This page is dedicated to sharing the interventions and achievements of MBOSCUDA in it efforts to empower and promote rural Mbororo people to achieve sustainable and equitable development on their own terms. Three groups: Fulani Social Development Association (FUSODA), Fulani Foundation of Cameroon (FUFOUCAM) and Mbororo Development Association (MDA), formed in Bamenda, Kumbo and Yaounde respectively, merged in 1992 into the Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association of Cameroon (MBOSCUDA) – a non-partisan, non-profit socio-cultural development association. The association has grassroots structures in eight of Cameroon’s ten provinces with a membership of 40,000 (MBOSCUDA, 2002). Objectives of MBOSCUDA
MBOSCUDA has the following specific objectives:
- Reinforce unity ties between its members, as well as with other peoples, through discussion, cooperation, social integration and tolerance
- Promote the economic, social and cultural development of the Mbororo especially the women with a view to ameliorating their standards of living
- Promote the education of the Mbororo especially the youths
- Improve upon agro-pastoral practices to ensure maximum protection of their environment as well as contribute and participate in all possible undertakings aimed at a better management of grazing lands and the environment
- Promote any form of cooperation with any person, individual or corporate, which can help in the realization of the Association’s aims and objectives. Domain of intervention
Just like Mbororo identity and value system cannot be separated from cattle, the issues of rights and development are also inseparable to the Mbororo-Fulani (Nuhu, 2003). MBOSCUDA is therefore both a social movement as well an Non Governmental Organisation (NGO). As a social movement it seeks to bring all the Mbororo-Fulani under one umbrella in order to make a voice in challenging some of the biggest problems they face like access and control over land. As an NGO and through the support of National and international aid agencies, MBOSCUDA intervenes in the following areas. Paralegal Extension:
A community-based Para-legal Extension Programme aimed at challenging negative practices (such as exploitation and human rights violations), providing legal services to victims and informing ordinary citizens of their rights and the means through which they can secure this for themselves was setup. The programme also extends its support beyond the Mbororo communities especially to people in the rural Communities. This program also focuses on Sensitisation on civil and civic education especially the right of the child, facilitating the issuing of birth certificate and identity card. Finally, the program also ensures public relation with government agencies, national and international organisation through Lobbying and advocacy for Mbororo courses. Women Empowerment: Trainings are conducted on:
• Group dynamics and leadership
• Business management
• Provision of business credit to groups and qualify individuals
• Sensitisation and education on health especially HIV/AIDS, importance of girl child education
• Functional Adult literacy through the REFLECT Approach with outreach to 34 women’s group
Education and Capacity Building:
• Classrooms construction in rural and highly underserved communities is on-going
• Sponsorship of under privilege students from primary to University levels.
• Provision of equipment and didactic materials to community primary schools.
• Education and sensitisation on child education especially women. Agro- pastoral Development:
• Education and sensitisation on livestock management – pasture improvement and land acquisition procedure
• Formation of breeders Common Initiative Groups (CIG)
• Trainings in the areas of land tenure and resolution of farmer-grazier conflict
Networking/Collaboration:
• Village AiD UK
• Government Departments
• Non-Governmental organisations
• German Development Service (DED)
• Plan Cameroon
• SNV- Netherlands Development Organisation
• International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
• Forum for Women’s Information and coordination (FOWIC)
• Cultural Survival
• Care Cameroon
• IPAAC
• North West Union of Human Rights Organisations (UNOWHURO)
• Yaoundé based Embassies
Fund Raising
• Membership Fee
• Contributions
• Sales of materials/membership cards
• External funding/ Projects
