Impact Stories

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP 2026

Call for Volunteers Since 2018, the Association for Community Awareness (ASCOA) has been coordinating the International Coastal Cleanup in Cameroon, working alongside Ocean Conservancy and the global community to tackle marine pollution and protect our coastal environments. Over the years, this work has grown into a strong national movement. Through 37 beach cleanup initiatives, ASCOA […]

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ASCOA Joins Youth-Led Workshop to Celebrate World Biodiversity Day 2025 in Buea, Cameroon

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

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The United Nations has granted ASCOA special consultative status

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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ASCOA, a 2020 Key Partner for Earth Day Network

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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ASCOA to Join the United Nations Economic & Social Program

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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Sex Education for Women Saves Lives

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

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Special-Accreditation to ASCOA by UN to take part in the 2020 UNITED NATIONS Ocean Conference

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

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