Rural women: mothers of a thriving rural economy
October 15, 2025 marks the commemoration of International Rural Women’s Day. On this occasion, SAILD visited rural women who contribute significantly to the local economy in the department of Lékié, in the central region. Nkom-Ndamba is a small village located in the Obala district in the central region.Located about 30 kilometers from downtown Yaoundé, agriculture […]
Women driving the agroecological transition in Belabo
From September 28 to October 3, 2025, the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) accompanied around forty beneficiaries in the villages of Mansa, Hona, and Kambo-Cassi in eastern Cameroon. All of the farms visited revealed a strong involvement of women in agroecology. In order to continue training local communities involved in implementing agroecological techniques […]
A new project to enhance Cameroon-made flours
SAILD brought together around twenty bakers and pastry chefs on October 6, 2025. The event took place in the Elig-Essono neighborhood of Yaoundé, marking the official launch of a project to strengthen artisanal bakeries using local flours. Cameroon has abundant local resources that can be used to reduce its growing dependence on imported wheat flour. […]
SAILD at Baka Dream Days 2025
The 6th edition of the BAKA DREAM DAYS 2025 Cultural and Tourism Festival was held from September 4 to 7, 2025, at the Baka Living Museum, located in the village of Assok, Mintom district. The festival, themed “Securing the Bakas in the research process, promoting tourism and sustainable development” aimed to promote the cultural and […]
Belabo farmers say “yes” to agroecology
From July 28 to August 4, 2025, the Local Development Initiatives Support Service (SAILD) promoted four agroecological practices in the villages of Kambocassi, Hona, and Mansa in the Belabo district of eastern Cameroon. Agroforestry, crop association, the production of a biofertilizer based on Tithonia, and the production of a chili-based insect repellent are the agroecological […]
A study to assess the cosmetic potential of NTFPs in eastern Cameroon
From July 28 to August 4, 2025, SAILD conducted a mission in the villages of Kambocassi, Hona, and Mansa in the Lom-et-Djerem department in the East Cameroon region. This mission, part of the project “Cosmetopoeia of the Congo Basin. From tradition to modernity: a mediation of endogenous and exogenous knowledge in an economic intelligence approach” […]
Over 2,000 tree seedlings planted in Belabo
The Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) planted forest and fruit trees in three villages bordering Deng Deng National Park. This took place from June 22 to July 2, 2025, in Kambocassi, Hona, and Mansa in the Belabo district of eastern Cameroon. The goal of this mission led by SAILD is to increase the […]
Study to assess the level of well-being of populations in forest areas
From April 21 to May 03, 2025, SAILD carried out a baseline study in 04 regions of Cameroon. The aim of this study, conducted by SAILD (Support Service for Local Development Initiatives) is to provide information on the well-being of indigenous populations and local communities. Data was collected in 32 villages in the South, East, Littoral […]
NEPAC stays on course
The Network for the Promotion of Agroecology in Cameroon (NEPAC), of which SAILD is a member and provides the technical secretariat, held its first General Assembly of the year from April 09 to 11, 2025 in Kribi, capital of the Ocean department in the South Cameroon region. After two years of existence, the Network for the […]
Trained interviewers for efficient data collection
From March 01 to 14, 20 surveyors, including 09 women, were trained at SAILD’s Maroua and Bertoua branches. This was a prelude to a survey that will assess the level of appropriation of agroecology in the Far North and East regions of Cameroon. The “AgroEcology+” project implemented by the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives […]