FAP NGO Cameroon
Practical trainin on use and management of Solar water pump
Introducing Solar water Pump 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: Vertinary Junction Bamenda North West Region
Branch Office: Ndop Ngoketunjia Division
Tel: +237 677839843 email: forestagrofor@yahoo.com, fapngocameroon@yahoo.com
Information about FAP
Forest and Agroforestry Promoters (FAP NGO) was created in May 2001 by indigenes of the North West Region who have interest in the sustainable management of natural and wetland resources.
The organization was registered with the government of Cameroon with reference number: 137/E31/067/SCAB on the 09th of March 2004. FAP mission is to promote the sustainable management of natural resources in the Western Highlands of Cameroon.
1. FAP’s Activities include: Capacity-building (especially for communities) on sustainable agriculture and livestock production
2. Carry out forest/environmental conservation and climate change mitigation activities;
3. Facilitation of dialogue processes between the multiple users of wetland and other natural resources;
4. Environmental Impact Assessment;
5. Advocacy for women’s rights and participation in natural resources management processes;
6. Communicate market channel for farm produce to target customers and communities.
Specific problem addressed by FAP in her activities
- Low family incomes
- Poor farming practices
- Uncontrolled exploitation of forest/wetland resources
- Low capacity of community members to generate income from their resources. (Poor management capacities)
- Poor leadership within groups and communities.
- Conflict over the use of wetland and other natural resources.
- Fast depletion of natural resources due to unsustainable exploitation by rural communities.
Specific problem and challenges addressed by FAP in her activities
- Low family incomes
Limited knowledge on enterpreneurship
- Poor farming practices
- Uncontrolled exploitation of forest/wetland resources
- Low capacity of community members to generate income from their resources. (Poor management capacities)
- Poor leadership within groups and communities.
- Conflict over the use of wetland and other natural resources.
- Fast depletion of natural resources due to unsustainable exploitation by rural 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 and to reduce poverty and unemployment.
FAP focuses on the rural population of the Cameroon which constitutes 80% of the total population of the region. 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). Because of their poor organization and poor management capacities, these resources are depleting thereby rendering them even poorer.
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) Memberships through FAP NGO.
- National Platform Agrosylvo Pastoral and forestry Professionals Producers organisation of Cameroon (PLANOPAC)
FAP NGO experience from projects implemented since creation in 2004