Better World Cameroon

Better World Cameroon promotes youth involvement in sustainable development through permaculture, community living, and African indigenous wisdom. Their flagship Ndanifor Permaculture Ecovillage in Bafut—a UNESCO heritage site—was Cameroon's first and only eco-village before being burned down by soldiers in January 2021 during the ongoing civil war. Part of the team now operates in exile from Portugal through African Way partnership with Tamera Peace Research Centre.

Website: https://betterworld-cameroon.com

Location

Primary: Bafut, Cameroon

Key People

  • Joshua Konkankoh - Founder & Director (Indigenous Design Thinker; GEN Ambassador for Africa)
  • Princess Abumbi Prudence - National Coordinator (African Wisdom Torch Bearer from Bafut Royal Palace)
  • Sonita Mbah - Team member; COP26 speaker

Partners

  • Global Ecovillage Network (GEN)
  • Gaia Education
  • UNFCCC
  • UNDP Green Commodities Community
  • Catalyst 2030
  • Conscious Food Systems Alliance (CoFSA)
  • Tamera Peace Research Centre

Important Dates

  • 1996: BWC NGO registered; Royal Gardens founded
  • 2012: Joined GEN; Konkankoh became GEN Ambassador; BetterCOOP cooperative registered
  • 2015: Won Gaia Trust Excellence Award (most inspiring GEN Africa project)
  • 2016: Civil war began; team forced into exile
  • 2019: African Way established in Portugal
  • january2021: Bafut Ecovillage burned down (January 12, 2021)