Self-Help Association

                             SELF-HELP ASSOCIATION(S.H.A)

S.H.A IS A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION WITH OBJECTIVES AS FOLLOWS :

- TO PROMOTE EDUCATION,HEALTH,BRING BACK SCHOOL DROPOUTS,
TAKE CARE OF TEENAGE PREGNANCIES, UNDERPRIVILEDGED AT HOME AND OTHER
NEEDIES.........
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CREATING SPACE FOR MORE INVOLVEMENT IN
OTHER CASES AS FAR AS OUR AFRICAN SOCIETY IS CONCERNED.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AS IT IS NORMAL WITH A YOUNG AND NEW STRUCTURE,
WE WOULD HAVE CHALLENGES MOSTLY CENTERED ON FUNDINGS.
HOWEVER, WITH ITS HEAD OFFICE DUE TO BE ESTABLISHED, COUPLED WITH
DYNAMIC, DEVOTED AMBITIONS AND HARDWORKING MEMBERS UNDER GOOD
LEADERSHIP EVER READY TO SURMOUNT OBSTACLES AND PLAN OF ACTIVITIES LAID DOWN; SELF HELP ORGANIZATION WILL ACTUALLY GO INTO ACTION BY IMPACTING
LIVES. BY CREATING THIS ORGANISATION,OUR AIM IS TO JOIN COUNTRIES THAT
ADOPTED A SET OF GOALS TO END POVERTY, PROTECT THE PLANET AND ENSURE
PROSPERITY FOR ALL AS A PART OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA BY
2030.CONSEQUENTLY,OUR CONCERN HERE IS THE LESS PRIVILEDGED SUCH AS INMATES,
ORPHANS AND HANDICAPS WHO ARE MOSTLY YOUTHS AND VULNERABLE.
AFTER CONDUCTING A RESEARCH IN SOME AREAS IN CAMEROON, YOU FIND OUT THAT
THERE ARE LIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME PLACES ONE WOULD BE ASKING
QUESTIONS.THEY SUFFER FROM POOR SANITATION AND HYGIEN, HEALTH RELATED
ISSUES, POOR INFRASTRUCTURES, POOR ACCESS TO EDUCATION,TEENAGE PREGNANCIES
AFTER DROPING OUT OF SCHOOL DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT AND LACK OF FOOD.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CAMEROON AS WELL AS CIVIL
SOCIETIES AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT TO BEAR THE LIVING
CONDITIONS OF INMATES, ORPHANS AND HANDICAPS BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE
(Financial and Material) THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS, PUBLIC HEALTH
AND OTHER ASSISTING MINISTRIES.
HOWEVER, DESPITE THESE EFFORTS,THE PLIGHT OF THESE LESS PRIVILEDGED AND
VULNERABLE GROUPS IN MOST VILLAGES AND TOWNS ARE APPALLING.THEREFORE,IT’S
TRUE TO STATE WITHOUT ANY FEAR CONTRADICTION THAT COMING TO THE AID OF
THESE GROUPS IS PARTICIPATING TO NATION BUILDING.
OUR GOALS WILL BE TO REDUCE HIGH RATE OF IGNORANCE,REDUCE HEALTH RELATED
CHALLENGES AND TO REDUCE TEENAGE PREGNANCIES DUE TO POOR LIVING
CONDITIONS OF MANY HOMES.
OUR STRATEGY INVOLVES :
⦁ CAPACITY BUILDING AND AWARENESS RAISING
-ADVOCACY WITH REGARDS TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND PARTICIPATORY INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.




OUR ACTIVITIES INVOLVES :
⦁ STAFF TRAINING
⦁ CENSORSHIP
⦁ IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURES
⦁ MORE TO BE ADOPTED IN THE PROCESS...
HONESTLY, WE HOPE THAT IN SOME YEARS TO COME, WE WOULD HAVE IMPROVED ON
THEIR LIVES WITH REGARDS TO EDUCATION, INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF ORPHANS IN
SCHOOLS, CREAT A POSSIBILITY FOR SOCIAL INTERGRATION FOR INMATES. ALL OF THESE
WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WILL REDUCE CRIME AND IMPROVE ON THE ECONOMY OF OUR
SOCIETY.
THIS WILL PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE IN OUR LIVES AS WELL, GENERATION DESERVES A
SYSTEM WORTHY OF OUR POTENTIAL, AND EVERYDAY WE ARE FIGHTING TO MAKE THAT
VISION A REALITY. OUR PASSION TO LIFT UP OUR COMMUNITY IS ADMIRABLE. WE ARE
DETERMINED TO KEEP UP THE HARDWORK AND WE WANT TO STAND UP FOR WHAT WE
BELIEVE.

