Reach Out Cameroon

Reach Out NGO is a local, woman-led not-for-profit making organisation, headquartered in Buea, in the South-West Region of Cameroon. Reach Out operates in all ten regions of Cameroon, in the region of Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in North-Eastern Nigeria.

Started in 1996, the organisation became legalized in 2000. Reach Out was founded by a group of medical doctors, gender specialists, social workers, nurses, community relay agents and agronomists who were concerned with the plight of the rural people, especially those in hard-to-reach areas and those rendered vulnerable. These include, but are not limited to minority groupssuch as widows, displaced women and their families, school drop-outs, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) as well as HIV and AIDS infected and affected persons who are all main beneficiaries of Reach Out’s programs.



The organisation was born in response to the wide-spread HIV epidemic in Fako district, particularly among rural communities which were left unattended. The pioneer group of social workers, agricultural experts, doctors and nurses and other well-wishers decided to focus on serving the rural populations with information about the virus and on how to build up immune systems with natural recipes.

We quickly became interested on not only serving those rendered vulnerable, but advocating for them and raised our voice to denounce the injustices people living with HIV were suffering in our Country. We’ve never stopped advocating since then. Experiencing the HIV pandemic was unevenly targeting women, with other specific challenges such as gender based violence, inequality, property expropriation and little access to leadership positions, the organization broadened its focus and included aspects of Gender, human rights and training. This saw the birth of the second department within the organization – Gender and Capacity Building. In the course of carrying out activities in the Gender and Capacity Building Department, we realised that our sensitisation and capacity building efforts required a third leg. Thus, the Wealth Creation Department was born to take care of the economic empowerment of women and underprivileged groups. Today these three departments have separated focuses on interconnected issues, and work closely to bring the best impact to communities all over Cameroon, Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and North-Eastern Nigeria.

Our Mission
Reach Out NGO in Cameroon supports underprivileged groups within the communities on health issues, wealth creation, human rights and governance. It provides capacity building for improved livelihood using a community centered approach and advocacy.