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The Forum for Development workshops with Indigenous Peoples is a biennial event that covers multiple years of activity. Is a place for sharing research, calling for cross-sectoral collaboration, identifying local resources [Human, Environmental & Financial], identifying challenges and opportunities to strategic planning, project proposal, and project implementation.

  The workshops gather…

The Sabga women dairy cooperative was identified by Ardo Hamidou Adamu of Alegefor Bambui during the period from July when Reignite was carrying out planning for the Ngong Project for the Bambui farmers.

It was pointed out that the Fulani women of Alegefor in Bambui had problems of selling their milk, causing it to go off to waste. Reignite did an assessment visit to the cooperative and proposed…

Ecotourism & Crafts Center Bambui

The aims behind this project:

Involve the Youth in order to create viable economic opportunities for the community;

Promote cultural heritage & the work of local artisans;

Promote the surrounding environment;

Tackle poverty and unemployment.

  What does the Center offer:

Guided Eco Treks

Bambui is a land of beautiful natural resources. The Northern highlands are beautified by interlocking spurs…

Lake Bambili is a crater lake that lies in the volcanic zone of Cameroon, between the Bamenda Highlands and Bamboutos Mountains. In northeastern Bambili, Mount Oku rises to 3011 m/asl being the second highest peak in the country after Mount Cameroon (4070 m/asl).

  The lake is part of a complex formed by two adjacent craters separated by about 45 m in altitude. The highest crater today is a swamp…

Tubah Urban Planning Assessment

Tubah is a rapidly developing rural province (or sub-division) of North-West Cameroon.

This development is most evident in the adjacent ‘villages’ of Bambui, which has grown around a strategically important junction on the national road network; and Bambili, within which a large state University has recently been constructed.

As the nearby regional capital of Bamenda continues to expand along…

Tubah Waste Management Assessment

Reignite Action for Development has worked in partnership with Tubah Council to develop a sustainable solid waste management strategy. Currently, waste management in Tubah, as well as the rest of Cameroon, is characterised by collect and dump with few initiatives related to waste prevention, reuse, recycling and recovery. This is causing a number of health and environmental problems.

The Tubah…

Reignite’s Project Coordinator Fernando Vidal and Project Manager Teresa de Sousa accompanied by Paul Akaba, Romanus Bicheh and Derick Chunga conducted informal interviews and also had discussions with key actors in the market, some of whom, participants in the Ngong project.

Items on sale in the market included different kinds of fruits and vegetable (cabbages, carrots, green spices, tomatoes,…

Underdevelopment of rural areas is a well-known and crucial problem in developing countries like Cameroon. Lack of economic means impedes that rural population invests in their productivity and overall quality of life. This, in its turn, fosters the abandonment of rural areas by younger generations who crowd in bigger cities.

One key problem that follows from this situation is that local…

Since 2004 the Credit House has been supporting the agriculture activities through NOWEFOR and NOWEFOCH. At that time, it received funding from the European Union to increase its liquidity. Eight years later it’s still in need of a injection of capital in order to continue the main purpose of its existence. The main obstacles to funding appear to be on the demand rather than the supply side of…

Ngong – Training the farmers of tomorrow

Ngong is a project, based in the rural community of Bambui (Northwest region of Cameroon) and aims to improve the livelihoods of farmers and their families by professionalising and revitalising the village’s agricultural sector.

  Training the farmers of tomorrow

A two year programme [2015-2017] to revitalise and professionalise Bambui’s agricultural sector, by improving farmers agricultural…

The purpose of the Farm to Market project is based on the international recognition that “over the coming 35 years, agriculture will face an unprecedented confluence of pressures, including a 30 percent increase in global population, intensifying competition for increasingly scarce land, water and energy resources, and the threat of climate change”[1].

To produce the extra 60% of food required to…

Heart of Cultural Identity

HRH the King of Bambui Angafor Mombo-oh III is an institution recognized by the national government.  However, as a kingdom, Bambui has been targeted by many land disputes, invasions by neighboring villages and intra-tribal wars (which in 2011 led to the assassination of one of the princes).

