Cameroon
Country Program
Welcoming refugees, supporting communities at risk.
In Cameroon since 2014, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service responds to internal needs caused by crises and conflicts in neighboring countries. It assists refugees from Nigeria and the Central African Republic (CAR), as well as internally displaced persons (IDPs), host communities, and returnees.
LWF improves these communities’ access to education and vocational training as well as other livelihood opportunities. At the same time, social cohesion and conflict prevention activities ensure the sustainability of these achievements.
Jointly with LWF Chad, the program in Cameroon supports gender-transformative climate nature-based solution and adaptation around Lake Chad that increases climate-resilient food systems, livelihoods, and environmental and human well-being. The project takes place both in Chad (Chari Baguirmi, N’Djamena and Lake Chad) and Cameroon (Far North).
Update 9 February 2023
Making Minawao Refugee Camp Green Again: New Trees, New Hope
A little over a year after planting trees in and around the Minawao Refugee Camp in Northern Cameroon, the new forest is growing, improving the land and lives of the people living there.
Produced by: LandLife
In three years, refugees transformed a desert landscape in Minawao, Cameroon, into a luscious green oasis with the support of the LWF Cameroon and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).“We have shade from the sun, the soil has improved and the trees attract water” said Lydia Youcoubou, a Nigerian refugee.
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Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert