our impact
Every Number Is a Life That Changed
HSFAN has grown every year without losing sight of the communities it serves.
Our Approach
The Hope Spring Safe School-Based and Community Model
A school is not a building. It is a living system and every part must work before a child can truly learn.
Our model operates at two levels simultaneously: the school, and the community surrounding it. Neither functions without the other.
Why We Exist
Keeping Girls in School by Removing Hidden Barriers
Across many communities in Cameroon, girls face barriers that prevent consistent school attendance. Lack of access to safe water, poor sanitation, menstrual hygiene challenges, poverty, and protection risks often force girls out of the classroom.
HSFAN exists to remove those barriers and create conditions where every girl can learn, grow, and thrive.
What Changed?
Community ownership is engineered into every stage. Every project begins with a needs assessment. Accountability committees are elected before a single franc is spent. By the time a project completes, communities do not feel it was done for them, they built it together. That is why it lasts.
What We Learned From The Field
Understanding the Problem Before Solving It
Before designing interventions, HSFAN participated in assessments and community engagements to understand the real factors affecting education, health, and protection in vulnerable communities.
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The WASH needs assessment
Hope Spring for All Nations took part in a WASH needs assessment in Cameroon’s South-West Region, evaluating water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions across schools, hospitals, and rural communities most affected by the Anglophone crisis. Working in Buea, Tiko, and Muyuka, the survey—led by national and international partners, covered areas where many WASH facilities were damaged or destroyed, often due to widespread burning of institutions.
The assessment was carried out over three days, November 20–22, 2024, and focused on whether existing WASH systems were functional and able to meet people’s needs. It highlighted key gaps in services and identified priority areas for intervention to support safer, healthier living conditions.
Beyond WASH infrastructure, the findings also pointed to broader challenges for vulnerable communities, including reduced access to education and healthcare, especially in remote crisis-affected locations.
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Vulnerability Needs Assessments
In November 2024, Hope Spring for All Nations collaborated with national and international partners to conduct a comprehensive vulnerability needs assessment in Cameroon’s South-West Region. Focusing on rural communities in Buea, Tiko, and Muyuka,Tombel, Mbabe, Nsuke and Ngab, the assessment evaluated the impact of the Anglophone crisis on local infrastructure and social stability.While the survey took a broader approach to identify the urgent needs of displaced and marginalized populations. By analyzing the functionality of essential services in schools and hospitals, the assessment pinpointed critical gaps in healthcare and education access. These findings now serve as a roadmap for prioritizing interventions to support the most vulnerable, ensuring that aid is directed where it is needed most to restore safety and dignity to crisis-affected areas.
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Educational Challenges Assessments
Hope Spring For All Nation conducted an assessment to identify barriers to quality education in target communities. Through surveys, interviews, observations, and stakeholder consultations, the assessment found key challenges including inadequate learning materials, poor school infrastructure, financial hardships, teacher shortages, limited access to technology, and low parental involvement.
To address these issues, the organization recommends improving educational resources and school facilities, providing support for vulnerable learners, strengthening teacher capacity, expanding digital learning opportunities, and increasing community and parental engagement. The findings highlight the need for collaborative efforts to improve educational access and learning outcomes for all children.
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Community Water Source Assessments
Through its Community Water Source Assessment, Hope Spring For All Nation identified critical barriers to clean and reliable water access, including inadequate water sources, aging infrastructure, and seasonal shortages. The assessment provides a roadmap for sustainable water solutions by promoting improved infrastructure, water quality management, and stronger community participation.
By addressing these challenges, the initiative aims to enhance health, livelihoods, and overall community well-being through increased access to safe water.
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School Facility Assessments
Hope Spring For All Nation conducted a School Facility Assessment to identify infrastructure and resource gaps affecting the quality of education in target communities. The assessment revealed key challenges including inadequate classrooms, poor sanitation facilities, insufficient learning resources, limited access to technology, and deteriorating school infrastructure. To address these issues, the organization recommends upgrading school facilities, improving access to educational resources, enhancing learning environments, and strengthening community support to create safer and more effective spaces for teaching and learning.
We understand the problem because we studied it.
Water Access & WASH Interventions
Water Is The First School Infrastructure
Many girls miss school because water is unavailable, unsafe, or too far away. HSFAN addresses this challenge through school-based and community-based WASH interventions.
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Water Stand Construction Projects
Hope Spring For All Nations is bringing lasting change to GS Great Soppo through a transformative water infrastructure project that will provide reliable access to clean and safe drinking water. More than just a water system, this initiative is an investment in healthier lives, better learning opportunities, and stronger communities.
By installing sustainable water facilities, we are addressing a critical need while creating a foundation for long-term growth and well-being. Every drop of clean water will help empower students, support families, and unlock new opportunities for the entire community.
