Incidental Benefits of Female Constituted Social Groups Innso' Polity of the Cameroon Grasslands: Colonial and Post-Colonial Appraisal

Basically, they are voluntary groups formed by women related by an affinity, who pull their resources together for mutual benefits. These groups are always created in response to evolving circumstances, challenges and most often adjust to the ever demanding needs of society. The role of female social groups has been recognized as an important factor in sustaining long term and socio-economic changes. 2 The emergence, diversification and modernization of female social groups in Nso’ a very patriarchal setup in the Cameroon Grasslands, is a case in this direction.