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🟣 About CADEF CAMEROON

CADEF CAMEROON is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to protecting and empowering women and children across underserved communities. Through a rights-based and community-driven approach, CADEF promotes education, gender equality, and child protection to ensure that all children — especially girls — thrive in safe, inclusive, and opportunity-rich environments.

Founded in 2013 and officially accredited by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), CADEF works across Cameroon and other parts of Africa to advance the dignity and potential of those most at risk. Our programs are rooted in compassion, advocacy, and sustainable development, empowering individuals and institutions to become agents of change.

🌍 Our Vision

“Building an aggregate and equal society wherein equal rights of boy and girl children, men and women, are guaranteed and protected without bias and injustice.”

🎯 Our Mission

“Creating access to social and economic opportunities towards empowering women and children.”

🛡️ Our Values

  • Integrity
  • Inclusion
  • Accountability
  • Safeguarding
  • Collaboration

What We do

We Protect the rights of children and equality for girls.

Quality Education

Quality Education

We promote free, equal access to quality education for all children, from early learning to secondary education. we advocate at local, national and international levels.

Protection Against violence

Protection Against violence

We work with communities, families, schools and governments to protect children from Violence. We create local mechanism to protect children at the community level.

Maternal and Child Healthcare

Maternal and Child Healthcare

We Promote maternal, and child healthcare by Supporting families to improve the health of their children, prevent disease and care for common illnesses at home.

Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights

Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights

We increase access to quality sexual health services and eliminate harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, early and child marriage.

Early childhood development

Early childhood development

We help vulnerable and excluded children, particularly girls, grow up equally valued and cared for and free from discrimination.

Livelihood Empowerment

Livelihood Empowerment

We increase young people’s access to financial services, financial literacy and entrepreneurship and employment skills training.

Humanitarian Respond

Humanitarian Respond

We build communities’ resilience and support children’s right to dignity and protection before, during and after disasters and conflicts.

25087

FAMILY REACHED

36023

CHILDREN REACHED

338

COMMUNITIES REACHED

23021

GIRLS REACHED

We are Committed In;

  • Protecting all children and young people from all forms of violence and abuse.
  • Improving the health of children and young people through access to primary health care including sexual and reproductive health services, safe water, and sanitation.
  • Helping adolescents become resilient to the effects of socio-economic and climate change shocks and the impact of disasters by helping them gain a sustainable livelihood.
  •   Supporting children to complete a quality and inclusive primary and secondary education.
  •   Protecting all children and young people from all forms of violence and abuse.

Drinking Water Safety And Security Program

Water is a basic necessity for life. Unfortunately, not all water is safe for human consumption....

Role Of The Community in Child Protection

Protecting children from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation is everybody’s...

“Rescue Our Children From Harmful Practices”

Children's rights include health, education, family life, play and recreation, adequate living...