CAEPA Cameroon

(Community Agriculture and Environmental Protection Association Cameroon)

CAEPA Cameroon works with persons living with HIV/Aids, orphans and vulnerable children, women, students, as well as minority groups – especially the Mbororo.

CAEPA Cameroon is an educational and research body that was started in 2007 and registered in 2009, with the mission to enhance community health, agriculture and environmental protection within Cameroonian communities and beyond.

Agriculture, being the back bone of the Cameroonian economy, is at the top in efforts in the fight against poverty, which is a global challenge.

CAEPA Cameroon seeks to contribute towards the betterment of the life of the local population in Cameroon.

Caring for the Natural Environment

Eighty percent (80%) of the population of Cameroon live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for survival.

The environment is, and will remain, the only natural habitation for humanity; if care is not taken, humankind will be eliminated from the environment.

Deforestation, farming with the use of chemicals, grazing, bush fires, planting of unfriendly trees such as eucalyptus around catchments (structure in which water is collected) and the laying out of fields on slopes are some of the activities that lead to soil erosion, pollution, siltation, and drying up of water catchments in Bali Gashu.

Food, Water and Well-being

Women and children – especially the girls, trek long distances to fetch water; this esposes them to rape, school drop out, and malnutrition, because time is spent in search of water instead of cultivating food.

CAEPA Cameroon provides portable drinking water for women and children in Bali Gashu subdivision.

Health is the basic requirement for a productive and progressive community, and this is achievable through what people eat, the environment people live in, and a psychological well-being.

Principles will forever remain the main requirement for any positive change with respect to health, agriculture and environment.

It was for the simple reasons that a group of four youths who had the passion to see themselves librated from the burden of unemployment and hunger took upon themselves to start this initiative, since they believed people can only meet their needs when they meet the needs of others.