The Palace of the Kingdom is at the very heart of the community and this is where people gather,…

A collection of Photographic Books about Yemgeh, Manchum Division, Northwest Region of Cameroon.

Yemgeh Valley is about seventy (70) kilometers from Wum, which is the Divisional headquarter of Menchum Division. It has a population of about ten (10) thousand and only 1% of its population are Christians while 99% adhere to traditional religion.

It’s part of the Menchum Division and under the civil…

Following the publication of the book A Short History & Traditions of Bambui 1700-2012, by Barnabas Chungong Bonu, which covers 312 years of history in the village, Fernando Matoso, our project coordinator and photographer was inspired to produce a collection of Photographic Books which will preserve in the memory of present and future generations how was Bambui like in the period from 2012 to 2016.

This collection reveals the social life, natural resources and traditions of Bambui in recent years after the construction of the University of Bamenda in Bambui land. The University of Bamenda is the main economic motor for the region and its impact will remain to be studied for many years to come. 

However, the photographer’s eye captured great images that will help to compile facts and figures for future local history.

  The collection includes:

“Angafor Mombo-oh III the Fon of Bambui” about the Fon, the Palace and Kwifor, 2013

“Bambui Fondom”, about the Village in general, organizations and institutions, 2013

 “A Tour for the Development volume 1”, about all the Quarter, 2013

 “A Tour for the Development volume 2”, about all the Quarter, 2013

 “On the Road to Education”, about the entire primary, Nursery, Technical and Secondary School, 2013

 “Topographies of Bambui, about the Tourism spots, 2013

“Sharing Ideas Promoting Farmers”, about the Food Transformation & Preservation project, 2013

 “Women day”, about the Women National Day, 2013

 “Youth Day”, about the National Youth Day, 2013

  “Death Celebration” about an important Ceremony in the Community, 2013

Bambui Recipes, 2013

  “ MY LIFE STORY” – An autobiography by Tamakum Peter, 2014

  Bambui Traditional Doctors, Volume 1- About all the Traditional Doctors in Bambui, 2014

  Bambui Traditional Doctors,  Volume 2- About all the Traditional Doctors in Bambui, 2014

  Finge Annual Dance- About the annual Dance of Finge, 2014

Working Together for Tubah Development, 20134

Finge To Promote the Piece in the Region, 2014

The Fulanis and Alegafor Up Lands, 2014

Lobti Nchi Eric, The Chief of Finge, 2015

Alim Garga, Subdivisional Officer for Tubah Sub Division, 2016

Ache Andrew, Chairman of the Bambui Village Council, 2016

    Head of Programme: Mariana Matoso

Project Team Leader: Fernando Vidal

Project Assistants: Fernando Vidal

Sector Coordinator: John Nchami

Applicant: Reignite Action for Development

Local Partners: Bambui Village Council (BVC)

Others partners: Reignite Action for Development

Estimated Cost: £ 1,400

Private Funds: £ 1,400

Progress: Completed

Funding: Received

Timeline: 6 months

  Flip through and/or buy the books: http://fernandomatoso.com/books/

http://fernandomatoso.com/books/

A Short History & Traditions of Bambui

To write and publish a book in Africa is a major challenge. This publication is a vital piece of knowledge for the Bambui Community, for the Northwest Region and for Cameroon. The book derived from the bright idea, intelligence, wisdom and personal experience of Mr. Barnabas Chungong Bonu. His work gathers all the basic information on the history and traditions of Bambui village amply illustrated…

Head of Programme: Mariana Matoso

Project Team Leader: Teresa de Sousa

Sector Coordinator: Romanus Bicheh

Applicant: BVC

Local Partners: COBEX

Others partners: Reignite Action for Development

Estimated Cost: £ 6,227

Community Funds: No

Other Funds: Reignite Action for Development

Progress: Waiting for funds

Timeline: 12 months

Food Transformation & Preservation

Rapid urbanization, increased literacy, life-style changes, increase of the number of women taking part in the work force and rising per capita income, have led to rapid growth and new opportunities in the food and beverages sector. Bambui farmers should be more directly involved in these activities. At the moment, only a small percentage of farm produce is processed into value-added products…