FAP NGO Cameroon

Practical trainin on use and management of Solar water pump
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Introducing Solar water Pump in Cameroon

Home gardening for income generating activities

System of Rice Intensification practices with small holder farmers in Cameroon

Compost making to obtain organic natural fertilizer

Humaniterian Services (providing livelihood for Internally Displaced people in the Cameroon Anglophone Crisis)

FOREST AND AGROFORESTRY PROMOTERS (FAP NGO) CAMEROON Present head office: Mile 3 Bamenda North West Region
Branch Office: Ndop Ngoketunjia Division
Tel: +237 677839843 email: forestagrofor@yahoo.com, fapngocameroon@yahoo.com

Forest and Agroforestry Promoters (FAP NGO) was created 2001 and legalized with the government of Cameroon on the 9^th of March 2004 with reference number: 137/E31/067/SCAB.

FAP’s mission is to promote the sustainable management of the natural and wetland resources in the Western highlands of Cameroon

FAP’s Activities include:

1. Carry out sustainable Agriculture, Agroforestry and livestock practices, watershed/forest protection and management in Cameroon.

2. Facilitation of dialogue processes between the multiple users of natural resources; including Farmers grazers conflicts, farmer and farmer conflicts, village and village conflicts.

3. Carry out Economic empowerment activities and entrepreneurship for Women, Youth and other vulnerable groups and facilitate their participation in natural resources management processes;

4. Promote renewable energy through solar and wind energy in Cameroon

Specific problem and challenges addressed by FAP in her activities

ü Low family incomes.

ü Limited knowledge on entrepreneurship

ü Poor farming practices

ü Uncontrolled exploitation of forest/wetland resources

ü Low capacity of community members to generate income from their resources. (Poor management capacities)

ü Poor leadership within groups and communities.

ü Conflict over the use of wetland and other natural resources.

ü Fast depletion of natural resources due to unsustainable exploitation by rural communities.

ü Increasing effects of climate change affecting communities

Approach to these problems

In order to address these problems, FAP uses gender-sensitive participatory approaches to build the capacities and empower poor community members technically. With this approach, FAP expects to achieve a more equitable access to and control over natural resources within the community, reduce poverty and unemployment, reduce land degradation and the fight against climate change.

FAP focuses on the rural population of Cameroon which constitutes 80% of the total population. The reason for focusing on the rural population is because they depend on natural resources for most of their income generating activities (crop production, livestock rearing including beekeeping, exploitation of timber and non-timber forest products etc). Because of poor organization and poor management capacities of rural communities, land and other natural resources are depleting thereby rendering the population even more poorer and exposed to climate change effects.

FAP NGO is a Member of the following professional bodies and Networks:

Global Environment Facilities-CSO (GEF-CSO),
Green Climate Fund (GCF),
United Nation Convention to Combat desertification (UNCCD-CSO)
International Analog Forestry Network and Cameroon Analog Forestry Network(IAF and CAFON)
National Environmental stakeholder Network (NESCAM)
National Human Human Right CSO organisation Network, (RECHORD)
North West CSOs Platform
North West Development organisations (NWADO)
National Platform Agrosylvo Pastoral and forestry Professionals Producers organisation of Cameroon (PLANOPAC)

