Sustainable Run for Development (SURUDEV)

About us

Sustainable Run for Development (SURUDEV) is a Cameroonian award-winning non-profit, non-denominational, and apolitical conservation organization established in 2007 and legally registered in 2010. Our efforts initially focused on addressing climate change and its impacts on ecosystem, economies and communities of the rural Bamenda.
We are dedicated to transforming the poor environmental and agricultural landscapes to sustain livelihoods for the poor and underprivileged through community initiatives and active participation, while nurturing the traditional wisdom and facilitate progressive mindsets.

Our mission is to promote inclusive, equitable and sustainable development initiatives in Cameroon for the poor and underprivileged communities.

We envision sustainable development of communities where everyone is aware of the environmental issues plaguing them and aware of the solutions, have guaranteed opportunities of sustainable development that enables them exercise their rights to food, livelihood, education, health, peace, while enjoying a life free from economic hardship.

Objectives
• To address and reduce ecological degradation through, conservation of biodiversity, waste management, promotion of renewable energy and, enhancing local climate adaptation methods through mass awareness campaigns, advocacy and research and , plantations of forest species
• To alleviate poverty and strengthen livelihood of the poor and underprivileged communities through promoting sustainable agriculture, climate smart crops, entrepreneurship and agripreneurship, thereby ensuring food security, food sovereignty, nutritional security and income security
• To promote peace, Interfaith dialogue and bring sustainable relief services to internally displaced persons and disadvantaged persons caused by natural disasters, wars and other pandemics
• To increase awareness about health, sanitation and hygiene in general, STDs and HIV/AIDS in particular.
• To promote value based education and rights among children, youths, adults at family and community levels for universal development
• To address gender issues and empower women socially, economically and politically.

Projects
• Conserving Wildlife And Endangered Species: We design and execute programs for wildlife species in the montane and rain forests.
• Saving Forest Habitats: Forests play a key role in climate change regulation. Unfortunately, forests are disappearing at an alarming rate.
• Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and restoration of degraded ecosystems: We strive to prove food security and income of poor rural farmers in the ecological regions of Cameroon
• Livelihood development and value chain of Non timber forest products: SURUDEV impacts lives via the valorization of non timber forest products (honey, mushroom, Medicinal Plants).
• Climate Change Research: Promoting environmental education and research.: We primarily focus on ecological research that promotes sustainable actions that benefit the present and future generations.
• Humanitarian action for disaster /war victims: We are dedicated to offering relief services to victims of war and disaster.

Kari Jackson Bongnda is the Executive Director of Sustainable Run for Development (SURUDEV).

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.