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BIHAPH has once more demostrated her commitment in community building and sustainabilty. In spite the increase vulnerabilities, lack of funding and precarious humanitarian crisis. BIHAPH is at the frontline to responding to the needs of the most vulnerable and in hard to reach communities. 

Our proven solutions save the lives of  women, girls, youths and malnourished children and their families affected by wars, humanitarian crisis and other social hazards. Together, we can end the sufferings of our most vulnerable communities. Join our fight to save lives, empower communities, and bring positive change to millions of  families in poor rural communities.Join the the team dedicated to HUMAN CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION SOLUTION BASED APPROACH  

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Your donation will help save the lives and build shattered communities, restore hope and dignity lost due to precarious wars and conflict.

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SUPPORTING THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS -EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES BY STRENGTHENING THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STATUES, BUILD RESILIENCE AND THRIVE. GOD BLESS US AS WE DONATE GENERIOUSLY TO BUILD A MORE SAFER AND BETTER WORLD FOR OUR CHILDREN;

TO END I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EACH ONE OF US TO STAND STRONG IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. I HOPE THIS BOOK INSPIRED YOU TO USE YOUR PAIN TO DO MORE GOOD IN THE WORLD; WE ARE ALL BLEEDING; AS YOU OWN A COPY OF THIS BOOK, MAKE THE CONCIOUS EFFORTS TO USE YOUR PAIN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD; FIND YOUR PURPOSE IN YOUR SUFFERING AND WHAT LIFE THROWS AT YOU; BE MORE EMPATHETIC, COMPASSIONATE TO CHANGE THE NEXT PERSON; THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION;

GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND OUR STAY HERE TOGETHER. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

For the past eight years, girls and women in the English speaking regions of Cameroon are facing precarious emergencies humanitarian needs due the the armed conflict and it consequences. They have been out of school for the lost eight years. Given their extreme vulnerabilities, they have been exposed to multiple rapes, sexual abuse, exploitation and harrasment. They have equally experienced forced marriages, unwanted pregnancies, high sexual transmittable deseases. The repeated abuses on them put them in very, high risk, harmful  traumatic and depressing conditions. Most of them have been forced in family ways with more than three children with no income to take care of themselves and the children. Due to continuos economic hardship, these girls continue to experience cycle of violence and abuse just to earn a living. BIHAPH at the centre of community and grass root initiative and living the realities of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions, brave the odds amidst funding gaps to engage community leaders to take the lead in reponding to these emergency needs to prevent and protect the women and girls. In a six months project BIHAPH partners with the community leaders to train 30 girls in Tailoring, decor, pasteries, market gardening, sport to build resilience and hope, psycho social counselling. These initiative provided the girls with skills, to be self reliant, self worth, self esteem and to be better versions of themselves in building strong and healthy communities. EMPOWER A WOMAN OR GIRL, EMPOWER A NATION! WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS THRIVE, OUR COMMUNITIES TRIUMPH!

BIHAPH- transforming Rural women as agents of change rather than victims of circumstances -where lack of economic opportunity, Lack of education and schooling, rape, early marriage and sexual exploitation are still very prevalent.

Addressing the issue of gender-based violence is fundamental to achieving sustainable rural development as well as the SDGs.

BIHAPH field results indicates that the world ‘s poorest people are women living in rural areas - women without any access to land, income, resources or services. There are, however, several important reasons to invest in rural women. For instance, more than 100 million people could be lifted out of poverty if rural women had the same access to productive resources as men. 

Leave No Woman Behind, ‘that tests and scales-up pilot projects to empower women and enhance

their opportunities to access income-generating and entrepreneurship activities in the communities. BIHAPH with her partners is Investing in rural women; pursuing gender-sensitive economic growth models; ensuring that social protection schemes reach rural women; going beyond access towards adequate and non-discriminatory distribution of land; and creating an enabling environment where rural women ‘s collective voice can actually influence decision-making processes.

This initiative has improved livelihood opportunities in the communities. through

capacity development and facilitating access to credit which, in turn, increased women ‘s assets, self-

esteem and voice within their households and communities. In addition, this initiative enhances

behavioral changes at individual and community levels, generated a culture of savings and

encouraged women to seek out and use health services.

