Together we go farther
An essential part of our work is to develop gateways that support the successful integration of our community members in the United States. These initiatives are designed to provide the resources, connections, and guidance necessary to thrive and contribute meaningfully to society.
We honor and celebrate our African cultural heritage as a source of pride and unity. Through community activities and programs, we educate the public about the richness of our traditions and culture and ensure that they continue to inspire and connect current and future generations.
We invest in education and basic health infrastructure and create pathways to financial self-reliance for underserved communities in the Grand Sanaga region of Cameroon. Our efforts focus on equipping young adults with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to build resilient and prosperous futures.
Let’s eradicate poverty through education, healthy communities and self-reliance.
Promote education excellence and safe learning environment in rural and underserved urban communities in the Grand Sanaga region of Cameroon by renovating school facilities and providing students with essential school supplies and scholarships. Many schools in the region lack adequate maintenance funding and are frequently affected by natural disasters, resulting in unsafe learning environments and significant barriers to consistent school attendance.
Help young adults from underserved communities, achieve financial independence by gaining stable employment or developing a business.
We will start with two pilot initiatives in 2025-2027, supporting professional training and grants for micro-projects. We will work with partners who possess substantial expertise in the field.
These signature events take place in the San Francisco Bay Area every two years on the first weekend of October (Friday– Sunday) with the following objectives:
Mbai Bassa Community works with other community organizations and professional partners to organize outreach and educational events on topics such as immigration, higher education, African cultural heritage, economic empowerment, and other issues relevant to our community in the USA.
Most of the time, the school is the only place offering the minimum environment for the children to learn. Depending on the needs of the local community, we help to:
We provide an ongoing support to students through a variety of programs including:
We identify the beneficiaries based on our research and referrals in the field. The students are selected based on need and merit criteria regardless of their religion, race, ethnicity, and age.
Lack of clean water and basic preventive care are serious hindrances to the education of the children and economic development of the community. To be able to improve living conditions in the long term it is necessary to address these two basic needs.
We support a variety of programs to bring clean water to the communities we serve including:
We help to setup and provide ongoing support to primary care centers through a variety of programs depending on the needs of the communities.
Micro-economic projects offer the most viable path to self-sufficiency in the long term. Our actions target especially women and young adults. Our programs include: