About us

Our Vision

Mbai Bassa Community envisions a Thriving and more Equitable Grand Sanaga Region of Cameroon

Our Mission

We Empower underserved communites, to break the cycle of poverty through sustainable actions

Expand

Learning opportunities for children to unlock their full potential

Invest

In clean water and preventive healthcare infrastructures

Empower

Underserved community to become self-reliant through micro-economic projects

Facilitate

The integration of Bassa Bati Mpoo people in the USA to build a thriving community.

Educate

The US public about the richnes of the Bassa Bati Mpoo traditions and culture.

Partner

With US corporations, foundations and other US institutions to promote our causes

Our Values

Together we go farther

Compassion

We believe that as human beings we have the obligation to understand the suffering and misfortunes of others, and to the extent possible we must use our blessings to help alleviate them whether here in our new home or back there in our communities of origin. That is why we encourage members of our community in the USA to be compassionate and involved citizens.

Integrity

We believe that to be successful in the long term we must make sure that we carry out our actions with the utmost integrity. We are accountable to the community we serve and to those who support us.

Partnership

Our motto is "Together we go farther". We believe that by working together we can achieve bold and transformative goals even when they may appear too difficult to tackle. We strive to establish direct and lasting partnerships with the communities we serve. They determine their needs and together we develop sustainable solutions. We also strive to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with other organizations and communities.

Perseverance

We are aware that achieving lasting results is difficult and cannot be done overnight. We can get where we want to be in the long term through incremental successes and perseverance.

Our Promise

Transparency

Transparency

We strive to earn your trust by being as transparent as possible with the public, our donors and the communities we serve.

Efficiency

Efficiency

Our goal is that at least 95% of your donations go to funding projects in the field with direct impact.

Sustainability

Sustainability

We work directly with the communities we serve. They define their needs. Together we develop sustainable solutions.

Our Story

We were founded by the Bassa Bati Mpoo Diaspora in the West Coast of the USA and their friends

Mbai Bassa Community is a California 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity corporation (EIN: 85-1787874). It was founded in May 2020 by members of the Grand Sanaga region of Cameroon diaspora in the West Coast of the USA and their friends. The ultimate goal is to support a thriving and more equitable Grand Sanaga region of Cameroon through sustainable actions in education, basic clean water and preventive healthcare infrastructures and micro-economic projects.

Mbai Bassa Community welcomes all people who share and are committed to advancing its vision and mission, regardless of their place of origin or residence.

We the founders of Mbai Bassa Community are driven by the following shared beliefs:

  • Our communities have made enormous sacrifices to provide us with solid educational foundations that have prepared us to be successful. We owe them a great debt of gratitude.
  • Our new home offers us tremendous opportunities to become the successful people we aspire to be.
  • We are in a unique position to be able to give back to our impoverished communities in a way that enables them to sustainably improve their living conditions and become self sufficient in the long term.
  • We need to build a thriving community here in the USA to be able to help our communities in Cameroon in an effective and meaningful way.
  • We believe that by working together persistently and incrementally, we can achieve bold and transformative goals even when they may appear at the outset too difficult to tackle.
  • Knowing who we are, our culture, traditions and history, and being able to educate the public about them, allow us to engage with confidence, mutual understanding and an open mind other communities to build lasting and mutually beneficial relationships.

The Grand Sanaga region of Cameroon includes the Sanaga-Maritime, Nyong et Nkelle and Nkam divisions. It is home to Bassa, Bati and Mpoo Bantu ethnic groups. They are believed to have originated from the Nile Valley in the Ancient Egypt. After successive migrations they settled in the Atlantic coast of Central and West Africa. In Cameroon the total population is about 250000 individuals.

Bassa Bati Mpoo people have a rich culture and traditions. “Ngog Lituba”, or “Pierced Stone”, is considered the cradle of Bassa Mpoo Bati people of Cameroon. The legend is that the Bassa took refuge inside the rock to escape extermination. Therefore, they owe their survival to Ngog-Lituba. That is why Bassa, Bati and Mpoo people from Cameroon refer to themselves as Mbog Liaa or People from the Pierced Stone.

Our Team

Executive Team and board of directors

We are dedicated to and share the passion of serving our communities in  sustainable ways, and building bridges between communities.

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Bisai Clubs

Our Bisai Clubs offer many opportunities to be a blessing to our communities at a level that is meaningful to you.

Members of our Bisai clubs are the backbone of our organization. They are committed to making our vision becomes a reality. They commit to a minimum level of financial contributions per year and participate to various activities to advance our causes on an ongoing basis.

Make a meaningful difference

Together we go farther!

Let’s break the cycle of poverty and inequality through education, healthy communities and financial self-reliance.

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