Buea, Cameroon – May 23, 2025 On Friday, May 23, 2025, the global community marked the International Day for Biological Diversity, with this year’s theme: “Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development.” In celebration of this significant occasion, the Community Based Climate Association (COBCA), in collaboration with youth-led Civil Society Organizations(CSO), hosted a dynamic workshop at […]
We are thrilled to announce to you all, supporters and allies in the fight for better life conditions, that ASCOA has been granted special consultative status by the United Nations. What does this bring to our organization? It means that we can participate in the work of ECOSOC (the Economic and Social Council of the
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Earth Day Network, which coordinates the annual Earth Day, is delighted to announce that Association for Community Awareness has become a key partner for 2020.
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The whole ASCOA team has big news for our supporters and donors today! We are proud to announce that we will be getting consultative status in the United Nations’ economic and social council (ECOSOC). While the name may be a mouthful, it represents a fantastic opportunity for us to develop and grow. In turn, this
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In Cameroon, the number of teenage pregnancies each year remains high and often exacerbate ill-health and poverty in young women. 12% of all live births are from adolescents. Health outcomes for both mother and baby are much worse for teen mums. Abortion, which is the other side of the coin, also carries risks as girls
Sex Education for Women Saves Lives Read Post »
ASCOA’s work to protect the environment by sensitizing communities in Cameroon and organizing regular clean-ups has been recognized by the United Nations. As such, our organization is the only English-speaking one in Cameroon to have been invited to the UN’s Ocean Conference in Lisbon 2-6, June 2020 https://oceanconference.un.org. Five of our volunteers/members will go to
