About Us Rudec
About RUDEC Cameroon
The Rural Development Centre (RUDEC) is a Community based Organization initially created with a mission to promote Private/Public Partnership in the deep countryside of the South West Region of Cameroon. RUDEC was registered in August, 2002 in accordance with Law No 92/006 of August 14th and its Decree of Implementation No. 92/455/PM of 23rd November 1992 in Cameroon relating to the creation of Cooperatives and Common Initiative Groups.
RUDEC is founding member of Community and Forest Platform in Cameroon created under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) for Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT), member of SWECSON and International Land Coalition Africa
Our Team
The management team consists of a Project Coordinator, Gender Officer, Field staff, a finance officer and office assistants among other staff.
Our Activities
RUDEC is dedicated to ENABLE communities awaken to their needs and ability to change and put this change to practical use through a participatory, partnership approach and multiplier effect.
Our activities are organized under the following main program areas namely:
- The provision of Basic Social Infrastructure in rural communities.
- The enhancement of Regenerative agriculture practices and Production.
- The Promotion and Protection of Nature and the Environment.
- Improving access to education special program.
- Capacity Building and Training on tenure governance and security.
During the past TWENTY (20) years, RUDEC has implemented community development activities in Kumba and its environs and has through these activities developed new thinking and practice in participatory community action and community mobilization.
Boots on the ground approach
All activities have strong links to alleviate the suffering of individuals and families in the poorest communities through grassroots sustainable initiatives aimed at particularly local empowerment, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability at a community-level. All our activities are action-based and have strong focus on achieving leading local participation, sustained learning benefits and replication of local success stories.
Today, RUDEC boasts of many unique and innovative Community/youth led programs that range from pipe borne water supply/maintenance projects to long term livelihood projects and from entrepreneurial to vocational training for underprivileged youth.
As RUDEC looks to the future, with the aid of volunteers, staff, and other partners and organizations, RUDEC will continue to improve on its current programs, while staying innovative and flexible in its drive for the holistic development of the rural masses