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Official fabric for 42nd Int’l Women’s Day selected.

by Guest writer
03 Sep 2026 02:35
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Célestine Mbida presenting fabric proposals to members

The official fabric for the 42nd edition of International Women’s Day, to be celebrated on March 8, 2027, has gone to another level with the selection of the best design proposals by the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family, MINPROFF, and its partners.
The counting and evaluation ceremony took place recently and was chaired by the Inspector General at MINPROFF, Nathalie Célestine Mbida Nguemba.

This was in the presence of members of the organising committee.

During the meeting, committee members examined 163 designs submitted by artists following the launch of the national competition for the March 8, 2027 fabric.

According to officials, the proposals were assessed following five main criteria of creativity, representation and focus on women, background of the design, messages proposed and choice of colours.

At the end of the exercise, the ten highest-scoring designs were selected, with the winning proposal obtaining an average score of 15.34 out of 20.

The top-ranked design, the committee said, will serve as the basis for producing the official fabric to be worn during the 42nd edition of International Women’s Day celebrations across the country. The official colours and three key messages to feature on the fabric have also been validated.

Speaking during the session, Nathalie Célestine Mbida said the March 8 fabric goes beyond its clothing function. She described it as a symbol capable of bringing together different social groups around the common cause of improving the status of women.

“This year, we received 163 design proposals,” she explained, noting that the evaluation was conducted according to clearly established criteria.

She added that the exercise was organised earlier than usual to address challenges previously experienced in making the fabric available nationwide.

According to the MINPROFF official, bringing forward the selection process will give women more time to acquire the fabric and ensure that celebrations take place under better conditions.

She noted that the initiative is part of the ministry’s vision to use the March 8 fabric as a tool for collective mobilisation, promoting women’s achievements and advancing their rights.

Speaking during the meeting, the representative of Cameroon Industrial Cotton Corporation, CICAM, identified as the ministry’s main production partner, used the opportunity to assure those in attendance that the fabric would be produced in sufficient quantities despite the company’s difficulties.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3891 of Thursday August 27, 2026