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For education and sustainable agriculture we support projects in the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, D.R. Congo, Kenia, Mali, Niger, Tanzania and Togo.
This page provides information on our projects in Cameroon.
Projects in Cameroon
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School book project for primary schools, Northwest Cameroon, 2010-2012
Knowledge for Children supports rural schools in Northwest Cameroon by building up a decent book stock and... more
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Vocational training for 100 youths, 2012-2014
Stop Kindermisbruik (Stop Child Abuse) and its local partner ASSEJA offer vocational education to 100 underprivileged youths every... more
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Improvement of education at 8 primary schools, East and Adamawa Region, 2011-2013
Since 2007, the border of Cameroon's East Region has been host to over 100,000 refugees
from the... more
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Construction of a new school, Mamfe, 2010-2012
LiveBuild, in association with United Action for Children (UAC), wants to set up a high-quality school in Mamfe. UAC has already... more
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Teacher training in Northern Cameroon, 2010-2012
VSO sends out vocational specialists to developing countries in Africa and Asia who can share their knowledge and experience with... more
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Organic gardening and 'night paddocks', 2009-2011
Njamnjama is a vegetable similar to spinach. In Cameroon the traditional production of this vegetable has not been able to keep up... more
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Restoration of Mountain Forests by Introduction of Analogue Forestry, Bamenda High Mountains, 2008-2010
The high mountains of Bamenda are sometimes referred to as the storehouse of Cameroon... more
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School on Wheels, 2008-2010
School on Wheels takes children to school, and teachers to children. Apart from reading and writing, children are taught practical skills and competences that they... more
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Community Forest, Bamenda High Mountains, 2008-2010
ANCO introduces and stimulates sustainable agriculture and other types of sustainable sources of income... more
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Project details
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School book project for primary schools, Northwest Cameroon, 2010-2012
Knowledge for Children supports rural schools in Northwest Cameroon by building up a decent book stock and effectively using books as an instructional tool in education. A book fund will also be set up in order for the schools to eventually manage and supplement the book stock themselves. With its activities, Knowledge for Children aims at improving the level of education for primary school children between the ages of 6 and 14.
The Turing Foundation contributes about €90.000 to this project,
of which €30.000 in 2012.
see also:
Other teacher training projects
School books for a primary school in Northwest Cameroon, Turing Project Visit, March 2012
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Vocational training for 100 youths, Cameroon, 2012-2014
Stop Kindermisbruik (Stop Child Abuse) and its local partner ASSEJA offer vocational education to 100 underprivileged youths every year. The training consists of 3 months of theory combined with a 6-month to 2-year apprenticeship-based training with existing businesses (duration dependent on the trade). Trainings are offered in 5 cities: Yaoundé, Maroua, Bertoua, Bamenda and Ambam. The most popular courses are silk-screen printing, painting, tailoring, hairdressing/aesthetics, restaurant/pastry making and computer graphics. From previous experience, it turns out that 80% of teenagers that finish their training (on average, there's a 5% dropout rate) start their own self-supporting businesses. The other 20% generally has a good chance of remaining with the small businesses they were trained at.
The Turing Foundation
already supported this activity back in 2011
and will increase its contribution to a total of €150,000 for the project until 2014 (50% of training costs). In 2011, the program exceeded all expectations with regards to the number of applications, so ASSEJA decided to assign more than one youth to each trainer. A total of 105 girls and 40 boys have enrolled in the program. It's currently being looked into whether the overcrowding affects the programs' quality, but it doesn't seem to. The boys are especially motivated and there are hardly any dropouts.
see also:
Other vocational training projects
Two girls who have set up their own businesses after their ASSEJA vocational training. Turing Project Visit, Februari 2012
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Improvement of education at 8 primary schools, East and Adamawa Region, Cameroon, 2011-2013
Since 2007, the border of Cameroon's East Region has been host to over 100,000 refugees
from the Central African Republic. In collaboration with the Cameroon Red Cross
and Plan International Cameroon, the UN High Commission for Refugees
wants to improve education at 8 primary schools open to both locals and refugees.
The program involves training new teachers, improving school buildings, providing
furniture and teaching material, and will focus especially on access to education for girls.
Up to and including 2013, the Turing Foundation contributes €120,000 to this project.
see also:
Other teacher training projects
Refugees from the Central African Republic fetching water from the oldest well of Gbiti, Cameroon
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Construction of a new school, Mamfe, Cameroon, 2010-2012
LiveBuild, in association with United Action for Children (UAC), wants to set up a high-quality school in Mamfe. UAC has already realised a similar school in Buea, with smaller classes, quality education, information on HIV and Aids, vocational training, tutoring and computer training. School results of the Buea school are among the best of its area. The school in Mamfe wants to match that success level.
