Brainstorm and suggest ideas to mitigate the impact of the social, economic and humanitarian crisis in Northwest and Southwest Cameroon Brainstorm

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Mission and objectives

CAMAAY is a non-political, non-religious, non-profit association. CAMAAY envisions a society wherein every individual has the opportunity to grow and contribute to the socioeconomic development of the community. We endeavour to achieve our goals through activities that promote sustainable community development in Cameroon. These activities involve strong participation from local community members with the guidance and valuable assistance of CAMAAY and its volunteers. We, the members of the members of Cameroon Association of Active Youths (CAMAAY), a non-profit association, commit ourselves to work in the interest of humanity without distinction as to race, sex or religious background with due respect to the law. We pledge to work closely with other associations, foreign representatives/institutions, NGOs and the Cameroon Government in promoting the principles and practices of quality agriculture, education, healthcare, sports, social well-being and environmental protection. We agree to join forces in the attainment of the United Nations objective in making the world a better place in which to live, with sufficient food and conducive environments. We therefore commit ourselves to achieving our objectives through our activities and the implementation of policies consistent with our objectives. We agree to work with respect to the laws governing the functioning of associations. We believe that: 1) Agriculture is the backbone of our economy. 2) Agriculture is top among our efforts in the fight against poverty, which is a global challenge 3) 80% of our people still live in rural areas and solely depend on agriculture for survival. 4) Our environment is and will remain the only natural habitation for humanity and if care is not taken mankind will be eliminated from his environment. 5) Health is the basic requirement for a productive and progressive community and can only be achieved through what people eat, the environment in which they live and mental well-being. 6) T

Context

More than three years of conflict in Cameroon’s Northwest and Southwest (NWSW) regions have resulted in significant socioeconomic disruption. As of September 2019, the crisis had claimed over 3,000 lives, destroyed over 170 villages, and displaced more than half a million people (ICG 2019b). The humanitarian emergency is severe and growing, as service delivery capacity and systems have been overwhelmed by displacement, and humanitarian access has been severely constrained. The current crisis in Cameroon’s Northwest and Southwest regions began in 2016 as peaceful protests that rapidly escalated into full-scale armed conflict. The response to the crisis has spanned the security, humanitarian, and political domains. The government mobilized rapidly in response to the security threats, and reports seem to suggest that this early militarized response exacerbated the conflict by further galvanizing and radicalizing separatist groups and hardening their resolve

Task description

We are looking for 11 online volunteers to help come up with innovative ideas and project ideas that could be implemented to help mitigate the impact of the social, economic and humanitarian crisis affecting our region. The online volunteers will propose project ideas that will be later develop into proposals. They shall help to find potential donors and funding programmes. Online volunteers won't be asked to contact any partners on our behalf.