Together with our partners and supporters, we are turning hope into action and building a brighter, healthier future—one community at a time.
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Water Stand Construction – GS Great Soppo
“Let’s make waves of change – every contribution counts!”
GS GREAT SOPPO • SOUTHWEST CAMEROON
"Before HSFAN, our pupils were always tired. They would leave during the break to find water and often wouldn't come back. Now the water is right here. The school feels like a home now."
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Water Is Life Project
Hope Spring For All Nation conducted an assessment to identify barriers to quality education in target communities. Through surveys, interviews, observations, and stakeholder consultations, the assessment found key challenges including inadequate learning materials, poor school infrastructure, financial hardships, teacher shortages, limited access to technology, and low parental involvement.
To address these issues, the organization recommends improving educational resources and school facilities, providing support for vulnerable learners, strengthening teacher capacity, expanding digital learning opportunities, and increasing community and parental engagement. The findings highlight the need for collaborative efforts to improve educational access and learning outcomes for all children.
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Improving Access to Safe Water for IDPs, Returnees & Host Communities
Hope Spring For All Nations is working to transform access to clean water for displaced persons, returnees, and host communities in Cameroon’s crisis-affected Southwest and Northwest regions. Through comprehensive water needs assessments, including water quality testing, flow analysis, community surveys, and topographical studies, we are identifying sustainable solutions tailored to local needs.By developing reliable and efficient water supply systems, this initiative aims to provide safe, accessible, and continuous water services that improve health, strengthen community resilience, and restore dignity to vulnerable populations. Every assessment brings us one step closer to creating lasting impact and a healthier future for those most in need.
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World Water Day Community Water Protection Project
At Hope Spring for All Nations (HSFAN), we believe clean water is the foundation of healthy and thriving communities. In partnership with the Children Educational and Empowerment Association Cameroon (CEEAC), we marked World Water Day in the Ebanja community by raising awareness about water, hygiene, and sanitation while addressing challenges affecting local water sources. Together with community members, we cleaned and restored key water catchment areas, helping to protect water quality and promote healthier living conditions. This initiative reflects our commitment to empowering communities, improving sanitation, and ensuring sustainable access to safe water.
Every action counts. By supporting HSFAN, you are helping create healthier communities, protect vital water resources, and build a brighter future for generations to come.
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Sustainable Storage & Distribution of Catchment Water
At Hope Spring For All Nations (HSFAN), we are committed to turning natural water resources into sustainable solutions for communities in need. Through our Sustainable Storage & Distribution of Catchment Water initiative, we develop efficient systems that capture, store, and distribute water safely and reliably throughout the year.
By investing in water storage facilities, distribution networks, and community-led management practices, we help reduce water shortages, improve access to safe water, and strengthen resilience against seasonal challenges. This initiative empowers communities with a dependable water supply that supports health, education, livelihoods, and long-term development.
We don't just talk about water. We build water solutions.
How Water Keeps Girls In School
Why Water Matters For Girls' Education
When water becomes accessible and sanitation improves, girls spend less time fetching water, face fewer health risks, manage menstrual hygiene more effectively, and remain in school consistently.
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Menstrual Hygiene Sensitization – GHS Bokwoango
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Water Stand Construction – GS Great Soppo
“Let’s make waves of change – every contribution counts!”
GS GREAT SOPPO • SOUTHWEST CAMEROON
"Before HSFAN, our pupils were always tired. They would leave during the break to find water and often wouldn't come back. Now the water is right here. The school feels like a home now."
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Water Is Life Project
Hope Spring For All Nation conducted an assessment to identify barriers to quality education in target communities. Through surveys, interviews, observations, and stakeholder consultations, the assessment found key challenges including inadequate learning materials, poor school infrastructure, financial hardships, teacher shortages, limited access to technology, and low parental involvement.
To address these issues, the organization recommends improving educational resources and school facilities, providing support for vulnerable learners, strengthening teacher capacity, expanding digital learning opportunities, and increasing community and parental engagement. The findings highlight the need for collaborative efforts to improve educational access and learning outcomes for all children.
04
Improving Access to Safe Water for IDPs, Returnees & Host Communities
Hope Spring For All Nations is working to transform access to clean water for displaced persons, returnees, and host communities in Cameroon’s crisis-affected Southwest and Northwest regions. Through comprehensive water needs assessments, including water quality testing, flow analysis, community surveys, and topographical studies, we are identifying sustainable solutions tailored to local needs.By developing reliable and efficient water supply systems, this initiative aims to provide safe, accessible, and continuous water services that improve health, strengthen community resilience, and restore dignity to vulnerable populations. Every assessment brings us one step closer to creating lasting impact and a healthier future for those most in need.
