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Buddies Association of Volunteers for Orphans, Disabled and Abandoned Children

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Agriculture Children Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Culture Development Disabled Persons Drug Control Economics and Finance Education Extreme poverty Family Financing for Development Food Governance HIV/AIDS Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples Labour Migration Minority Rights Peace and Security Refugees Social Development Statistics Sustainable Development Torture Values Violence Volunteerism Women Women/gender Equality Youth Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research Service provision The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women in power and decision-making Population: International migration Morbidity and mortality Population growth Population structure Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Knowledge Systems and E-government Public Financial Management Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Aging Conflict Cooperative Disabled persons Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Social policy Technical cooperation Youth Statistics: Development indicators Disability Statistics Environmental Accounts International Economic and Social Classifications International migration Methodological publications in statistics Population and housing censuses Poverty statistics Social Statistics and Social Monitoring Sustainable Development: Agriculture Atmosphere Biodiversity Capacity-building Climate change Consumption and production patterns Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Education Gender equality Health Human settlements Information for decision-making and participation International cooperation for an enabling environment International law Major Groups Partnerships Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Rural Development Sustainable Tourism Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world Sustainable development of SIDS Waste Management
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Gabon Cameroon Chad Democratic People's Republic of Korea Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The "Buddies Association of Volunteers for Orphans, Disabled and Abandoned Children" (BAVODAC) is an International Organization of Volunteers based in Cameroon,working to assist children abandoned by their families and to provide FOOD,SHELTER MEDICAL care and EDUCATION, and to protect against SEXUAL exploitation and CHILD LABOUR. BAVODAC is apolitical and non-confessional, with the principal mission to reinforce the family and communities by encouraging Family and Community Development Programmes.BAVODAC promotes both Government and National and International Organizations policies in the domain of protection of little Children and Teenage mothers. BAVODAC is therefore committed to carry out its activities in a manner that safeguards all the ressources put at its disposal. That is; -effectively work for the benefit of the targeted populations, -respect the diversities and cultural differences, -train the targeted populations in the fields of health and social security, -invest part of its revenue in communities, with the assistance and involvement of Governments, Councils through decentralized cooperations, NGOs,Enterprises and Foundations. BAVODAC is determinedly committed to the promotion and protection of the rights of little children and of teenage mothers in dire straits. The commitment is long-term and accentuates on the following moral values; -treat all parties equally and with respect, -establish confidence through partnerships with the recipients, -understand and respect the rights of the targeted populations by preserving their culture,costums and traditions. The attainment of the Millennium Goals will be possible through the realization of our main Goals which are; -receive and cater for children in dire straits; -reintegration of Abandoned Children to their families of origin; -social integration of Disabled Children to improve on their living conditions; -protect children from exploitation and child labour; -fight against sexual exploitation of little girls and sexual malpractices on little boys; -guarantee appropriate medical care for orphans and vulnerable children and for poor teenage mothers; -give education the pride of place for all and ensure their socioprofessional integration; -promote all actions that are meant for human development and the respect of the family dignity and, -opening up a forum and extending a hand for cooperation with National and International Organizations which have similar objectives.
Year established:	2000
Year of registration:	2004
Organizational structure:	The Organs piloting affairs of the organization are; -The GENERAL ASSEMBLY(GA), -The EXECUTIVE BUREAU(EB) and -THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE(DC). The General Assembly comprises all the duly registered members and it is the supreme dicision-making body of the Association.It lays down all the rules that govern the Association. The General Assembly meets once a month and for any of its dicisions to bind on all members,it must be taken by at least 2/3 of the registered members The Executive Bereau is made up of the different Heads of Departments and is responsible for the daily running of the affairs as prescribed by the General Assembly. The bureau is composed of; -President -Vice President -Secretary General -Treasurer -Auditors(2) -Financial Secretary -Communication Officer -Advisers(4) The Disciplinary Committee meets and takes decisions in strict application of the laws of the Organization governing all its members. The Committee meets at anytime when and issue is at stake.
Number and type of members:	There are four(4) types of members: -The Founding Members: People who participated in the creation of the organization and helped in drawing up the Constitution. -Active Members: People who voluntarily adhere and honour all financial obligations and participate physically in meetings and gatherings of the organization. -Honorary Members: People who support the organization in various ways and suggest enriching ideas to foster growth. -Statutory Members: People who naturally are beneficiaries of the contributions made by others and the donors.They are the orphans, the destitutes and other vulnerable children in and out of the Centre. BAVODAC receives new members on a regular basis but as of now, there are 486 members.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	BAVODAC is in affiliation with several NGO networks some of which are; AMOS,COSADER,CNDHL,
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Funds from Religious Institutions Product sales and business services
Funding structure other:	Micro-projects;a Posh Powder Detergent Production Unit, a Christian Film Production Unit known as "Christ Reconciliation Film Ministry," with two thrilling films already on the market and the third in process, and a multi-service Fast Food and Restuarant.

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