LISAC –Cameroon at Four Fronts in Building Social Inclusion

LISAC- CAMEROON, A non-governmental Humanitarian organization working in Cameroon is prominent in its humanitarian mission across the country. Within the past twenty months, LISAC intensified its activities focusing on social inclusion of women, girls and youths in the region and Adamawa region of Cameroon. This is responding to the social and political displacement of some member of the society from the ongoing crisis in the country.

Notably, Cameroon has been in violent conflicts; fighting with Boko haram insurgence in the far north regions and the Secessionist groups in the North West and South West English speaking regions of the country. This has created huge displacement of its citizens internally and across neighboring country-Nigeria. The UN human rights organization and Amnesty International reports that “over 40000 people in the two English speaking regions have been displaced in refugee camps in Nigeria while over 160.000 and displaced internally. The continuous warring parties on the ground are worsening situation as more people are fleeing out of their communities each day. Government has remained adamant to dialogue as advised by diplomats and international structures.

Victims face numerous difficulties. They need psychosocial support to build them accept the challenges of life and to move on. They are in need of water, food, shelter, beddings and many other supports. This has allowed many families not able to send children to school, most especially the girl child. Leadership Improvement and social Advocacy Centre (LISAC) developed strategic Inclusion programs to boozed morals and self- confident to many families internally displaced. In the coming months, they are extending other learning programs for young children at their satellite offices.

The level of security and the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance seen in the North West and south west regions highlight the need for government, political/military and humanitarian to adopt coherence strategies to respond to human needs in areas of displaced persons. However, the crisis has been characterized by the lack of a coordinated political strategy within the government of Cameroon and the international community for “managing” the crisis. Differences between key members of the UN Security Council, and governments of neighboring countries in terms of their attitude towards the Secessionist and the Cameroon government, and an apparent inability to confront and overcome these differences, appears to have been responsible for the lack of a coordinated political approach.

This collection of donation by the government of Cameroon aimed at meeting the needs of displaced families and persons programs contrasts with the lack of concerted efforts to devise coordinated political solutions to the crisis. www.lisacgroupe.org. by Mifang