The Bameka Community in America Inc is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization comprised of Bameka elements in North America who came together in 2016 to form an association for the purpose of finding the possibility of advancing the socioeconomic and cultural development of the Bameka community at home and abroad. Our mission focuses on assisting the indigenous people of Bameka in areas such as Education, Economic Development, Health, and Social Services. Click here to learn more about Bameka.

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During his first official visit to the United States of America on the occasion of the fifth Annual Convention of the Bameka people in America, HRH Jean Raymond Takoukam, King of the Bameka people, expressed the wish to have an official representative through whom he could easily communicate with his people. Community members then met and "arrested" the first-ever Head of Bameka Community in America, and HRH the King commissioned him during the Convention before returning to Cameroon. Click here to learn more about BCA Annual Conventions.

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Governments face various challenges and constraints while trying to meet the needs of communities. Therefore, BCA views its mission as imperative to render assistance in accelerating growth in developing communities, including those in Cameroon and beyond.

It is our fervent belief that the collaborative efforts of many can put diverse resources to the best possible use, thereby leading to the successful community development that is so desperately needed in many areas.

BCA primarily provides services to underprivileged communities in Bameka. Poverty remains widespread in Bameka, where a high percentage of people still live on less than $1 a day as of today.

Our organization is dedicated to working with local communities to promote social and economic growth. We support five key areas of community development:

• Economic

• Education

• Environment

• Health

• Water

One of our goals is to develop the local capacity for leadership and ongoing development that will stabilize and sustain a growing community and allow the community to address internal issues and implement solutions that combat both economic and spiritual poverty. We partner with individuals, institutions, and organizations and pool our resources, assets, and expertise to create self-sustaining communities that can continue to develop organically.

To achieve this goal, financial contributions will be solicited from our members, as well as external organizations.

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PARTNER WITH US

BCA is also looking for partners who want to help us reduce poverty in Bameka. Our primary mission is to develop the local capacity for ongoing leadership and development that will accomplish sustainable community-led solutions, thereby providing an ongoing solution to economic and spiritual poverty.

BCA is currently partnering with CODEMUNKA and Kaah Ndeh Munka to support sustainable development projects in Bameka. Click here to learn more about CODEMUNKA.

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ARGMIFI-USA, a non-profit social organization based in Maryland, USA, has offered to sponsor extra classes for all Bameka students enrolled in official examinations this academic year. We hope this initiative will continue next year and beyond.

BCA has a list of projects designed by CODEMUNKA and Ka'a Ndeh Mu'nka, or that may be suggested by a specific donor. Click here to learn more about Ka'a Ndeh Mu'nka.

We are specifically looking for help in the following areas:

• Administrative Responsibilities: We need experienced volunteers who can manage a scholarship program, perform community development assessments, assist with community leadership development, direct health awareness campaigns, mobilize resources for community-led initiatives, manage building projects, source strategic service partners, and provide social responsibility education.

• Fund Raising Opportunities: Offer your support by contacting charitable trusts and philanthropists in an effort to raise funds. Help organize fundraising events. Help search for existing government funding opportunities and other fundraising sources.

• Water Development: Help support safe drinking water in communities by drilling boreholes, tapping springs, and constructing wells. Other environmental development needs include improving farming methods, animal husbandry, wine tapping practices, and environmental protection.

If you have experience in any of the above areas and have the desire to volunteer, we want to hear from you!

Regardless of your interest or strengths, please email us the following information to get on the path to your volunteer service:

• Full name

• Contact number

• Availability (when and for how long)

• Description of relevant skills

• How you think you can help.

We strongly believe that "the effort of many hands can make better use of the diverse resources in a community to successfully bring about the much-needed development."

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LEND A HELPING HAND

Any donation is helpful. Act today by contributing. No donation is too small. Together, we can make a difference.

• A one-time $100 donation can provide a child with one year of High School education.

• Make a one-time donation or set up a donation schedule. Options include monthly, quarterly, or you can customize your own donation schedule and commit to providing community assistance for a period that is affordable to you.

• Sponsor a child through a 5 or 7-year High School program.

• Sponsor a community volunteer for any duration you can.

• Sponsor one or more projects listed in the BCA portfolio or CODEMUNKA list of projects.

• Sponsor one or more community development assessments.