About us

Our Vision

Mbai Bassa Community envisions more thriving and more resilient communities

where individuals achieve their full potential.

Our Mission

Transform potential into power through sustainable and impactful actions

Expand

Learning opportunities for children to unlock their full potential.

Invest

In education, clean water and preventive healthcare infrastructures.

Empower

Underserved community to become self-reliant through micro-economic projects.

Facilitate

The integration of our community members in the USA to build a thriving and more resilient community.

Educate

The US public about the richnes of our African traditions and culture.

Partner

With corporations and other US institutions and organizations to promote our causes.

Our Values

Together we go farther

Compassion

We believe that as human beings we have the obligation to understand the suffering and misfortunes of others, and to the extent possible we must use our blessings to help alleviate them whether here in our new home or back there in our communities of origin. That is why we encourage members of our community in the USA to be compassionate and involved citizens.

Integrity

We believe that to be successful in the long term we must make sure that we carry out our actions with the utmost integrity. We are accountable to the community we serve and to those who support us.

Partnership

Our motto is "Together we go farther". We believe that by working together we can achieve bold and transformative goals even when they may appear too difficult to tackle. We strive to establish direct and lasting partnerships with the communities we serve. They determine their needs and together we develop sustainable solutions. We also strive to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with other organizations and communities.

Perseverance

We are aware that achieving lasting results is difficult and cannot be done overnight. We can get where we want to be in the long term through incremental successes and perseverance.

Our Promise

Transparency

Transparency

We strive to earn your trust by being as transparent as possible with the public, our donors and the communities we serve
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Efficiency

Efficiency

Our goal is that at least 95% of your donations go to funding projects in the field with direct impact.

Sustainability

Sustainability

We work directly with the communities we serve. They define their needs. Together we develop sustainable solutions.

Our Story

We were founded by the Basa'a Nge Diaspora in the West Coast of the USA and their friends

Mbai Bassa Community is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in May 2020 by Cameroonian diaspora members and their friends. The organization aims to facilitate integration in the USA, celebrate African heritage, and support education, clean water, healthcare, and economic development for the Grand Sanaga region of Cameroon.

Membership is open to anyone committed to advancing the group’s mission, regardless of origin or residence.

The founders believe in giving back to the communities that supported their educational success, leveraging opportunities in their new home, and building a strong community in the USA to aid those in Cameroon. They value collaboration, perseverance, and cultural education as keys to achieving ambitious goals and fostering positive relationships.

The Grand Sanaga region, including Sanaga-Maritime, Nyong et Nkelle, and Nkam divisions, is home to the Basa’a Nge—Bassa, Bati, Mpo’o, and other Bantu groups. Their ancestry traces to the Nile Valley, with current populations around 250,000 in Cameroon.

Basa’a Nge are recognized for rich traditions. The legend of Ngog Lituba (“Pierced Stone”) symbolizes their survival and identity, with descendants referring to themselves as Mbog Liaa, or “People from the Pierced Stone.”

Our Team

Executive Team and board of directors

We are dedicated to and share the passion of serving our communities in  sustainable ways, and building bridges between communities.

Bisai Clubs

Our Bisai Clubs offer many opportunities to be a blessing to our communities at a level that is meaningful to you.

Members of our Bisai clubs are the backbone of our organization. They are committed to making our vision becomes a reality. They commit to a minimum level of financial contributions per year and participate to various activities to advance our causes on an ongoing basis.

Make a meaningful difference

Together we go farther!

Let’s break the cycle of poverty and inequality through education, healthy communities and financial self-reliance.