyaffected.During2021, alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, Cameroon has facedmountingviolence.Conflictovernatural resources inthefarnorth, violenceinthenorth-westand south-westregionsand climatechange To maximise the scholarships they were funding, SIrelatedeventsincludingfloodsanddroughtshas Yaoundenegotiatedwiththetrainerstogainacaused population movement of almost 2 million discounted rate. Their success in this was in partpeople. iiiIn addition to internally displaced persons, downtothegoodwillofthetrainerswhowereCameroon hosts nearly 500,000 refugees from the happy to support the empowerment of the girls. Central African Republic and Nigeria.Conclusions & Recommendations:Women and girls in all their diversity must be guaranteed equal access to education throughout the life course.To ensure this, women and girls must have equal access to electricity, internet, digital technology devices, anddigital literacy training; education spaces, be they physical or virtual, must be safe spaces; all education costs, bethey direct or hidden costs, must be reduced or removed to ensure accessibility to education throughout theirlife course.Efforts must be made to improve the responsiveness of education systems to the changing needs ofcommunities. Pandemics, climate change, migration, economic changes and other global impacts effect accessto education. Monitoring of accessibility and ongoing adaptability in the education sector is key to equality andinclusivity.Embrace gender mainstreaming across all aspects of education and training. Gender mainstreaming shouldinclude the institutional measures of gender budgeting and financing for development, supporting and targetingwomen-specific policies and programmes that address gender discrimination and its impact in education.Enable civil society organisations to undertake activities and provide services which support the mostdisadvantaged by providing resources for them to carry out this work on the ground especially during theperiods of greatest stress on public services.8'