Projects

Better World Cameroon (BWC) focuses on Permaculture and Climate Change micro project, designed and implemented instead by environmental science graduates serving as volunteers
and supervised by the National Coordinator of BWC.
For BWC, the promotion of sustainable environment and rational management of human resources
is not incompatible with poverty reduction through micro projects development by young people;
but rather depends on it.

One important factor for promoting a sustainable environment is the conservation
of services that are vital to mankind and which are provided by our ecosystems,
such as food, shelter and building materials. Nothing takes care of these basic needs
more than its focus programme, Permaculture Design Training and Practice.
Permaculture is commonly referred to as permanent agriculture.


Another equally important aspect is the need to master the management of water,
air and atmosphere. These environmental issues are of special importance not only to Cameroon
but also to the entire central and West African region and beyond.

We have integrated the initiative of Permaculture and Climate Change in the Ndanifor Community
Garden Project (NCGP). The Ndanifor Community Gardern, situated in Nsimeyong village,
Tam-Tam Weekend quarter in Yaounde, is a 5 acre Demonstration Plot and it has a concept of
garden pavilion for culture and traditional theatre, art and handicraft.
It is also a platform of Permaculture, demonstration facility for visiting groups, designed as an educational tool.

The word NDANIFOR, as the garden is named, originally means “Spirit of Earth“in Bafut language.
The Spirit of Ndanifor will serve for:
- Reconnecting the youth to the land and growing our own nutritious food,
medicine and spices
- Researching and experimenting with appropriate technologies
- Building Community Nurseries for fruit and fuel plantations
- Fish ponds
- Cane Rat breeding and Mushroom cultivation
- Tool manufacture and information technologies
- Traditional Restaurant for return to good eating habits

NCGP is locally driven and has the potential to contribute to sustainable agriculture and the global environment.
It was conceived on the principle that the best way to solve the food crisis in Africa is to increase local production.

BWC is therefore looking for funding to NCGP to be developed as an Ecological Literacy Centre
and Eco-Village for Permaculture excellence, informal training and capacity building,
and to extend the infrastructural development of services, security and educational resource facilities.

“Together for a Better World“ International Summer Work Camp

From the 1st to the 21st August 2011, Better World Cameroon (BWC), in collaboration with NICE
(Japanese NGO) and Solidarites Jeunesse (French NGO) will organize an International Summer Work camp
in Yaounde, Cameroon. The objective of this workcamp is to regenerate the Ndanifor Community Garden in Biyem Assi,
build an eco-lodge and create a Permaculture demonstration site.
(The Mini Work Camp was held in February 2011 to prepare for launching the summer work camp.
See below.)

All participants will work together to carry out the following activities:
- Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in slum area in Yaounde
- Cleaning up the river course
- Planting a variety of native tree and species in order to meet up with
our‘Operation 10,000 trees program to reverse Environmental Degradation
and mitigate Global Climate Change
- Field trips - Sports
- Building of flood defences
- International and national cuisine
- Arts and culture exhibition

Participants will work together and empower themselves in building relationships
that will break the barrier between the North and the South, and create a cross-cultural link
for Education and Sustainable Development in Cameroon.

At the end of the 3 weeks work camp, participants should have acquired skills and knowledge of
basic Permaculture and spirit of volunteerism to be able to give back to their communities and
assist children in need.

Schedule
From 1st of August to 21st August 2011
Detailed schedule will be updated soon

Who can participate?
Men and women from all works of life from 18 years and above are free to participate.
Educational background is not necessary.

Participation fee
Japanese participants: 200 Euro
Other international participants: 225 Euro
Cameroonian participants: 50.000FCFA

How to apply
Japanese participants: Contact to NICE
UK participants: Contact to VAP UK
Other international participants: Contact to Solidarités Jeunesse
Cameroonian participants: Contact to Better World Cameroon

For further information, see Information Sheet

Mini Camp (Feb 2011)

The Mini Work camp which took place at the BWC head office in Yaounde from the 11th to 17th February 2011
was to create a platform to enable BWC join hands with NICE, Japan and Solidarité, France.
The objective was to come up with a sustainable working relationship through international summer work camps
that will involve youth volunteers from Cameroon and around the world to work together,
while sharing ideas and experiences to overcome specific problems.

With the fruitful output of this mini work camp, Better World Cameroon will organize International Summer Work Camp
from 1st to 21st August 2011.

To see the report of the mini camp, please click here.