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Network for Community Development

About Us

About NECOD

We are a youth-centred organisation legally recognised in Cameroon since 2018 with objectives of contributing to addressing the drivers of youth radicalisation and violent extremism in Cameroon. We promote the rehabilitation and reintegration of young people in prison and in juvenile centres. We support internally displaced persons (IDPs) through, sports and recreational activities, mental health and psychosocial support, training in income generating activities, re-enrolment of children of displaced families in vocation schools, and WASH interventions.

We also promote responsible citizenship through preventing hate speech and mis/disinformation.

OUR CORE VALUES

  • Inclusion: Ensure our project and program activities are accessible to everyone including women, girls, and marginalized groups.

  • Empowerment: Building local leadership, ownership and peer‐trainer models for sustainability

  • Integrity: Be transparent, accountable, and ethical in all our interventions.

  • Collaboration: Working closely with stakeholders and communities through equitable partnerships.

  • Innovation: Applying evidence‐based and adaptive methodologies to address evolving challenges in communities we serve.

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What We Do

OUR MISSION

To empower young people in Cameroon by addressing the root causes of radicalisation and violent extremism, promoting rehabilitation and reintegration of incarcerated youth, and supporting internally displaced persons through mental health services, training, WASH and education.

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OUR VISION

To see a peaceful and inclusive society where all young people, including those affected by conflict, displacement, and incarceration, have access to opportunities for personal growth, social reintegration, and economic self-sufficiency.

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Liquid Soap production training for inmates

Skill Building for Inmates in Kumba Prison. As part of the key activities of the Innovative Abilities for Harmony (#IA4H) project, 39 inmates are currently undergoing an intensive theoretical and practical training on three selected marketable skills in the Kumba Principal Prison.

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Marth-Clean Liquid Soap produced by inmates.

Marth-Clean Liquid Soap produced by inmates.

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Using sports to improve mental and physical well-being of Inmates

Using sports to improve mental and physical well-being of Inmates

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