OUR MOST FOCUSED AREAS INCLUDES :
⦁ SOCIAL SERVICES ( EDUCATION, HEALTH AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT – BRIDGES )
⦁ WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE ( WASH )
⦁ INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES
⦁ ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE
GRASSROOT PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDES :

EDUCATION
HEALTH CARE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
AGRICULTURE
SMALL BUSINESS CREATION AND MORE...........
ACTIVITIES WE LOOK FORWARD TO:
WE ARE RUNNING PROGRAMS AS FOLLOWS :
-STUDENTS INTERGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ONE OF OUR GOALS IN THIS ORGANIZATION IS STUDENT INTERGRATION AND
DEVELOPMENT .CERTAIN SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE BIGGEST GLOBAL
DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IS THE FOCUS OF OUR ANNUAL STUDENT
DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE (A.S.D.S) WITH AID (FOREIGN AID) . THIS COULD BRING
TOGETHER A DOZEN LEADING STUDENT PROJECT DEPENDING ON A CHOSEN
PROGRAM. BY THIS , WE WOULD LAND THEIR EFFORTS TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO
GLOBAL CHALLENGES. THEY COULD BE COMMITTED GLOBAL CITIZENS (G.C)
WHO CARE ABOUT CAMEROON AND PLANTE AT LARGE AND THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE ON IT. IT AIMS AT ACHIEVING A BETTER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE CAMEROON
AND THE WORLD AS A WHOLE.
WILL YOU HELP US REACH OUR GOAL ? DON‘T MISS OUT ON THE CHANCE TO
MAKE TWICE THE DIFFERENCE !!!



-WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
WE WANT TO WORK ESPECIALLY WITH WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO HELP
RESTORE THEIR HOMES, ECONOMY AND LIVELIHOOD AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF
VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS OF THE RAVAGING CONFLICT. THIS VIOLENCE THAT
SAW VILLAGES BURNT, FARMLAND AND CROPS DESTROYED AND PARENTS LIVING IN FEAR, AND ESPECIALLY HAVING THEIR CHILDREN STOLEN AS CHILD SOLDIERS.
WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO RETURN TO VILLAGES WITH COURAGE, HOPE AND DETERMINATION TO REBUILD THEIR FARMS AND LOOK TO THE
FUTURE. THEY WOULD NEED OUR HELP THUS, WE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE HOPE WITH SOME SUPPORT, WE WILL BE CHANGING FAMILIES, CHANGING THEIR HISTORY, IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY, START SMALL ENTERPRISES,
ACCESS MARKETS AND GET A FAIR PRICE FOR THEIR PRODUCE . FOR MORE ON
HOW THERE IS SUPPORT, IT WILL HELP TO SHAPE A NEW STORY FOR FAMILIES.
WITH ALL THIS, WE WILL HAVE TO KNOW AT THE END THAT IT PROVIDED A JUMP-
START FOR THIS FAMILIES TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. AFTER THIS TRAUMATIC PAST,
THEY NEED TO BE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH HOPES AND OPTIMISM, AND
THIS IS WHERE WE COME IN (HELP THEM TO GROW).
THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE CURRENTLY STAYING IN THE BUSHES ARE WOMEN WITH
BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN. THESE PEOPLE ALL TRYING TO COME TO TERMS WITH
THEIR LOSS – WHETHER THAT BE OF A LOVED ONE, THEIR HOME, THEIR FARM, THEIR
WAY OF LIFE – OR ALL OF THIS –
TOGETHER WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONDERS, WE ARE BOUND TO BE
PROVIDING EMERGENCY RELIEF TO THESE FAMILIES CURRENTLY LIVING IN
DISPLACEMENT.



MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO THE LIVES OF OTHERS
⦁ WE CALL THIS “GIVE 2 GROW”
⦁ ALL YOUR SPONSORSHIP IN SUPPORT OF SELF HELP ORGANIZATION WILL BE
⦁ DOUBLED ON “GIVE 2 GROW” PROJECT.
FROM EACH AND EVERY PROGRAM THAT WE BRING UP , WE WILL BAPTIZE THE
PROJECT ACOORDING TO THE DOMAIN IT BELONGS.





-AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT


⦁ WE WILL BE PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AGRICULTUR SUCH AS :
⦁ CROP AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
⦁ AGRO - FORESTRY
⦁ AGRO - TOURISM





SELP HELP ASSOCIATION , AN INITIATIVE AIMED AT INCREASED RECOGNITION ,
FACILITATION , NETWORKING AND PROMOTION OF NEEDIES , TO HIGHLIGHT THE
BETTERMENT OF THE THOUSANDS OF NEEDIES NATIONWIDE WHO ARE VULNERABLE.

SO WE DEVOTE OUR TIME TO SERVING OTHERS , AND TO ENCOURAGE MORE
VULNERABLES TO ENGAGE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

“ THE HIGHEST SALARY WE EARN, IS THE SATISFACTION WE GAIN FROM
SERVING HUMANITY “



IMPORTANT TO KNOW

ADVOCACY
THE ART OF INFLUENCING OTHER PEOPLE’S DECISION AND BELIEF – IS A SKILL THAT
EVERY PERSON WHO IS WORKING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT SHOULD MASTER.
IN THIS COURSE, SELF HELP ORGANIZATION SHARE THIS SECRETS FOR CHANGHING
MINDS AND CREATING ACTION.