05
World Water Day Community Water Protection Project
At Hope Spring for All Nations (HSFAN), we believe clean water is the foundation of healthy and thriving communities. In partnership with the Children Educational and Empowerment Association Cameroon (CEEAC), we marked World Water Day in the Ebanja community by raising awareness about water, hygiene, and sanitation while addressing challenges affecting local water sources. Together with community members, we cleaned and restored key water catchment areas, helping to protect water quality and promote healthier living conditions. This initiative reflects our commitment to empowering communities, improving sanitation, and ensuring sustainable access to safe water.
Every action counts. By supporting HSFAN, you are helping create healthier communities, protect vital water resources, and build a brighter future for generations to come.
06
Sustainable Storage & Distribution of Catchment Water
At Hope Spring For All Nations (HSFAN), we are committed to turning natural water resources into sustainable solutions for communities in need. Through our Sustainable Storage & Distribution of Catchment Water initiative, we develop efficient systems that capture, store, and distribute water safely and reliably throughout the year.
By investing in water storage facilities, distribution networks, and community-led management practices, we help reduce water shortages, improve access to safe water, and strengthen resilience against seasonal challenges. This initiative empowers communities with a dependable water supply that supports health, education, livelihoods, and long-term development.
We don't just talk about water. We build water solutions.
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Sustainable Storage & Distribution of Catchment Water
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📚 Classroom of Dignity
School benches, education kits, and physical environment upgrades that tell every child: your presence here matters. From menstrual hygiene sensitization at GHS Bokwoango (2023) to 122 benches at GS Nsuke and 680 kits in Tombel (2025) — the classroom must be a dignified space.
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Sports for Change & Protection
Soccer as a non-threatening entry point for GBV awareness, reproductive health education, and child protection. In Ngusi, men were trained as GBV prevention allies. In Ngussi, HSFAN established the first-ever community child protection reporting structure. Norms shift when the whole community is the classroom.
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💼 Economic Empowerment
From IDP women trained in commercial food crop farming in Mamfe (2022) to 100 boys’ weekend empowerment sessions and women’s skills training in 2025 — children stay enrolled when their families can survive. Economic resilience is not a separate program. It is what keeps schools full.
Impact By Better Bigger Faster
Four Years. Better Bigger Faster
Every year HSFAN has expanded its reach, deepened its programs, and documented results. Browse each year to see exactly what changed.
2022 — Building the Foundation in Mamfe
HSFAN’s first full year of operations. Two projects in Mamfe Central, crisis-affected territory. The founders self-funded every programme. The mission was simple: reach displaced women with food, dignity, and a path to livelihood. What they built was proof that the model worked.
IDP Relief Support · Mamfe
Budget: XAF 634,500. Each family received rice, flour, oil, sugar, salt, soap, and Maggi. In crisis conditions, this was not charity , it was a foundation of trust that all future work in Mamfe rests on.
Commercial Food Crop Farming · IDP Women
Women trained in commercial food crop farming, bookkeeping, and personal evaluation. Corn seedlings and cassava stems provided. 80% of beneficiaries rated the program “Satisfied” or “Very Satisfied.” 85% would recommend it to others.
Beneficiary Satisfaction Survey
Structured satisfaction survey conducted with all 30 farming beneficiaries. 70% reported a positive impact on their lives. 85% would recommend HSFAN’s services. 60% provided written positive comments. The data drove 2023 programme design.
2023 — Expanding to Schools and Communities
HSFAN moved from relief-only to education and dignity. Two focused projects in Buea , one breaking menstrual stigma in schools, one ensuring displaced elderly women did not spend Christmas hungry. The model of listening first and acting second deepened.
Menstrual Hygiene Sensitization · GHS Bokwoango
Pre-survey showed 75% of students had already begun menstruating but faced deep stigma. HSFAN created a safe space for open discussion, taught proper hygiene practices, and distributed 1 sanitary pad pack, 1 calendar diary, and 1 panty liner to each girl. Stigma reduction and confidence boost documented.
Christmas Giveaway · Elderly IDP Women
Women living in deplorable conditions in Buduma community with little or nothing to eat. HSFAN distributed 50 bags of rice, 1-litre cooking oil, 50 packets of Maggi, and 500 bars of soap (10 per beneficiary). 85% of the Buduma target population reached. Tears of joy witnessed.
Lessons That Shaped the Future
2023 taught HSFAN that education and dignity interventions generate the deepest community trust. Girls who received menstrual education shared plans to implement healthier practices. Elderly women expressed that the support alleviated real financial burdens. These voices shaped 2024’s dramatic scale-up to 11 projects.
2024 — From 2 to 11 Projects: The Year of Scale
HSFAN’s most transformational year to date. 11 projects. 2,589 people reached across Fako and Kupe-Muanenguba Divisions. Four full departments: WASH, Education, Economic Security, Agriculture, all delivering simultaneously. Budget grew 4.2% over 2023. The model proved it could scale.
