Heifer Board of Directors
Florence Awasom, Bamenda Cameroon
 Florence Awasom is a judge whose background includes hearing cases involving criminal matters, divorce matters, labor litigations, and matters pertaining to land disputes. As an employee of the Cameroon government, she is also a resource person in the formulation and implementation of laws relating to gender, land tenure, rights of the child, and other topical issues like HIV/AIDS.
Florence holds a Bachelors degree, and a postgraduate diploma in Private English Law from The University of Yaounde, Cameroon and a post graduate diploma in Magistracy from the School of Magistracy and Administration, Yaounde. She has participated in The United States State Department exchange training program on Women and The Law, and the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges conference in London, as well as many national conferences on various legal issues concerning the rights of women and children, land law, and legislation on HIV/AIDS.
Florence’s non-profit experience includes eight years of service to Heifer Cameroon, where she served as the resource person for a Workshop on the Rights of the Cameroonian Woman, worked as a legal advisor, participated in area and international meetings on topics such as the Heifer Alliance and served as a member of Heifer Cameroon’s Board of Directors.
She is a member of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, the International Federation of Female Lawyers, the Cameroonian Association of University Women, the Common Wealth Judges and Magistrates Association, and the human rights group Huddled Center. Additionally, Florence serves as the resource person for the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon Women’s Fellowship.
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