HUMANITARIAN AID
HUMANITARIAN AID IS - MATERIAL AND LOGISTIC ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO NEED
HELP. IT IS USUALLY SHORT-TERM HELP UNTIL THE LONG-TERM HELP BY THE
GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS REPLACES IT .
AMONG THE PEOPLE IN NEED ARE THE HOMELESS, REFUGEES, AND VICTIMS OF NATURAL
DISASTERS, WAR AND FAMINE. HUMANITARIAN AID IS MATERIAL OR LOGISTICAL
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES TYPICALLY IN RESPONSE TO
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS INCLUDING NATURAL DISASTERS AND MAN-MADE
DISASTER. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF HUMANITARIAN AID IS TO SAVE LIVES, ALLEVIATE
SUFFERING, AND MAINTAIN HUMAN DIGNITY. IT MAY THEREFORE, BE DISTINGUISHED
FROM DEVELOPMENT AID, WHICH SEEK TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING SOCIO-
ECONOMIC FACTORS WHICH MAY HAVE LED TO A CRISIS OR EMERGENCY .
THERE IS A DEBATE ON LINKING HUMANITARIAN AID AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS,
WHICH WAS REINFORCED BY THE WORLD HUMANITARIAN SUMMIT IN 2016.
HOWEVER, THE APPROACH IS VIEWED CRITICALLY BY PRACTITIONNERS !!!
HUMANITARIAN AID AIMS TO BRING SHORT-TERM RELIEF TO VICTIMS UNTIL LONG-
TERM RELIEF CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS .
HUMANITARIAN AID CONSIDERS “ A FUNDAMENTAL EXPRESSION OF THE UNIVERSAL
VALUE OF SOLIDARITY BETWEEN PEOPLE AND A MORAL IMPERATIVE .
HUMANITARIAN AID CAN COME FROM EITHER LOCAL OR INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITIES. IN REACHING OUT TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES, THE OFFICE
FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) OF THE UNITED
NATIONS (UN) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION RESPONSE TO EMMERGENCIES. IT
TAPS TO THE VARIOUS MEMBERS OF INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE, WHOSE
MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY RELIEF............

PHILANTHROPY
PHILANTHROPY MEANS , THE LOVE OF HUMANITY, A CONVENTIONAL MODERN
DEFINITION IS “ PRIVATE INITIATIVES, FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, FOCUSING ON QUALITY
OF LIFE WHICH COMBINES AN ORIGINAL
HUMANISTIC TRADITION WITH A SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC ASPECT DEVELOPED IN THE 20th
CENTURY.
THE DEFINITION ALSO SERVES TO CONTRAST PHILANTHROPY WITH BUSINESS
ENDEAVORS, WHICH ARE PRIVATE INITIATIVES FOR PRIVATE GOOD e . g FOCUSING ON
MATERIAL GAIN, AND WITH GOVERNMENT ENDEAVORS, WHICH ARE PUBLIC
INITIATIVES FOR PUBLIC GOOD e . g FOCUSING ON PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES.
A PERSON WHO PRACTICES PHILANTHROPY IS CALLED A PHILANTHROPIST
PHILANTHROPY HAS DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS SEPERATE FROM “ CHARITY “
NOT ALL CHARITY IS PHILANTHROPY, OR VICE VERSA, THOUGH THERE IS A
RECOGNIZED DEGREE OF OVERLAP IN PRACTICE.
A DIFFERENCE COMMONLY CITED IS THAT CHARITY AIMS TO RELIEVE THE PAIN OF A
PARTICULIAR SOCIAL PROBLEM, WHERE AS PHILANTHROPY ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE
ROOT CAUSE OF A PROBLEM .
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROVERBIAL GIFT OF A FISH TO A HUNGRY PERSON,
VERSUS TEACHING THEM HOW TO FISH .





VOLUNTEER
VOLUNTEERING IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED AN ATRUISTIC ACTIVITY WHERE AN
INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP PROVIDES SERVICES FOR NO FINANCIAL OR SOCIAL GAIN “ TO
BENEFIT ANOTHER PERSON, GROUP OR ORGANIZATION .
VOLUNTEERING IS ALSO RENOWNED FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND IS OFTEN INTENDED
TO PROMOTE
GOODNESS OR TO IMPROVE HUMAN QUALITY OF LIFE . VOLUNTEERING MAY LOVE
POSITIVE BENEFITS FOR THE
VOLUNTEER AS WELL AS FOR THE PERSON OR COMMUNITY SERVED . IT IS ALSO
INTENDED TO MAKE CONTACTS
FOR POSSIBLE EMPLOYMENT . MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN THE
AREAS THEY WORK; SUCH AS MEDECINE, EDUCATION, OR EMERGENCY RESCUE . OTHERS
SERVE ON AS NEEDED BASIS, SUCH AS IN RESPONSE TO A NATURAL DISASTER.