Cameroon

Cameroon is a republic of 27,745,000 inhabitants in Central Africa. Its capital, Yaoundé, has over 4 million inhabitants. As a major player in the region, Cameroon is faced with high levels of migration, which increases the proportion of young people living on the streets, mainly in Yaoundé. MAP has had strong links with the country since 1985, through several key projects such as the construction of schools, mainly in the north, the drilling of drinking water wells and helping widows through training in hairdressing, embroidery, sewing and childcare. MAP is closely linked to the Collège Christ Roi d’Obout, 64 km south of Yaoundé, having financed its renovation in 2016, and to the Saint Martin de Porres hospital, two institutions run by the Dominican Sisters congregation. In 2002, following a meeting with Father Maurizio Bezzi, MAP financed the construction of the Centre Edimar – Maison Princesse Grace, and has supported it every year since in its mission to reintegrate young people living on the streets of Yaoundé. More than 500 young people have been reintegrated in 20 years.