Problem statement
Cameroon continues to face deep and interconnected humanitarian and development challenges that threaten the health, safety, and dignity of vulnerable populations, particularly women, children, and displaced families.
Maternal and Child Health Risks
Maternal mortality remains critically high at 438 deaths per 100,000 live births, while neonatal mortality stands at 25.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. Despite national efforts to promote skilled care, 33% of deliveries still take place at home with unskilled birth attendants, exposing mothers and newborns to preventable complications and loss of life.
Conflict and Displacement
Ongoing armed conflict in Cameroon’s North West and South West regions has displaced over 500,000 people, with women and children accounting for approximately 55%. Displacement, insecurity, and repeated lockdowns have disrupted access to healthcare, education, clean water, sanitation, and protection services. Movement restrictions have also weakened livelihoods, deepening poverty and dependency.
Water, Sanitation, and Education Gaps
Access to safe water and sanitation remains unequal. Nationally, only 70% of the population has access to safe drinking water, dropping to 53% in rural areas, while access to basic sanitation remains at 43%. Schools are especially affected, with only 50% having access to safe water and just 30% equipped with adequate sanitation facilities, contributing to illness, absenteeism, and poor learning outcomes, particularly for girls.
Climate Change and Environmental Vulnerability.
Climate change further compounds vulnerability. Cameroon ranks 146th out of 182 countries on the ND-GAIN Index, reflecting high exposure to climate shocks and limited adaptive capacity. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, floods, and droughts increasingly threaten agriculture-based livelihoods relied upon by over 70% of the population, worsening food insecurity, displacement, and poverty.
Protection Risks
Protection concerns are widespread and escalating. More than 4 million children are exposed to violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect, particularly in conflict-affected areas. Gender-based violence and early marriage remain prevalent, with 31% of girls married before the age of 18, while access to survivor-centered psychosocial, medical, and legal services remains limited. Women, children, persons with disabilities, and the elderly face heightened risks due to poverty, displacement, and weak protection systems.
Our Response
Hope Springs For All Nations responds to these challenges through integrated, community-driven programs that strengthen education, health, WASH, protection, and climate resilience, ensuring equitable access to essential services and sustainable outcomes for the most vulnerable.
Our Solution
Founded to respond to the urgent and interconnected challenges facing vulnerable communities in Cameroon, Hope Springs For All Nations delivers integrated, community-driven solutions that address the root causes of poverty, preventable illness, exclusion, and environmental vulnerability.
We work directly with communities to strengthen access to education, health, protection, clean water and sanitation, and climate resilience. Our interventions combine practical service delivery with community education, capacity building, and system strengthening. This includes improving safe learning environments, promoting maternal and child health, expanding access to clean water and hygiene, preventing violence and exploitation, and supporting climate-smart practices that protect livelihoods.
In contexts affected by conflict, displacement, and climate shocks, we equip families, youth, and community leaders with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to reduce risk, protect dignity, and improve well-being. By working alongside local institutions and leaders, we ensure solutions are locally owned, culturally appropriate, and sustainable.
Our vision is a world where no one is left behind and every child and family can live with dignity, safety, and opportunity. Our mission is to strengthen community and local systems so that essential services are accessible, resilient, and equitable, today and for future generations.
Our impact
Hope Springs For All Nations is contributing to measurable and meaningful improvements in the lives of vulnerable children, women, and families across Cameroon by reducing preventable risks and strengthening community resilience.
Children are accessing safer and more inclusive learning environments, leading to improved school attendance, reduced dropout, and greater participation of girls and marginalized learners.
Families are making healthier decisions, with increased awareness of maternal and child health, disease prevention, and timely use of essential health services.
Communities are experiencing improved daily well-being, with better access to clean water, safer sanitation, and strengthened hygiene practices that reduce preventable illness.
Women, children, and vulnerable groups are safer, supported by stronger awareness of rights, improved community protection mechanisms, and increased access to survivor-centered support.
Households are better prepared to cope with climate and environmental shocks, adopting sustainable practices that support livelihoods, food security, and environmental protection.
Across all our work, impact is strengthened through community ownership, local capacity building, and partnerships, ensuring that change is sustainable and rooted in dignity.