The school system in Cameroon consists of three main stages: Primary, Secondary- High school and University or Higher Education. This study has been carried out within the framework of Cameroon Government’s policy on poverty alleviation, which is based on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), and it is the benchmark for cooperation with partners on poverty reduction. It is assumed that since women form the larger proportion of the population, if their economic situation is improved through education, poverty will be substantially reduced in the society. This strategy is primordial in the quest for growth and the distribution of the fruits of this growth right to the most vulnerable strata of the population. The article is a qualitative study exploring the phenomenon of academic dropouts among the womenfolk from the viewpoint of the victims. It looks at the causes as well as psychological and economic impact of their semi-literacy both on their persons as individuals and on the society in general. It argues that in order for government to achieve its Millennium Development Goal of blending a new generation of economies and social policies which will ensure a coherent set for accelerating growth and fighting poverty in a sustainable manner, the education of both the young girls and the women dropouts in Cameroon have to be reconsidered. The study was carried out in the North West Region of the Republic of Cameroon and it analyzed samples selected from three villages. In all, a total of 25 women were selected using the snow ball sampling technique and information was mainly obtained using a prepared interview schedule. The data collected was compiled and analyzed. The results show that victims blame their inability to continue school on parental reluctance, early marriages, early parenthood and negative socio-cultural socialization in which the woman is considered as not worthy to spend too much money on.