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Schools helped

325

Classrooms built

68

Health centres/water projects

100

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We work with our partner NGO SHUMAS to fund projects that give access to education, healthcare and drinking water with rural communities in Cameroon.

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From this….to… an update form one of our latest projects in the far North region of Cameroon. The only public primary school in the locality serving six communities.

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These are the newly constructed foundations for ou

These are the newly constructed foundations for our latest school project. It won’t be long until the walls are finished and the roof is on. The people of the village of Sogum are hurrying to get the school completed in record time, before the really heavy rains return. They are excited because at last their children will be able to study in clean, dry and hygienic conditions - and we are excited because we haven’t been able to undertake any school building projects in this Far North region of Cameroon since 2015. There will be wonderful celebrations on the day of the official handover - that’s for sure.

Innocent Fonyui is a member of the SHUMAS’ team

Innocent Fonyui is a member of the SHUMAS’ team who has been unable to flee from the war zone in which he lives because of his severe disability. He is vulnerable to attack and is reliant on friends to bring him food and water. When his phone was stolen he was cut off from all his support systems. Fortunately SHUMAS learned of his situation and we were able to fund him to get a new phone. Somehow we still think of mobile phones as a luxury but when you are isolated and vulnerable, they are absolutely essential.

Thanks to the Dragon School for their very welcome

Thanks to the Dragon School for their very welcome donation which is helping us to get children, who have missed school for five years because of war in Cameroon, back to education.

The community of Ntui in Centre Region, Cameroon a

The community of Ntui in Centre Region, Cameroon are celebrating the handover of our latest school project today (17 Feb 2022). A new classroom block, an office, a new latrine and COVID prevention items. This is our 110th school building project in Cameroon!!
We are delighted that the Deputy High Commissioner is present at the occasion as we try our best to help build peace and prosperity in these turbulent times in Cameroon.

This is our latest project. Help us to raise the f

This is our latest project. Help us to raise the funds to provide this community with a learning centre which will allow the children to access basic education for the first time in five years. It costs just £7,000 to get all these children back into school.

Breaking new ground! New boreholes, classrooms and

Breaking new ground! New boreholes, classrooms and our biggest humanitarian aid project yet.

It's a busy start to 2022, click on the link in our bio for more information.

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When you live in a village in NW Cameroon which is

When you live in a village in NW Cameroon which is attacked and destroyed by viscious armed groups, you flee for safety into the far depths of the forest. You carry with you what you can but it is not much. Building Schools for Africa/SHUMAS partnership is getting essential aid items to thousands of people who have made camp in some of the hardest to reach parts of rural Cameroon. The roads are impassable for most of the year and transport is almost non-existant. Volunteers will be carrying these essential aid supplies by headload. Please support our special appeal. Www.buildingschoolsforafrica.org

This is the third of four truckloads of mattresses

This is the third of four truckloads of mattresses and other aid items heading for the remote settlements of Internally Displaced People in Fungom, NW Cameroon. The roads are so bad that, for the final 8 Kms of the 180 Km journey, all these items will be carried by headload. These essential items are destined for 506 household in 9 settlements like Fileeh - pictured here.

It is International Human Rights Day and we are ra

It is International Human Rights Day and we are raising the plight of these children in Fileeh Settlement who have been living in abject squalor for the past five years because of the war in NW Cameroon, which caused their homes to be destroyed and all schools closed. None of them have been to school during that time and are at serious risk of exploitation and harm.
Please help us to raise the £9,000 needed to provide a safe space to use as a school, and provide the teachers, counsellors and learning materials to help them catch up with their education and become successful members of society. Such small amounts of money can really work miracles.
See the Special Appeal at www.buildingschoolsforafrica.org

It’s World Toilet Day and we are proud to includ

It’s World Toilet Day and we are proud to include a new toilet at every one of our school projects.
We want to improve hygiene for all the children and staff and ensure that girls feel able to continue their education after puberty.

These children collect drinking water from the sam

These children collect drinking water from the same water source as they use for washing themselves and their clothes. Animals also use this waterhole. The children have been living in a makeshift settlement for Internally Displaced People in NW Cameroon for several years. They live in abject squalor and they have not been able to go to school for five years. We are helping to get humanitarian aid to this settlement, and others in the area, and we want to get the kids back into school. £9,000 is all we need to do this. Please help us. Www.buildingschoolsforafrica.org

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