Who we are
The Mike Yanou Foundation is a non-profit, civil society organization established in 2016. The organisation is situated in Buea, GRA Extension South West Region. It was officially registered in 2020 with Registration No. 171G.37/c84/VOLI/SAAJP, the Mike Yanou Foundation is dedicated to creating prosperous communities with functional families. Our mission is to engage and empower boys and men by providing comprehensive mental health and psychosocial support, ultimately improving the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Our areas of intervention are prevention and response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), mental health and psychosocial support services for boys and men, inclusion of persons with disabilities, Drug abuse prevention, Livelihood and poverty reduction, sexual reproductive health and
Mike Yanou Foundation operates in the South West and North West regions of Cameroon and covers the thematic areas which are the Fako, Meme and Mezam Divisions. We have implemented projects surely as a normalising menstrual conversation among boys, fatherhood conferences, drug-free schools and communities, community conversations on substance abuse, capacitating the boys and young men on GBV prevention and mitigation, and empowering widows. Unlocking Possibilities sponsored, skill building and acquisition, Improving psychosocial support orphanage projects.
Our Executive Director
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Madam Nicholine Awumbom Musi
Founder/Executive Director
She serves as the Executive Director of the Mike Yanou Foundation. Before her role at the foundation, she served as a team leader and social worker at the Resource Development Centre, where she provided evidence-based psychosocial interventions to address the specific needs of service users. Her background in journalism includes serving as the Health Editor for The Post Newspaper and the Editor of Among Youths Magazine, with a focus on reproductive health.