Who We Are
PICAM is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization, independent of any government influence, political ideology, and religious persuasion. Established in August 2006, PICAM is dedicated to improving and transforming the Cameroonian society through innovative research, practice, and programs based on a collection of factors necessary to foster an overall improvement in human dignity.  At the core of our work is the need to build a strong civil society on the belief that this is critical for the democratic transformation needed in Cameroon.

PICAM adopts a comprehensive approach through a combination of committed programs in human rights, democracy, peace building, development, and humanitarian assistance. We recognize that respect for human rights is a vital part of human contentment; that democratic participation is an inseparable value of good and accountable governance; that peace and stability are integral elements of human interaction; that development through active participation is necessary to bring meaningful improvement in the lives of people; and that humanitarian assistance is an invaluable means to reach those who are economically and socially outside the reach of mainstream services and support - such as the poor, orphans, the sick, the disabled, street children, rural populations, and other vulnerable or marginalized groups.

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Mission
To improve and safeguard the human dignity of everyone by promoting and supporting the principles of human rights, democracy, peace building, development, and humanitarian assistance in the Republic of Cameroon.

To achieve this mission, PICAM does the following:

• Promote respect for human rights principles, democratic values, and peace building initiatives.

• Emphasis the correlation between peace and stability and the concepts of human rights and democracy.

• Encourage human capacity building, community empowerment, and self-sufficiency projects.

• Foster a spirit of community volunteering, and provide humanitarian aid through relief to the poor, distressed, and underprivileged.

• Promote an understanding of PICAM programs through continued public interest educational activities.

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Vision
PICAM’s vision is of a Cameroon in which everyone enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in international conventions and national laws; a Cameroon in which democratic principles are respected and upheld; a Cameroon in which peace and justice prevails and everyone enjoys equal opportunities; a Cameroon in which individuals and communities are empowered to their full potentials; a Cameroon in which there are support structures for the poor, distressed, disabled, and underprivileged.

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Background
PICAM was founded by Eric Ngonji Njungwe in August 2006. His experience as a human rights advocate in Cameroon and abroad was very instrumental in founding PICAM not just as a human rights organization, but one that adopts a broad-based approach to the realization of human dignity. Eric strongly believes that for human dignity to be sustained, the approach must be inclusive. It is his view that human happiness cannot be determined by any single factor, but is rather rooted in a collection of factors necessary to foster an overall improvement in human dignity. PICAM therefore adopts a comprehensive approach to improving human dignity through a combination of committed programs in human rights, democracy, peace building, development, and humanitarian assistance.

PICAM also fills the need for an organization that will galvanize the youth, by building a strong and effective civil society on the belief that this is critical for the democratic transformation needed in Cameroon. Since its establishment, PICAM has maintained an open policy that gives due consideration to the views of anyone that supports its mission and vision. You could contribute in various ways to the works of PICAM by visiting get involved or by contacting us.

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Partners

 

Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Orphans and Abused Children (FROAC) P.O. Box ... Kumba South West Province Republic of Cameroon Tel: (237) 99 22 3469 Fax:    Email: Website:	Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child (CAPEC) P.O. Box  20646 Yaounde Center Province Republic of Cameroon Tel: (237) 77 75 1606 / 77 32 9419 Fax: (237) 22 20 9003 Email: info@capecam.org Website: www.capecam.org
Association of Human Rights & Tortured Defenders (AHURTOD) P.O. Box 157 Buea South West Province Republic of Cameroon Tel:  (237) 99 63 1118 Fax:  (237) 33 32 29 36           Email:      ahurtod@ahurtod.org Website:  www.ahurtod.org	Life and Water Development Group - Cameroon (LWDGC) P.O. Box 30370, Biyem-Assi Yaounde – Center Province Republic of Cameroon Tel: (237) 77 71 6288 Fax: Email: info@lwdgc-africa.org Website: www.lwdgc-africa.org
Pan African Visions 310 College St. CPO 819 Barbourville, KY 40906 United States of America Tel: Fax: Email:pav87central@yahoo.com Website:www.panafricanvisions.com	Refugees Sustainability Network (RSN) Reseau de Soutien des Refugies 16 Place Berhie Albrecht 93100 Montreuil, France Tel: (33) 148 575 964 / 662 050 628  Fax: Email: Website:
Association for the Protection of Women's and Children's Rights P.O. Box 576 Limbe South West Province Republic of Cameroon Tel: (237) 77 98 5759 / 33 04 2999 Fax: (237) 33 33 3138 Email: apwcrtawoh@yahoo.com Website:	Rural Development Network Foundation (RUDENEF) P.O. Box 127 Kumba South West Province Republic of Cameroon Tel: (237) 99 22 3469 Fax: Email: info@rudenef.org Website: www.rudenef.org

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Affiliation

Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC)
http://www.iccnow.org

African Democracy Forum (ADF)
http://www.africandemocracyforum.org

Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
http://www.crin.org

Global Youth Action Network (GYAN)
http://www.youthlink.org

Peace Building Portal
http://www.peacebuildingportal.org

OneWorld African Radio
http://radioafrica.oneworld.net

Global Hand
http://www.globalhand.org

Kabissa – Space for Change in Africa
http://www.kabissa.org

Aids Channel
http://www.aidschannel.org

Taking it Global
http://www.takingitglobal.org

International Interfaith and Peace Network
http://www.interfaithpeace.net

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