OUR VISION
NWADO dreams of a civil society with a stronger voice and well-coordinated actions for sustainable development
The North West Association of Development Organizations (NWADO) is a network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working in the North West region of Cameroon. It was created in 2002 with a view to contribute to the equitable and sustainable development process in which stakeholders collaborate and contribute to each other’s activities in line with government policies, norms and values of the people of the North West Region. NWADO serves as an information house for development information and plays a critical role in as the voice of North West civil society by leading advocacy initiatives and strengthening member’s capacities on identified areas where there are capacity gaps.
SOME ACTIVITIES OF NWADO
NWADO Nourishes CSOs on Land Tenure and Public Contracts Policies/Procedures
NWADO and members launch new project.
Gender stereotypes tend to side lined women from decision making at various levels.
World human rights day commemoration on December 2023
NWADO Joint other human rights actors in the region at the Cameroon Human rights Commission office North West to commemorate World human rights day under the theme “Freedom, Equality and Justice for all.
About NWADO
The North West Association of Development Organizations (NWADO) is a network of Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) working in the North West region of Cameroon. It was
created in 2002 with a view to contribute to the and equitable sustainable development
process in which stakeholders and collaborate and contribute to each other’s activities in
line with government policies and norms and values of the people of the North West
Region NWADO strength comes from a committed pool of member organizations that are
well structured and organized in specific thematic groups. Following a new orientation
from 2016 strategic plan, NWADO structured her membership into 6 thematic areas
based on their area of work and expertise. There are 68 member organisations registered
in the data base with about 36 active and committed. The main thematic groups include
– Agriculture
– Human rights Governance
– Environment
– Health
– Socio economic empowerment.
– Education
Our work
Democracy and Governance
Citizens Civic Participation Initiative (CIVIPI)
In 2022 we launched, Citizens Civic Participation Initiative (CIVIPI) which has continued to impact civil society and community based organisations..
Transparency and Accountability
Transparency and accountability are fundamental requirements of good governance. Government at national or local level has the obligation to report, explain and is answerable for ..
Constructive Engagement with Government
The relationship between civil society and government is complicated and sometimes constraint by a number of factors. The lack of understanding of..
Human rights
Civic Space
Civic space enables citizens to raise their voices, and act on issues that threaten their individual or collective interest and ideas.
Human rights monitoring and Education
We build a community of people who are committed to defending the ideals of social justice in Cameroon. Our approach involve strengthen and engaging community leaders on human rights education, monitoring and reporting.
Policy and Advocacy
Civil society will hardly do much if the public policy framework is not responsive and meeting the needs for their interventions. NWADO engages on policy advocacy, analysis, education and monitoring.
As civil society organizations work to complement government’s national development agenda through the provision of essential service delivery in health, employment, education, environment etc, NWADO’s work as a network is to strive to ensure that the public policy and institutional framework is responsive, accountable and meeting the needs of civil society development interventions.
NWADO advocates for an enabling environment for civil society organizations to optimize their pro poor agenda. In spite the challenging civil society environment, NWADO has continued to thrive, learning and testing new approaches of engaging decision makers in policy dialogue. Our theory of change reflects on two key lessons, Constructive Engagement with Policy Makers and or public sector authorities and Evidenced Use for Advocacy through credible research. We carry out policy education, policy research and analysis, as well as policy dialogue and advocacy. With support from the Active Citizenship Strengthening Program, the 11TH European Development Fund, We have been able to continuously engage land administrators and legislators in policy dialogue in land reforms in Cameroon. Through policy note and research we have been able to add the North West Civil Society Voice to the ongoing Land reforms in Cameroon. For more information on our publications on policy issues visit our publications page through this link.
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NWADO Executive summary
SUMMARY
In 2018, NWADO celebrated its 16th year of existence with a steady growth contributing to strengthen civil society locally and nationally to have a stronger voice and actively contributing to national development. This growth has been amidst challenges with the main one being moving civil society networking from a concept now understood by many to a more practical and functional process of achieving more by working together as opposed to working
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OUR OBJECTIVES
Centralizing information: NWADO serves as ‘clearinghouse’ which provides access of timely and relevant development information for her members CSOs, decision makers, and grassroots groups/individuals
Networking: NWADO is committed to improving networking opportunities and linking members with critical national and international relationships and funders. We create opportunities to improve state/civil society private sector partnership which is critical for regional development and growth.
NWADO MEMBER Civil society organizations (CSOS)
Become a member
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Procedure for new members