Benevolent Association for the Protection of the Environment and the Socially Underprivileged
BAPESU INFORMS DONORS, MEMBERS, PHILANTROPISTS, CHARITY ORGANISATIONS THAT THEY HAVE THE LATITUDE TO AFFORD FUNDING FOR ANY ACTIVITY OF THEIR CHOICE YOUR DONATIONSWe welcome your donations financially and in kind. If you or someone would like to help BAPESU, please contact us
CONTACT US Email: bapesu.org@gmail.com Tel. +237 77491345 Fax: +237 33471186 Postal BAPESU P.O. Box 4415 Douala Cameroon
REFLECTION "Our Lives begin to end when we become silent about things that matter" |
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"I am delighted that you have expressed interest in visiting our webpage" We may not be aware that 1.3 billion people, that is, almost, ¼ of the world’s population have to survive on less than $1.00/day; that seventy per cent of these people are poor women. In addition, the gap between women and men caught in the cycle of poverty has continued to widen in the past decade, a phenomenon commonly referred to as “the feminisation of poverty”; that governments spend more on weaponry (military) than on health; that inequalities and social injustices are pervasive; that we are destroying our precious environment via pollution, deforestation and urbanization. Every 15 seconds one young person is infected with HIV. 15 seconds. A few blink of an eye. A leaf falling from a tree. A cloud passing above our heads. Meeting someone who will change your life. Watching a star fall. The time it takes to cast a dream. A world of beauty can hide within 15 seconds. Beautiful moments that we take for granted. Moments that too many are not able to live. 6500 die of AIDS everyday. They died yesterday, will die today, and shall die tomorrow. This is not a cause, it's an emergency. It is about life. BAPESU aims to raise awareness around HIV/AIDS by reflecting on the smaller emotions that make everyday life grand, that some of us appreciate and that too many of us will never feel. A life can change forever in 15 seconds. It is high time we all have to think about quality life of all especially the most vulnerable (women, children, less developed countries). “We have only one planet, now and in the future. We need to think harder about how to use it wisely. Thank your for reading. ABOUT US Benevolent Association for the Protection of the Environment And the Socially Underprivileged (BAPESU) is a common initiative group (CIG) that was founded in early 2005 by a coterie of dynamic youths with the objective to underpin social, cultural and economic development. It is not-for-profit and apolitical based and operating in Cameroon. BAPESU depends on the support and generosity of members, individuals, and philanthropists in Africa and throughout the international community. BAPESU is at its incipient stage of development and with very limited resources and staff/volunteers. So we really hinge on the support of generous people.
ASSOCIATION’S GOALS (GOALS OF ORGANISATION) The goals of the organisation are to: · Aid in the protection of the environment through information campaigns, sensitisation, tree planting and seedlings for farmer etc… · Reducing feminisation of poverty. · Rehabilitation of destitute children and gender issues (women empowerment). · To seek sponsorship to initiate and support projects and programmes. · Combating HIV/ AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. · Promoting community development (participatory approach). · Nursery of trees and seedlings for farmers · Peace building.
OUR FOCAL ACTIVITIES The following are our focal activities but which are not limited to: · Awareness campaign against HIV/AIDS in rural communities. · Training of women in basic computer skills (transfer of technology) · Supply of potable water to the rural women. · Environment protection campaigns (awareness raising, tree planting) · Income generating activities for youths and women. · Community development programmes. · Training workshops on non-violence conflict transformation. · Training of rural women in gardening techniques, soil conservation and ways of improving agricultural yields. · Fostering girl child education (female elementary education scholarship programmes).
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