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OKANI’s action in Gbabandi and the development of indigenous peoples

admin2022-03-11T13:45:09+00:00November 13th, 2017|

OKANI’s vision is «a cohesive society where the rights, justice and fulfillment of indigenous peoples from the forests of Cameroon are guaranteed.» Its mission is to «support Indigenous peoples from the Cameroonian forests, and to improve their living conditions through the promotion of respect for their rights Since its creation 11 years ago, Okani has implemented several activities through different projects with the support of different technical and financial partners in order to improve the living conditions of indigenous peoples living in the Cameroonian forests. Projects were implemented in the following fields: Education Promotion of education in the Baka language through [...]

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Cameroon : Challenges and issues

admin2022-03-11T13:45:09+00:00October 31st, 2017|

This article is the first of two pieces about indigenous peoples in Cameroon, written by a staff member of Okani, one of our client organisations. In Cameroon, when speaking about forest indigenous peoples, we refer to four different groups: Baka people live mostly in the Eastern and Southern regions of Cameroon. Bakola and Bagyeli people live in an area of about 12 000 square km in the South of the country, including the districts of Akom II, Bipindi, Kribi and Lolodorf. Lastly, the Bedzang people live in the Central regions, in the North-West of Mbam in the area of Ngambè Tikar. [...]