APIFED

Located in Djoum, Cameroon, APIFED (Appui à l’autopromotion et l’insertion des femmes, des jeunes et des désœuvrés) are a small local organisation but with a brave and committed team. APIFED have fiercely contested land grabs and the displacement of local Baka populations by a rubber plantation, as well as supporting them in denouncing poachers and raising awareness about COVID-19 in their region. APIFED aims to contribute to improving the socio-economic position of vulnerable groups, and since beginning their partnership with RFUK in 2014 we have worked on issues including: facilitating participatory mapping, securing land and resource rights of forest peoples, and supporting processes related to land planning (zoning, land reform).