FAP NGO experience from projects implemented since creation in 2004

Year	Location	Description of Project	Funding partners
2024	Foumbot West Region Cameroon	Improving the Mbororo Indigenous minority internally displaced persons livelihood in Foumbot.	Swiss Embassy Cameroon
2023-2024	Bamenda NWR	Cameroon Renew-ed Building capacities of 200 youths on Renewable energy.	Europian Union
2023	Tubah subdivision Kedjom ketingoh NWR	Planting trees to protect water catchment areas in Tubah subdivision	LUSH UK
2023	Santa Subdivision	Promotion of Community Initiatives to Protect Common Interest Resources in Cameroon (waterctchment areas)	INADES FORMATION Abijan
2022	Bamendankwe Watershed tree planting	Planting of 75,000 assorted tree seedlings in 30 hectatres of degraded watercatchment areas Suppoerted by	Africa’s Top 100 Tree Restoration Projects TerraMatch/AFR100
2022	Alatening Village around Bali-Gemba forest Reserve	Watershed biodiversity conservation through beekeeping and sustainable agricultural practices	New England Biolab Foundation.USA
2019 to 2020	Santa, Babessi and Ndop in NWR Cameroon	Enhancing Livelihoods and economic opportunities for Vulnerable People in Ngoketunjia and Mezam Division affected by the Anglophone Crises.	SGP-ERM-SGF Grant Project CMR/SGP/ERM SGF/UNDP/19/10
2019 to 2020	Tubah Sub Division Mezam	Enhancing sustainable agricultural practices for women and with women to reduce watershed degradation in the Tubah watershed in Mezam Division, North West Region Cameroon.	WOMEN2030 SUB-GRANTS –BURKINA FASO, TOGO, CAMEROUN AND TUNISIA
2019 to 2020	Monie Village Foumbot Subdiv. West Region	Introducing Solar water pump for irrigation agriculture and cell phone charging in Cameroon.	Pollination grant USA
2017-18	Ngoketunjia and Mezam NWR Cameroon	Facilitate small and Medium size enterprises to access funding from Micro finance institution through prospection, financial analysis and education and Business plan development.	Programme for Agricultural and Agri-food Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SPAASME) C2D-French Development agency Funding
	Iluani Village, Ndian Division SW Region	Protection of five water catchment and training of community members on watercatchment areas protection in I luani Village South West Region	New England Bio Labs foundation USA
2017-2018	NDOP Ngoketunjia Division	Carried out Business Diagnoses and the development of business plans for 07 enterprises Cameroon government under the Ministry of small and Medium size enterprises	Support Programme for Agricultural and Agri-food Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SPAASME) C2D-French Development agency Funding
2014-2015	Ndop council area	Executed Neem Tree and market gardening for socio economic development in Ngoketunjia Division. Through training and material support.	GEF SGP UNDP
2014-2015	Bamessing Ndop	Protection of five water catchment and training of community members on watercatchment areas protection in Bamessing and Bamali Villages	New England Bio Labs foundation USA
2014-2015	Bamessing Ndop	Establishment and training of farmers on Analog Forestry in the Demonstration plot in Bamessing	IAFN Costa Rica
2014	LAKE NYOS Area	Resettlement of Lake Nyos gas disaster victims in their village of origin	EUROPEAN UNION. AFCON
2014-2015	Ndop Boyo and kumbo Councils	Supervised data collection for capacity needs on group governance issues and Carried out capacity build for 30 farming groups on group dynamics and leadership	European Union (PASC)
2014	Ndop council	Supervised Food and Nutuition survey in for children less than 5 years	Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)
2013	Ndop council	Supervised problems of low rice production for subsistence farmers in	Ndop Municipal council
2013	Ndop, babessi and Balikumbat councils	Supervised the development of Enterprise Development Plans (EDPs) for 07 tree and forest products(NTFP) interest groups in Ngoketunjia division	FAO/European Union
2012	Ndu, Kumbo and Bafut councils	Supervised the putting in place water dialogue platforms in three municipal councils in the North West Region	GEF SGP UNDP
2011	Nwa, Ndu, Ndop, babessi, Balikumbat and Tubah	Supervised Data collection on the availability of shea trees in the North West Region, supported by SNV	Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)
2010	Ndop, babessi and Balikumbat councils	Supervised Data collection Non Wood Forest Products prioritizationand training community members on enterprise development.	FAO/European Union
2009 2010	DOM forest Noni Subdivision Bui Division	Resource person for the training of DOM community forest management Institution on Tree nursery establishment, market gardening and Agro forestry	IUCN NL/ ANCO
2008	Bafang Ngusi West & S W Regions	Carried out forest inventory in two community forest in West and South West Region	Forest Governance Facility
2008	Ndop, babessi and Balikumbat councils	Assisted Wetland users in the Upper Noun Area in the organization of a dialogue platform for conflict resolution especially during transhumance assisted	Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)
2007	Ndop, babessi and Balikumbat councils	Trained farmers and grazers in Ngoketunjia Division conflict identification, resolution and management Trained pastoral users in Ngoketunjia Agro pastoral and land laws in Cameroon Assist farmers and grazers to form farming alliance for a peaceful co-existence in the Division	Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)
2007	Bamenda	Facilitate the presentation of Bee loving trees during the FAO training of Trainers on beekeeping.	FAO/European Union
2007	Ndop council	Trained farmers on tree nursery and Agroforestry supported	International tree Foundation UK
2006	ELAK council	Carry out socio-economic baseline survey in the Upper Shinga community forest. Executed firefighting, patrolling and the replacement of 1000 eucalyptus trees with prunus in the Upper Shinga Community Forest. (Part of Kilum Mountain forest in Bui Division of the North West Region).	DFID/CAMCOF
2006	Mezam,Boyo & Ngoketunjia Divisions	Tree Planting and bee keeping in Bamenda Highlands	Netherland Embassy