What We Have Delivered, and What We Are Aiming For
Women's Light Foundation was established in 2025. This page reports what has actually been delivered since then, states plainly which figures are still targets, and explains how we count.
Most organisational websites present their ambitions as though they were achievements. We would rather you could tell the difference, so this page is divided in two: what has been delivered, and what we are working towards. Nothing in the first section is a projection.
The Foundation was registered in 2025. A track record takes years to build, and at this stage ours is short. Publishing it while it is short is the only way it becomes credible later — an organisation that starts reporting once the numbers are flattering has taught you nothing about how it reports.
Delivered
Every entry below corresponds to an activity we have carried out and written up, with photographs, at the date given. Each links to the fuller account.
| Date | Activity | Reach |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Christmas visit to a local orphanage — gifts, a meal and a day of activities | Not counted |
| May 2026 | Menstrual Hygiene Day sessions in local schools, with supplies distributed | Not counted |
| Aug 2026 | Community clean-up campaign with residents, clearing waste and drainage | Not counted |
| Sep 2026 | Practical skills workshop in Buea, closing with a certificate ceremony | Not counted |
| Sep 2026 | Back-to-School Hope Initiative — educational materials and support | 200+ children |
| Sep 2026 | Invitation from UNFPA to discuss possible collaboration (no agreement concluded) | — |
What we are aiming for
These are first-year targets from our organisational framework. They are not results, and they are not presented anywhere on this site as though they were.
| Target | Programme |
|---|---|
| 300 underprivileged girls returned to school | Girl-child education |
| 10 Village Savings and Loan Associations formed | Women's livelihoods |
| 5 community water points rehabilitated | Water, sanitation and hygiene |
The 50,000-tree planting target is a medium-term goal for years two to three (2026–2028), not a first-year target, and depends on securing funding. Our only environmental activity so far is a community clean-up.
How we count
Three rules govern every figure we publish, and they exist because the alternatives are all easier.
- We count people, not contacts. A woman attending four sessions is one person reached, not four. Counting attendances instead of attendees is the most common way reach figures are inflated, and it is invisible unless you say which you are doing.
- We do not count what we did not measure. A blank is more useful than an estimate, because a blank is honest about itself.
- We separate our own monitoring data from published research. Where a figure comes from our programme records rather than from a national survey, we say so and state what it is based on.
All programme data is disaggregated by sex, age, disability status and geographic location, as set out in our accountability commitments. That disaggregation is what makes it possible to check whether a programme is reaching the people it says it prioritises, rather than the people easiest to reach.
What we will publish, and when
An annual report covering the Foundation's first full year, including audited financial statements, is in preparation and will be published here and on our publications page. Programme impact reports will follow the same route.
Until those exist, this page is the complete record. We would rather show you a short one than describe a long one.
Checking us
If a figure here does not match what you have seen in a community we work in, tell us. Our complaints and feedback mechanism accepts reports about the Foundation itself, confidentially, including from the communities we serve. A reporting system that cannot receive a correction is not a reporting system.
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