Poultry Farming Initiative For Vulnerable Families in Northwest Cameroon

Distribution of poultry farming “starter kits” to IDP (primarily single-parent) families in Bamenda, Cameroon.

About the Project

The project consisted of helping internally displaced families begin poultry farming in order to provide them with a sustainable livelihood.

Location

Nkwen Village, Ntambang community, Bamenda Town, North West Region of Cameroon

Quick Project Stats

Funding DateJune – August 2024
Luena Investment$2,250
CBO PartnerCare – Hope Education
VillageNkwen, Ntambang
CountryCameroon
# of Children Impacted20
Community Contribution$260, manual labor

Internally Displaced Families Lack Economic Stability

The on-going socio-political crisis in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon has had devastating effects on the population in general. In the North West Region at one point from 2019 – 2022, which saw the peak of the crisis, some villages were victims of arson, and some families lost their properties as well as lives, leading to hopelessness, frustration, and psychosocial torture. As a result of all these, some villagers moved to other places for safety. Many of these victims settled in Bamenda, the headquarters of the North West Region of Cameroon. 

Care – Hope Education conducted a needs assessment with community leaders in order to identify sustainable livelihood programs which could help families continue to provide for their children without necessarily depending on external support. Through this assessment, it was identified that empowering parents through sustainable skills and economic activities like poultry farming would have a significant impact on the overall wellbeing of these families and sustainable livelihood.

Poultry Farming Provides Critical Income for Families

The donation from Luena Foundation was used to provide 20 families with 15 chicks, 1 feeder, 1 drinker, a packet of medication, and a bag of feed per family. This project helps the families to raise income, which allows them to provide for their children’s school needs and other basic needs of the family. Poultry farming is admired by many because of the high demand for chicken and the manure that chickens produce. These farmers are already able to sell some chickens and have started to use some of the income to buy some school items like books and pens.

Meet our Partner Community-Based Organization

Care – Hope Education is a community based organization which focuses on assisting vulnerable children, adolescents, and youths through psychosocial support, career orientation, entrepreneurial skills/vocational rehabilitation for sustainable livelihood, and also offers other community intervention programs which can benefit the population.  

To learn more about our partner organization, click here.

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About Luena Foundation

The Luena Foundation aims to serve and safeguard vulnerable children around the world by protecting their basic human rights and by fostering love, hope, strength and joy. We use the donations we receive to invest in locally-led grassroots projects and organizations whose mission is to create a more compassionate world for children everywhere.

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