Join hands with the people of Bamunka in their fights against poverty

The Fon of Bamunka has recently been enthroned. The new Fon has started his era by building a 5 year development plan for the village. We invite you to join the Fon and the village in their battle to alleviate poverty.

Volunteers will stay with the villagers, be it in the eco-lodgers with the Fulani cattle herders, in the palace with the Fon's wives (women only), with the villagers working on their farms etc.

Volunteers will work on development projects that vary from helping at the schools, to working in a womens centre, to working with youths and womens groups in sensitization exercises.

Help us to make a change.

Community groups are common in Bamunka. The people gather in groups and together find solutions to their problems. The Makew Women's Group is one such group. The group consists of over 60 members.

The group approached us to discuss the problem that they are facing with their rice farms. Rice farming is one of the main cash crops in Bamunka. The villagers rely on the output of the farms so as pay school fees, medical bills etc.

The women's group are facing problems with their rice farms as their farms are poorly developed. There isn't a good irrigation system and it can happen that their farms lack water or can be flooded.

There isn't an access road to their farms. So the women must create tracks through dense vegetation so as to access their farms. This is difficult in times of harvesting.

Help us to help the Makew Women's Group.

The sisters at St. John the Baptist Resource Centre approached us. They have the facilities and they want assistance to set-up a social centre for women.

They tell us about the things that the women in the community go through. They want to help these women by educating and teaching them some skills. They want to assist them before it reaches those points of no return.

Help us to assist the Sister's in their task.

Polygamy is part of the culture in Cameroon. The Fon inherits the wives of his father. He chooses which of the wives to retain and which to discard. Should the Fon wish to marry, he will send a cowry shell bracelet to the women/girl in question, and she must report to the palace. The new Fon of Bamunka as 33 wives.

Polygamy is also practiced in the wider community. But economic constraints will limit the scale and this is now becoming less common.

Volunteers are welcome to stay at the palace amongst the Queens.