CAMEROON ASSOCIATION ON AGEING

Organization's name: CAMEROON ASSOCIATION ON AGEING
Organization's acronym: CAA-CAMEROON
Former Name(s): RAYMOND KALE MATUTE
Headquarters address  
Address: P.O.BOX 392
BUEA
ZAP
Cameroon
Phone: 237-77620055
Fax: ZAP
Email: caacameroon@yahoo.com
Web site: ZAP
Organization type: Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
Languages:
  • French

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Social Development:
  • Aging
  • Disabled persons
  • Information and Communications Technologies
  • Poverty
  • Social policy
Geographic scope: National
Country of activity:
  • Cameroon
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 2007
Year of registration (YYYY): 2007
Organizational structure: Membership is open to all interested persons of working age willing to volunteer. President Sec. General Treasurer/Financial Sec. Field Representatives/Volunteers P.R.O (Public Relation Officer)
Number and type of members: Honorary Members -2 Organization members 56 Elderly members affiliated to CAA -578 Diaspora members(Members living out of Cameroon)30
Affiliation with NGO networks: SWECSON, WANGO
Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other: Fund raising projects

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Local authorities
  • Non-governmental organization
Affiliation with other organizations: IFA FOIFA
Publications: Empowering the Elderly disabled persons in the South West Region of Cameroon Bulu Blind Center Buea
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development: 		non

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations: IFA (International Federation of Ageing-Member) FOIFA (Friends of IFA Akita -Japan) Main sponsor of CAA Cameroon
Publications: Empowering the Elderly disabled persons in the South West Region of Cameroon Bulu Blind Center Buea
Statements or documents submitted
to the Commission on Social Development:
 non
Statements or documents submitted
to the UN Forum on Indigenous Issues: 		non
Purpose of the organization: Assist to promote and defend social development and rights of elderly people in all areas of their involvement in community development
Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: yes
A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: Raymond Kale Matute -Cameroom Kenneth Ngong Youchi- Cameroon Mrs Emmaculate Mojoko -Cameroon Ambe Denis Che -Cameroon Ayuk Eyong Christian- Akita-Japan Mrs Ewelisane Fondeh -Alberta- Canada Mrs Sophie Lifanda- Chicago USA