for community development
Our Mission
SOPISDEW’s mission is empowering people’s abilities to meet their needs by leveraging on their knowledge and skills
Our Vision
SOPISDEW’s vision is to become a leading institution in empowering people’s abilities to meet their needs in their communities.
Core Values
Collaboration, Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equality, Integrity, Transparency, and Accountability
Who We Are
We are a Community Focused Organization made up of a devoted and determined team which is willing and passionate to contribute to sustainable development in vulnerable communities around the world by empowering people’s abilities to foster their sustainable development.
Our Programs
Empowering communities through sustainable development and local initiatives
Years of experience
Total project
Winning awards
Happy communities
Why Engage with us
With the emergence of global challenges such as crisis resulting from an upsurge of conflicts and the COVID-19 Pandemic, SOPISDEW has expanded her scope of intervention into diverse contexts including non-emergency, emergency and recovery contexts following an understanding of the peace, development and humanitarian action nexus
This expansion is not just a mission drift for SOPISDEW but also an opportunity to promote resilience and to strategically direct and materialize resources following an armed conflict which has hit the North West Region of Cameroon where SOPISDEW’s programs have been ongoing on in this context from since 2016.
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We are part of the Impact
Engage with SOPISDEW Cameroon to be a part of a community-based organization devoted to fostering sustainable development and empowering people’s abilities through our programs. Join us in creating an enabling volunteering environment, expanding cooperation, promoting local initiatives, and protecting the cultural and natural heritage of rural and indigenous communities. Help us make a difference in the lives of school-age children, vulnerable persons, indigenous women, youths, and the community. Let’s work together towards a brighter future for all.
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- To create access to basic quality education for children and promote children’s rights to education.
- To empower people from diverse works of life, academic and professional backgrounds to leverage on their skills and competences for social and economic potency.
- To promote ‘’glocalization’’ through global and local integrated sustainable innovative approaches to livelihood support.
- To provide primary health care, promote public health and practices of wellness and healthy living.
- To advocate for and promote human rights, peace, justice and the rule of law in local communities.
- To create and support access to media and information for global and community development in the current digitalized generation.
- To engage and support communities to gain access to basic and affordable water, sanitation and hygiene services,
- To mitigate gender issues, offer protection and promote social inclusion for vulnerable persons.
Society for the Promotion of Initiatives in Sustainable Development and Welfare (SOPISDEW) is an apolitical and non-profit humanitarian and development organization in Cameroon created by Administrative Order No 08/AR/E26/A2/PS/118 on 26th July, 2012 Cameroon. SOPISDEW’s strategy for promoting development and humanitarian action over the years has been by supporting communities to leverage on their natural potentials and maximize their use for sustainability and posterity. SOPISDEW believes in promoting local and global cooperation through intercultural dialogue and cultural exchanges. SOPISDEW’s team of volunteers in an effort to meet up with her vision had set objectives which guided daily operations, partnerships and community engagements through projects and programs geared towards attaining this vision.
- To improve health, education, sanitation, agriculture and natural resources management in
rural communities through volunteering, participation, training and low-cost sustainable
schemes.
2. To empower the most poor, vulnerable, deprived and marginalized persons through low-cost sustainable economic and social development programs. - To promote access to information for empowerment and development.
- To promote ecotourism as well as promoting and preserving indigenous cultures.
- To promote youth and gender empowerment initiatives.
- To promote human rights, equity and freedoms in all rural programs
- To advocate and promote peace, and social justice so that the rural people become
responsible citizens. - Promote qualitative and quantitative literacy levels as a vital tool for sustainable
development and welfare in the rural milieu. - To promote good governance in locally driven projects.
- To promote local initiatives by offering free consultancy services to our targeted partners
and groups.
The Administrative Team (7 team members led by the Executive Director), appointed or recruited and committed team focused on the day-to-day operations of the organization by assisting in resource mobilization while implementing all programs and policies geared towards meeting our vision as directed by the General Assembly of members and the Board of Directors. This team includes:
The Executive Director
The Programs Manager
The Human Resource Officer
The Finance Officer
The Senior Administrative Assistant
The Interns and Volunteers Officer
The Communication and Outreach Officer
Programs Team (9 program officers coordinated by the Programs Manager) appointed or recruited and committed team focused on running the day-to-day projects and activities of the organization by assisting in conceiving and implementing all programs geared towards meeting our vision as directed by the Executive Director. The team includes:
Education Programs Officer
Capacity Building and Entrepreneurship Programs Officer
Sustainable Livelihood Programs Officer
Health and Wellness Programs Officer
Democracy and Peace Building Programs Officer
Media and Information Programs Officer
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programs Officer
Protection and Social Welfare Programs Officer
Oku Programs Officer
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