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SHUMAS operates across all 10 regions of Cameroon with a head office in Bamenda and zonal offices in Maroua, Kousseri, Kumbo, Douala and Yaoundé.
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Improve lives, reduce poverty and build the productive capacity of disadvantaged people to meet their needs without compromising posterity from meeting theirs.
For a Just One World and Sustainable Development
We work across two major axes of intervention aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
How we create lasting change in communities
We involve benefiting communities at all stages of the project so that they can gain full ownership of our interventions and sustain them long-term.
SHUMAS strongly believes isolated actions cannot lead to meaningful development. We adopt an integrated approach realized through our two main axes of intervention.
We use a holistic approach in all our projects to ensure a meaningful and lasting change across education, health, environment, and livelihoods.
Real impact from the field — stories, news and updates from SHUMAS programmes across Cameroon.
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“With the authority vested in me, I now install you as the Director General of SHUMAS…” declared Adolphe Lele L'Afrique, North West Governor, to a cheering audience as Mrs. Billian Nyuykighan Njodzeka officially became only the second Director General of Strategic Humanitarian Services (SHUMAS) in over three decades.
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On the 28th of March, 2026, 100 children from internally displaced and crisis-affected households in Abangoh and Ntagham, Bamenda I Subdivision, graduated from the Girl Shine and Boy Safe components of the ES304 project, implemented by IRC and SHUMAS with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
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Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a heavy burden that no primary school student should ever have to carry. When a child experiences or witnesses violence, their classroom stops being a place of wonder and becomes a place of fear. They may struggle to focus on their lessons, their grades may drop, and they often feel isolated or afraid. This “silent shadow” harms their developing minds and can steal away their bright future. Every child deserves a safe home and a peaceful school environment to truly reach their full potential.
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