The Catholic Women's Association of Cameroon is basically a network of grassroots branches of both Anglophone and francophone Catholic women at the Parish level. These branches are the chore organs of the CWA and can be formed with as little as 7 members while nationwide membership amounts to 15,000.

Through its congresses the CWA educates Catholic and other Christian women on issues that are aimed at bringing women to the limelight of decision-making, both in politics and in the Church. To develop the spiritual and the socio-economic lives of all CWA women in urban and rural Cameroon the CWA, studies in a Christian perspective the problems related to the advancement and development of women in society and promotes the contributions of Catholic women at the community, the national and international levels. The CWA further strives to advance special education and training for members in Social Development Activities and Family Life in order to enhance their contribution in development activities. Educational activities include skits, debates, and presentations. In recent years, themes have included:

• Realities and Challenges of the Church in Africa
• Dialogue and means of Communication
• The family as a domestic Church
• The dignity of the African woman and her role as an agent for evangelization
• The Christian woman in the 3 rd millennium: the enhancement of her femininity and dignity
• Strategies for women in decision-making processes in the family, Church and society
• Participation and collaboration of the Christian women in the development of the church and society
• Training and education of the Christian woman to enhance her femininity and dignity The CWA women faced with the traditional and cultural complexities

In the Our Lady of Lord's Zone, which is made up of four branches of the CWA in Douala, members have initiated among themselves savings and loans activities that strengthen their individual economic capacity and encourage solidarity with each other.

CWA does the internal control of RELUFA.