The Turing Foundation will contribute €25.000 in 2010 for the construction of the school in Mamfe.
see also:
United Action for Children: other projects
Other building projects
Lessons have started downstairs, while a second floor is built on top of the school. Turing Project Visit, March 2012.
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Teacher training in Northern Cameroon, 2010-2012
VSO sends out vocational specialists to developing countries in Africa and Asia who can share their knowledge and experience with local organisations, helping them to do their work in a more efficient way. The project that will run in Northern Cameroon for the coming three years means that four specialists will develop training modules for teachers, headmasters, parents' councils and civil servants serving education. Moreover, several activities are organised to make education more accessible to girls.
The Turing Foundation contributes € 90,000 (€30,000 in 2012).
see also:
VSO: other projects
Other teacher training projects
Teacher training in Far North Region, Cameroon
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Organic gardening and 'night paddocks', Cameroon, 2009-2011
Njamnjama is a vegetable similar to spinach. In Cameroon the traditional production of this vegetable has not been able to keep up with the huge demand. It grows extremely fast and can be grown all year round. Today the farmers increasingly use artificial fertilizers and pesticides for the production, causing water pollution and conflicts between villages. By training 150 women and 20 men, and by setting up 6 hectares of organic gardens, the Maingai AGRO-VET Group aims to introduce a tried and tested sustainable agricultural method in the northwest of Cameroon. In between the gardens there will be 'night paddocks', where the manure is collected to improve the soil. Eventually this project should lead to a fivefold increase in revenues.
The Turing Foundation finances this project that runs until 2011 through IUCN NL (€ 33,000). The Maingai AGRO-VET Group collaborates with ANCO, another partner in nature conservation of the Turing Foundation in this region.
see also:
ANCO Kameroen: other projects
IUCN Nederland: other projects
Women at work on their own BOFA farm, Turing project visit, Februari 2012
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Restoration of Mountain Forests by Introduction of Analogue Forestry, Bamenda High Mountains, Cameroon, 2008-2010
CENDEP introduces and stimulates the durable cultivation of forest products. The highlands of Bamenda are sometimes referred to as the storehouse of Cameroon. Many original forests have lost ground to agriculture and cattle breeding. As a consequence, the quality of the soil and drinking water noticeably declines, while erosion and poverty increase. In order to break out of this spiral, CENDEP and IUCN NL are creating an exemplary project for long-lasting increase of income through analogue forestry techniques. These entail the protection and recovery of original vegetation, combined with the planting of income generating varieties.
The Turing Foundation finances this project, which runs until 2010 (€ 93.500).
see also:
IUCN Nederland: other projects
Part of the CENDEP project area, destroyed by fire (possibly arsony as a result of a quarrel between project stakeholders). Turing Project Visit, Februari 2012
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School on Wheels, Cameroon, 2008-2010
One Men's School on Wheels project, in association with United Action for Children, dedicates itself to alternative education aimed at competence development and vocational training for children between the ages of 6 and 13. School on Wheels brings children to school and teachers to children. Besides reading and writing, School on Wheels also wants to teach the children practical skills and competences they will need to survive in their own communities, such as extra vocational training that will enable them to find jobs as electricians, ICT professionals, carpenters or painters.
Up to and including 2010, the Turing Foundation will be co-financing this project so it can
expand to reach 6,000 children in Mamfe, Kousseri and Kumba (€150,000, of which €50,000 in 2010).
see also:
United Action for Children: other projects
One of the Turing Foundation busses for School on Wheels, Cameroon, Turing project Visit, March 2012
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Community Forest, Bamenda High Mountains, Cameroon, 2008-2010
ANCO introduces and stimulates sustainable agriculture and other types of durable sources of income. In the Bamenda High Mountains of Cameroon, where CENDEP introduces analogue forestry pilots, ANCO and IUCN NL together start an exemplary project in the Western part of the mountains. The project allows members of the Dom community to exploit the relatively intact forest in a durable way and to reduce the burden of agriculture and cattle breeding on the forest. 120 acres of degraded forest will be restored and the community will be trained and provided with materials for sustainable use of the forest, sustainable agriculture and cattle breeding, erosion control, apiculture and sustainable market gardening.
The Turing Foundation funds this project, which runs until 2010 (€ 53,500).
see also:
ANCO Kameroen: other projects
IUCN Nederland: other projects
ANCO training in beekeeping and honey production, Bemanda, Kameroen, 2010
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