Active Citizens Information

Active Citizens is an independent non-governmental, non-political, non-partisan organisation that works to promote a culture of civic engagement in Cameroon. Our aim is to achieve a Cameroonian society where government decisions reflect the desire and interest of citizens and where policy and decision-makers are truly and fully accountable to the public. We achieve our aim by developing programmes which enhance the participation of ordinary Cameroonian citizens, especially the excluded and disadvantaged communities, and working with other relevant stakeholders to enable citizens' participation and influence on decisions. Our key stakeholders include: Government Agencies: We work with government agencies to enhance the development of policies that encourage and support citizens participation and influence. We strive to foster institutional change by advocating and lobbying government agencies to put citizens interest at the Centre of their operations. We seek to build the capacity of these organisations to provide them an understanding of participatory processes. Elected Representatives and other Politicians: We work with elected representatives and other politicians to help them develop attitudes and practices that encourage, and that support citizens participation. we help to increase the effectiveness of participatory practices by promoting greater understanding of participatory processes and providing them new frameworks for assessing different participation methods. Citizens: Citizens are our core stakeholders. We at Active Citizens believe that whether in dealing with poverty, corruption, climate change, public health concerns or promoting pro-social behaviour, we are entering an era in which progress can only be made in a society in which individuals, communities and public services are each able and willing to play their own part. For this to happen civic engagement and public participation must become the core, not the counterpart, of the future of public service decision making and delivery. The time ...