WASH & Health · Fako Division
Water stand construction began at GS Great Soppo (continuing into 2025). 300 individuals received waterborne disease prevention training. 190 received blood pressure checks. 100 received diabetes sugar-level testing. Water + health delivered as one integrated system, not separate programmes
Education · Kupe-Muanenguba
Back-to-School support in Nsuke and Mbabe (188 children). International Day of Education. International Day of the Girl Child. Vulnerability needs assessments. 4 education projects across the division. Highest programmatic reach of any department in 2024.
Economic Security · Youth & Women
Weekend with Girls (July). Weekend with Boys (August). IWD community outreach (March). Women’s skills development programme (September, ongoing). 4 economic empowerment projects. Training in entrepreneurship, bead-crafting, public speaking, cooking, leadership.
Agriculture · Climate-Smart Farming
Integrated pest management strategy training in partnership with Global Youth Connect. Women farmers in Mile 14 trained in sustainable pest control and crop yield improvement. Climate-smart practices introduced alongside bookkeeping skills to convert farming into income.
Stakeholder & Partnership Growth
HSFAN strengthened partnerships with Regional Delegation of Women’s Empowerment, district medical offices, local councils, traditional leaders, and CBOs. Invited to participate in AGWAF fellowship programme. First year of multi-department simultaneous delivery.
12 Capacity-Building Sessions
WASH led with 5 sessions. Education and Economic Security each held 3. Agriculture conducted 1. All structured to strengthen community-based systems, not just deliver services. Community ownership was the explicit metric of success.
2025 — 13 Projects. 2,891 People. Audited. Verified.
HSFAN’s breakthrough year. Every figure below comes from documented program records, verified by community-elected accountability committees and independently audited under OHADA standards. This is not estimated impact. It is proved impact.
School Benches & Education Kits
122 pupils and teachers received benches at GS Nsuke. 680 education kits distributed in Tombel. 78 students in International Day of Education. 291 learners in formal needs assessments shaping 2026 programming. Every kit carried a message: your presence here matters.
GBV & Child Protection
16 Days of Activism and IWD 2025 reached 1,150 with GBV education. In Ngussi, HSFAN established the first-ever child protection reporting structure. In Ngusi, men trained as GBV prevention allies through Sports for Change. The Chief of Ngussi: “This is the first organisation to carry out child protection activities in our village.”
Livelihoods · Boys & Women
100 boys completed weekend empowerment sessions at the Women Empowerment and Family Centre in Buea (Aug 1–2). Four women received income-generating skills training with GYSCA. Economic stability is the silent variable that keeps children enrolled.
WASH & Environment · CEEAC
World Water Day in Ebanja community (Tiko) with CEEAC. Water source clean-up and protection campaigns. 18 participants reached through World AIDS Day HIV sensitization with DAREM. Environmental and health actions integrated into one community event.
Who We Reached · 2025
2,891 VERIFIED BENEFICIARIES
Every Franc. Documented. Audited.
HSFAN publishes audited financial statements every year. Our 2025 accounts were prepared under OHADA standards and independently verified by ABA International Consultancy.
Funding Sources 2025
2026 Outlook
HSFAN anticipates a 15% budget increase in 2026 to scale Health, Education, Protection, Environmental Resilience, and WASH programmes. The Anglophone crisis continues. The need is not shrinking. Our model is ready to grow.
Key Partners · 2022–2025
GlobalGivingCEEACGYSCADAREM-PEISOWEDAAGWAFGlobal Youth ConnectRegional DelegationsLocal CouncilsTraditional Leaders
Credibility. Accountability. Community Trust.
World Bank Youth Summit 2026
Founder Janet Sama Mesang selected as delegate; recognition that a grassroots model from rural Cameroon has global relevance.
Officially Registered NGO
Registration No. 893G.37C84/VOLI/SAAPJ/A3. Full safeguarding policy. Zero-tolerance on abuse. Child protection protocols embedded in all programmes.
Annual Independent Audit
OHADA-compliant financials. Audited by ABA International Consultancy. Management recommendations addressed annually. All reports downloadable at hsfan.org.
Community-Built Accountability
Every project has an elected accountability committee before a franc is spent. From Mamfe in 2022 to Ngussi in 2025 — communities own what we build.
Your Support Keeps a Girl In School
Remove one invisible barrier, a missing water point, a broken bench, an unspoken sham; and a child who was about to disappear stays.
1 complete education kit, a child arrives to school with the tools to participate, not just occupy a seat.
Menstrual hygiene kits for 5 girls, keeping them in class for a full term, not at home for a week each month.
Contributes directly to school WASH infrastructure, water access for an entire class.