Development and Education for the village Mballam, Cameroon

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Development and education for the village Mballam in Cameroon. The pygmies or forest people is the oldest population group of the equatorial and tropical forests of Africa. The families of the village Mballan were forced 50 years ago to move close to the street. The village has 277 inhabitants and they live from hunting, fishing and agriculture (cassava, maize, maize, peanut, plantain). In order to allow some students a higher education the project aims to provide scholarships for five years to young talented pygmies.

This 5 Year project was extended by adding agricultural support for generating income and securing food supply. In June 2020 more than 20 men and women joined a group and created a cacao plantation. They raised the plants themselves in a tree nursery in 2019.

Project Overview

Project Year
Area
2019
Africa
Country
Region
Cameroon
Mballan
Aid type
Duration
Agriculture, Education
1 year
BASAID contribution
5600 CHF
Local contribution
Infrastruktur, Lehrer, Projektleitung
Local partners
FAIRMED www.fairmed.ch,
Contact
afrika@basaid.org