LIVELIHOOD NGO is a non-for-profit organisation with a mission on improving the living conditions of children, the elderly, women and people living with HIV/AIDS.
LIVELHOOD NGO is an Organization in Special Consultative status with the
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2011
Created in 1996 LIVELIHOOD has worked in various activities to improve on the lives of many Cameroonians. As of now our effort is geared towards access to clean water, good sanitation / hygiene practices and also in the promotion of income generating activities while linking beneficiaries to collaborating Micro-finance institutions for micro-credits needed for start-up financial capital.
In the rural areas and semi urban areas, people still have very little access to treated potable water, Sanitation practices are also still very poor, resulting to critical health problems. Children and HIV/AIDS patients are the most vulnerable victims. Water borne diseases are frequent often leading to death.As a solution, LIVELIHOOD is promoting the production and facilitating the installation of a very innovative and sustainable technology: the bio-sand water filter. Thanks to this filter thousands of families will have access to perfectly clean drinkable water in their houses. We also conduct education programmes on good sanitation and hygiene practices.
NEWS & EVENTS
In July 2011, LIVELIHOOD NGO signed an agreement with The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) Cameroon, in which SNV will support LIVELIHOOD NGO financially for the training and follow up of 40 communities and council sanitation staff on Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) in four Council areas - Ndu, Kumbo, Ndop and Bafut. 10 pilot villages from within each council area making a total of 40 villages. Inhabitants of all the communities are expected to construct a minimum of 300 latrines without any external support, and stop open defecation by the end of November 2011.
NEW
March 2011 - ACTIVITIES LEADING TO WORLD WATER DAY
LIVELIHOOD NGO trained members of 10 different groups in Yaounde in collaboration with UNICEF Cameroon and the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy. After the training each group was provided with a Biosand water filter which will help in proving to other group members and neighbours on the easy to use and effectiveness of the filter for water treatment. Only about 24% of households in Yaounde are hooked up to the network of the National water cooperation - Camwater, whose supply is not very regular. This has led to the many homes resorting for water from very doubtful sources in the city, resulting to an increasing cholera presence and other diarrhea diseases.
As of now, LIVELIHOOD has installed 820 bio-sand filters, making available clean water to about 6250 people
Trained some 240 community health persons on basic good practices of hygiene and sanitation. All of whom are based in some 56 rural communities.
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