Volunteer with Underprivileged Communities in Cameroon

Our mission is to improve the well-being of the underprivileged in our community through education, skill development, and job creation.

Volunteers are a critical part of the work we do to help the less privileged and we value the contribution they bring to our organisation. Since our founding, HINT has received dozens of volunteers from around the world who have made a significant contribution to our community through the programs we offer. We have received volunteers from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Chile, and of course Cameroon, among other countries.

HINT runs programs related to our mission:

1. To bridge the digital divide
2. To give the poor and underprivileged a chance to be educated
3. To improve the health of the underprivileged poor
4. To fight poverty and unemployment

Our permanent projects provide: technological access through our computer training centres and school distribution program; support for education by getting resources to those in need; and provide financial access through the Kingdom Community Fund.

Our non-permanent projects provide health awareness to the local community through training and medical outreach programs.

All of our programs are deeply dependent on volunteer support for management. We are open to (and encourage) volunteers to run their own programs based on their own skills and knowledge. In the past, volunteers have run summer sports programs for youth and week-long health outreach seminars. HINT also partners with other non-profit organizations in the area and can find placements for volunteers with these partners (such as teaching English or working in an orphanage). HINT also encourages volunteers to design their own projects.

Projects in technological access:

Teach Computer Education to students at one of our partner Schools or train IT Instructors for these schools
Recruit qualifying schools to benefit from our School PCs Project
Set up computer labs at selected schools
Coordinate shipment, distribution, and installation of computers and other equipment in schools and community centers
Teach basic computer skills (MS Window, Internet, Emailing, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint) at one of our partner schools in Buea or at our Community IT Centres
Teach advanced computer skills (Web Design, Networking, Computer Repairs and Maintenance, Desktop Publishing, Photo Editing) to about 10 students in class for 3 hours a day
Serve at our Community IT Training Centre as Office Secretary, Cyber attendant, IT Instructor or IT Technician

Projects in education:

Identify needy orphans especially those orphaned by AIDS in targeted communities for subsequent support
Teach English
Provide support to our Back Packs campaign

Projects in health:

Coordinate shipment, distribution, and installation of medical supplies and other equipment in schools and community centers
Run HIV/AIDS sensitization seminars in schools, prisons and at Community Groups, etc
Train HIV/AIDS Educators at our Centre, in schools, prisons, at Community Groups, etc
Participate in a medical outreach as part of a team
Host training seminars on healthy living, nutrition, and sports

Projects in financial access:

Train young social entrepreneurs in basic business set up and management skills
Provide support to the Kingdom Community Fund (as fund manager, field worker, etc.)

Projects in fundraising*:

Write funding proposals for some of our projects and help with fundraising
Organize fundraising activities for our projects including contacting and following up donors