1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANISATION: AC-YA is a young people welfare network and alliance building service which started in November 2006 with preliminary meetings initiated by the founder (Tata Nelson Berinyuy). After that AC-YA members resolved that there was a need to conduct an inferential study into the problems and needs of young people […]
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Youth Health and Reproductive rights situation: Young People in Cameroon are directly affected by major health challenges nowadays like the HIV/AIDS where they are highest hit with a prevalence rate of about 12.6% far above the national prevalence rate of 5.5%. They also suffer most from Sexually Transmissible infections(STIs) like gonorrhea, syphilis, Chlamydia, hypathysis “B” […]
Given the situation expressed above, youths are not only filled with frustrations to achieve their dreams and exhibit their talents; they languish in poverty and misery, disappointment, with no hope for the future and turn to sort out to alcoholism, illegal activities(like dubbing commonly called “scamming”) criminality as a way of life. There is a […]
Young People and Decision Making, Civil Participation &Good Governance: It no secret that decision making in Cameroon is void of youth involvement in all facets. This is quite visible for there is no youth who is a parliamentarian; that is a member of the national assembly (which is the only legislative organ of the state […]
General situation: Young people (0-35 years) in Cameroon constitute about 68.7% of the total population of Cameroon. They have control/access to only about 29.83% of Cameroon’s resources (statistics derived from the United Nations Population Division, DESA’s population pyramid for 2000 and the CIA world fact book website-Date visited 30/10/2009). Instead the old who constitute only […]
General situation: Young people (0-35 years) in Cameroon constitute about 68.7% of the total population of Cameroon. They have control/access to only about 29.83% of Cameroon’s resources (statistics derived from the United Nations Population Division, DESA’s population pyramid for 2000 and the CIA world fact book website-Date visited 30/10/2009). Instead the old who constitute only […]
We recognize that the youth holds the future of climate and would be the most impact group. Our approach therefore empowers the youth to engage in climate policy advocacy, raising awareness and serving as community environmental brigades with the right tools and platforms to protect the environment. We also recognize agriculture as a viable business […]
Youth, Culture & Arts This approach empowers the youth to use culture and arts to promote cultural identity, bridge the north – south divide and improve the participation and inclusion of the youth in governance. Our approach also recognizes the economic opportunities in arts and therefore supports the artists to be entrepreneurial in their journey […]
Active Youth Citizens Engagement AC-YA wokr to ensure that young people are a force for peace, democracy and equality – and an essential human resource for sustainable development and poverty reduction. AC-YA works in partnership with youth groups and organizations who share in the values and principles to work towards eliminating barriers to youth in […]
AC-YA works to create space to enable the adolescents/youth have access to sexual reproductive health information and services including menstrual hygiene management and HIV/AIDS through awareness raising based on their rights, skills development, peer-to-peer/school health programmes among others.