Action Lab For Development

Adhering to a mission of providing education, food security and advocacy to advance the work of entrepreneurs and promote creative economies in Cameroon, Action Lab for Development (ACTLAB) envisions a future where local innovators in Cameroon have access to lead through growth and development. At ACTLAB, we maintain five objectives including: To support local initiatives oriented to creative innovation and entrepreneurship by providing tools and opportunities that track continuous improvement. To facilitate knowledge–sharing between entrepreneurs, institutions and other partners by enabling networking and training activities. To train entrepreneurs in social welfare and fair business practices. To mentor young entrepreneurs on skills and techniques that can grant a more clear view of social and business ecosystems . To promote skills-based volunteering among the youth and universal access to research and education by building digital platforms for community knowledge commons and supporting local ingenuity.

First founded in 2016, Action Lab for Development (ACTLAB) was recognized with a special consultative status by the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations with the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2020. This status is indicative of our contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Our key focuses areas as far as solutions are concerned are: Food Security Advocacy Education These solutions aim to positively impact the lives of vulnerable youth suffering from systemic human rights violations. They are especially necessary in the current ongoing armed conflict in the north, west, and southern regions of Cameroon. Our data has found that access to education, particularly in the field of social entrepreneurship, is a powerful tool for the youth as it affords them an outlet to leverage their experiences into viable solutions for their communities.

VALUES:

Goodwill: we aim to support those that are underprivileged within our communities to improve their livelihoods

Innovation: we are keen on perpetually developing strategies that advance our work to inspire positive social change

Honesty: we unhold transparency with interactions with the communities we work with to ensure equity

Collaboration: with our participatory approach, we value cooperation with communities, individuals and partnerships