Welcome to CADA

Collective Arts Development Association

Igniting Transformative Change from within.

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Our Mission

To transform the mindsets of disadavantaged youths through life skill education,art training and social entrepreneurship skill development.

Our Vision

To rebuild resilient and enhance sustainable livelihoods for disadvantaged youths through arts and social entrepreneurship skill development.

Our Partners

Collective Arts Development Association(CADA)

Collective Arts Development Association(CADA), is a development and humanitarian non- governmental not for profit organization.CADA’s head office is located at Nkwen,Bamenda III sub-division in the Northwest region of Cameroon.CADA was recognized as an Association in 2016 per the 1990 law of association under authorization number 55/E.29./1111/VOL.8/ALPAS

Other objectives

To identify and promote artistic works among boys and girls for their economic empowerment and poverty alleviation
-To build the capacities of boys and girls in both conventional and domestic artistic works for them to increase their employment chances.
To identify and encourage the upgrade of domestic artistic equipments to meet modern and expected standards to facilitate and maximize efficiency

Ready to Change Lives? Become a Volunteer With Us!

You can volunteer as a facilitator, participant, help spread the news about transforming mindsets and rebuilding resilience among disadvantaged youths through life skill education, art training and social entrepreneurship skill development.
Volunteer Requirements
Must be above 21 years of age
Good Skills in English Language
Discipline and respectful
Time conscious

Who we are

We are a team of professional and experienced artists from different artistic backgrounds, mental health,financial,community youth development and agriculture experts who give their all to practically and theoretically train and empower disadvantaged youths cause by the Anglophone crisis to rebuild resilience, foster positive attitudes and acquire sustainable livelihoods.

What we do

We manage and operate an art school where we help severely disadvantaged youths cause by the Anglophone crisis and its consequences.Through an immersive, hands-on,and intensive training program participants receives techniques, tools, methods and skills they need for effective social inclusion,rebuild resilient and to start up small social ventures to enable them acquire sustainable livelihoods and foster positive attitudes.

The 9month training program comprises a 6month of intensive theoretical and practical training sessions and workshops in various artistic and entrepreneurial disciplines.At the end of the training program, successful participants through an application process,receives seed funding in material and financial support to enable them set up small social ventures. Our goal is to reduce the levels of youth unemployment,poverty,involvement in substance use/abuse and crime,rebuild resilient and open a window for a sustainable and descent livelihood for participants,their families and communities as well.

What we'v done

Since the crisis started in 2016, CADA has train and empower 105 disadvantaged youths from 24 different crisis affected communities in the Northwest region of Cameroon.This has resulted to 80+ small business ventures that have positively and continuously impacting the lives of these youths and their families. Including others who have been employed by other entrepreneurs and employers in different social enterprises and related corporations.

At the same time we device strategies and methods to solve other issues like:homelessness, food scarcity,waste pollution,gender balance among others.