Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon +237 [contact number] info@fricoda.org

About FRICODA

Home About
About Us

Friendship Community Development Association

FRICODA is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon. We work to build resilient, empowered, and self-sustaining communities across the North West Region through six integrated programmes in health, empowerment, environment, education, governance, and communication.

We were built on a simple but radical belief: the most powerful force in development is a community that believes in itself. We don't arrive with answers. We arrive with partnership, with resources, and with the conviction that lasting change always comes from within.

Community-led development
Six integrated programmes
UN SDG aligned
25,000+ lives reached
Transparent & accountable
48-hour response commitment
Reach us any time

info@fricoda.org

Get In Touch
Our Foundation

Mission, Vision & Values

Our Mission

To empower marginalised communities in the North West Region of Cameroon through integrated, community-led programmes in health, empowerment, environment, education, governance, and communication — building the foundations for lasting change from within.

Our Vision

A North West Region of Cameroon where every community is resilient, self-governing, and able to determine its own future — with access to health, education, economic opportunity, clean environment, and strong civic institutions.

Our Values

Friendship — Partnership — Dignity — Inclusion — Accountability — Courage. We don't arrive with answers. We arrive with friendship — and together we build what lasts.

Lives Reached

25000

Programmes

6

Women Trained

500

Improved Wellbeing

85

Theory of Change

Grow. Lead. Thrive.

FRICODA Theory of Change in action
1
Inputs

Funding, trained staff, community partnerships, local knowledge and trust

2
Activities

Health outreach, skills training, tree planting, civic education, school programmes, media

3
Outputs

People reached, trees planted, leaders trained, communities served, materials distributed

4
Outcomes

Better health, higher incomes, stronger governance, restored forests, empowered women

5
Impact

Resilient, self-governing communities living with dignity, equity and opportunity

“IF vulnerable communities gain access to health, education, economic opportunity, environmental knowledge, civic skills, and communication — THEN they will develop the agency to drive their own lasting development.”

Our Team

The People Behind the Work

Photo coming soon

Executive Director

Leadership & Strategy

Photo coming soon

Programmes Manager

Programme Implementation

Photo coming soon

Finance & Admin Officer

Finance & Administration

© 2026 FRICODA — Friendship Community Development Association. All Rights Reserved. | Bamenda, Cameroon