About MNCP

MNCP is a Chicago-based nonprofit that serves communities in Mbelewa, the first fondom of Nkwen in Cameroon. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents, travelers, and visitors to the Mbelewa community by bringing water to the village as well as constructing a community center for the benefit of all. We have created this organization to serve the needs of the Mbelewa community. We are a collection of people who are passionately committed to assisting the community. We are a small NGO comprised of concerned citizens from around the world united by this mission.

The "Com Pro" in our name stands for "community projects," the initiatives we enact to support the health and community needs of the people in Mbelewa.

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Mbelewa is the first fondom of Nkwen and is proud to be the birthplace of the late Fon Ngufor III, yet it lacks basic human needs.

Mbelewa is one of the largest quarters in Nkwen village, of the Bamenda III Council. The quarter has an estimated population of 6,000 individuals, increasing at an annual growth rate of 2.9%. Women make up about 52% of the population.

Until 8 years ago, Mbelewa enjoyed potable water from public taps supplied by the Nkwen water scheme. This was supported through funds contributed by individual households. Today, the quarter is totally cut off from the Nkwen water scheme. Inhabitants must turn to unsafe surface water sources or move to different quarters in search of the precious liquid. Under these conditions, the worst affected are the poor.

Although there are private suppliers of water, the poor cannot afford to pay for the service. Many women and children must travel a difficult path to get water for drinking and other routine tasks. Because of the lack of accessible, clean drinking water, the people of Mbelewa are suffering from widespread waterborne and sanitation-related diseases. Road development has destroyed pipelines used to supply the quarter in the past, worsening the situation.

In all, the project primarily intends to develop a catchment in a valley at “Atie-Nzoneh” and supply potable water to households in the Mbelewa community. It will provide 8 standing taps for households to access clean and safe water.

It also seeks to eliminate the incidence of waterborne diseases recorded during the preceding year. Easy access to safe water will prolong and greatly improve the quality of life in the community.

We estimate that this project will cost about twenty-five million francs/$50,000.00. The work includes catchment development, installation of an intermittent tank, a transfer system/pump station to the main reservoir for distribution, and construction of a main distribution line within the most inhabited segment of the quarter.

Future extension to other sub-areas of the quarter, including Mubang, Nkwenjang, and Nketesoh, will require additional financing. These additional neighborhoods are located over 4 km from the reservoir at Atiela.

Although the main focus will be on providing accessible water to the community, another goal of ours is the construction of a community center.

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