Areas of Intervention
About CUAPWD
Founded in 2005 with 11 Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and officially registered in 2007, the Coordinating Unit of Associations of Persons with Disabilities (CUAPWD) is an umbrella organization bringing together the organizations of persons with disabilities in the 34 Sub-divisions of the 7 Divisions in the North West Region of Cameroon.
CUAPWD consists of a solid network of 121 associations of persons with disabilities all over the North West region of Cameroon and is the Regional Representative of the National Platform for Inclusive Society in Cameroon and is governed by a board of directors with all four main categories of disabilities (mobility, visually impaired, speech impaired, and hearing impairment) represented.
DRM Training
Following the seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction that took place from 25 to 27 May 2022 in Bali, Indonesia in which CUAPWD was represented by her Boar Chairperson, Nogning Armelle, with over 4000 participants from a total of 185 countries; CUAPWD saw a need for the key aspects of Disaster Risk Management and Reduction to understood and practiced the various communities under our spheres of influence…