FOR ANY DURABLE SOLUTIONS TO BE ACHIEVED DURING ARMED CONFLICT? POWER MUST BE GIVEN TO LOCAL PEOPLE WHO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE WAR; FRIDAY 16TH FEB WAS A BRIGHT DAY TO COMMUNITIES SHATTERED BY WARS IN BDA 1,11, &111; BIHAPH WITH SUPPORT FROM CANADA FUND FOR LOCAL INITIATIVE TRAINED WOMEN  GROUPS IN SOAP LAUNDRY, DETERGENT, PASTERIES AND DONATED START UP KITS FOR THE WOMEN TO CONTNUE RESTITUTION AND BUILD THE CAPACITY OF OTHER MEMBERS; SOME IDPS IRECEIVED SEWING MACHINES AND TAILORING ASSECESORIES TO EMPOWER THEM TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD; THIS WAS IN ACCORDANCE TO BIHAPH MODUS OPERADI: MAINSTREAM ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN PEACE BUILDING, INCREASE LIVELIHOODS, POVERTY REDUCTION TOWARDS VIOLENCE MITIGATION, COMMUNITY REHABILITATION, RE-STABILISATION, AND BUILD SOCIAL COHESION IN SHATTERED COMMUNITIES IN MEZAM DIVISION.  1,11 AND 111;

THE BENEFICIARIES EXPRESSED DEEP GRATITUDE TO CANADA AND BIHAPH AND PROMISED TO USE THE EMPOWERMENT KITS JUDICIOUSLY TO BUILD A MORE HARMONIOUS AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITY;

 The last seven years in an ongoing armed conflict, Girlshave experienced formidable and complex challenges due to rampant sexual abuse and exploitation, Unwanted pregnancy, forced marriages, Denial of resources, discrimination and gender biases. The discrimination is now assuming new forms. 

While all women and girls, in general, face socio-cultural challenges, these are more overarching and complex in rural areas. Disadvantaged by a lack of access than ability, rural women remain subjugated by want of equality and equity.

When women are continously kept in disadvantaged positions and lack opportunities to excel, it destroys their self exteem, self worth, decline in health.  A combination of such gender prejudices trickles into lower self-esteem and basic dignity and reflects a decline in women’s health and nutrition. Children are greatly affected and increases malnutrition, child mortality severe health complications. The whole community decays, poverty is in the increase when women and girls are left behind. WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS TRIUMPH, THE COMMUNITY PROSPERS AND FLOURISHES, GROWS; There is vigor and armor.

BIHAPH LEAVES NO STONE UNTURNED TO PROVIDES WOMEN AND GIRLS SAFE SPACE NEEDED TO PREVENT PREVAILING GENDER BIASES, HARMFUL CULTURAL PRACTICES, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION;

JOIN BIHAPH TODAY TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CHANGE AND DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFES OF GIRLS LIVING THE BRUNT OF WAR IN POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES; 

BIHNDUMLEM HUMANIATARIAN ASSOCIATION OF PEACE AND HOPE (BIHAPH) in partnership with CANADA FUND FOR LOCAL INITIATIVES (CFLI) Trains, equips and commission local broadcasters WITH KNOWLEDGE ON BOTTOM UP APPROACH TO PEACE BUILDING, rekindles their potentials to build peaceful communities and disseminate information that condemns violence at BIHAPH HEAD OFFICE UPSTATION Bamenda on the 17^Th January 2024.

There is too much human atrocities, hidden abuses happening in the ongoing armed conflict, too many civilian lives have been lost. Too many aftermaths to come SHATTERRING COMMUNITIES IN THE ENGLISH SPEAKING REGIONS OF CAMEROON. 

In an engaging and participatory workshop of local broadcasters, BIHAPH turns, Painful, horrifying, gut-wrenching stories of the victims of ongoing violence, killings and unimaginable suffering to   hopeful, bravery stories of resilience, compassion leadership for ordinary people who have figured out how to build lasting peace in their communities. As a grassroots organization, BIHAPH Community peace building strategies have worked to build lasting peace in conflict zones, particularly for ordinary citizens on the ground. 

 With examples drawn from happenings in the communities and in a more interactive victim centered approach, BIHAPH reveal that peace can grow in the most unlikely circumstances. Contrary to what most politicians preach, building peace doesn't require billions in aid or massive international interventions. Real, lasting peace requires giving power to local citizens.

Using local color and experiences of the participants, these brave souls who have seen it all  tell the stories their stories,  the stories of ordinary yet extraordinary individuals and community leaders that are confronting violence in their communities effectively. BIHAPH's best practices, success stories in mitigating violence and the unimaginable sufferings of civilians especially women and children, shows how grassroots peace building is most needed to build stable and harmonious communities even in times of war or peace time. It involved innovative grassroots initiatives led by local people. Many Thanks to DR ELLEEN TABUWE for facilitating the workshop with her sages and expertise the local peace broadcasters’ express deep appreciation for skills and knowledge gained.

With success stories of this kind, BIHAPH shows the radical changes we must take in our approach if we hope to build lasting peace in fragile settings.

SUCCESS STORY OF A 16-YEAR-OLD FULANI GIRL This 16-year-old is a member of a household of Nine in one of our communities of intervention in the North West Region where her Grand Mother is the head of the household.