Activities and Past Involvements:

A. Human Rights Education and Sensitisation;
B. Advocacy and Lobbying;
C. Human Rights Field Work Activities (Research);
D. Counseling;
E. Conflict Analysis/Resolution;
F. “Women Assisting Women” Program (WasW);
G. Civic and Democracy Education;
H. HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention campaigns.

Past Involvements

In 2004, with the support of members and volunteers, AHURTOD was able to celebrate the world day against child labour. Activities on the this day included sensitisation campaign amongst the youths of the Small Soppo Cathedral Parish on child labour and the devastating effects on children health conditions, a dram on the rights of the child, and distribution of gateaux to children.

With the help of UNICEF UK, which donated 100 little books on the rights of the child, we able to distribute over 75 to the trainees of St. Joseph Vocational Training Centre (SAJOVOC), Cathedral Parish - Buea. These was received with delight by the trainees as most of them are children from the streets, orphans, and less privilege who in one way or the other have been victim of human rights abuse or torture. They express their willingness to claim their stolen rights with the aid of AHURTOD, as they become responsible citizens in the future.

Because of the pressing need of the community to always get people to counsel, educate and caution them administratively on their rights and the process of claiming them when they have been victim of torture, AHURTOD decided to set up an office which is open every week days to attend to the queries and problems of members of the society.

Given the how attracted people are to sport especially football, we had to employ it as means to rally a wide audience. AHURTOD in the past decided to use a football encounter which it organised to past out the message of human rights and the usefulness of one knowing his/her rights. This was one of the most successful exercises we undertook which pulled a population of over 2.000 spectators, through which time flyers, books and face to face sensitisation talk was been carried out. We hope we find a donor to carry out this project again.

AHURTOD, with the aid of Child-to-Child International base in the USA (which provided us with a human rights curriculum) and some useful materials gotten from the website of Human Rights Education Associate, USA decided to embark on a project aim at teaching of human rights in local schools. The trail phase of this project targeted the students of St. Joseph Vocation Training Centre (SAJOVOC), Buea and included topics such as: - what is human rights, evolution of human rights, international bill of rights, rights of the child, national instruments for the protection of human rights, rights of a citizen vs human rights, etc…The exercise was success but was halt (after 6 months) because of insufficient funds/sponsorship in term of books for distribution and stipend for transportation for facilitators.

It had became pathetic when we discovered that many children are involved in black employment in the Tole Tea Camp, Buea. We then decided to investigate the causes of such practices which we termed “child labour” according to the CRC and Cameroon Legal system.
We however discovered that, that the company was not the principal factor behind this but that other stakeholders played major role for such occurrences. A detailed report and recommendation was written and a copy submitted to the controller of Tole Tea Estate who explained to us what he had been doing to shrink the situation and promise to take judicious measures towards it abolishment. (Report in our office)

The 2004 presidential election was one of greater expectation by the people of Cameroon. They where expecting this particular election to be one of great change in their lives. However, given the importance of freedom of association, opinion and the right to vote, AHURTOD, had to cover the election in Buea particularly in Long Street, Small Soppo and Tole most of which area constitute a rural settling to ensure the protection of human rights and absence of torture. A report was written in the special edition of our newsletter AHURTOD INSIGHT. Details in our office.

Members of AHURTOD, for the pass 2 years and 6 months have served as volunteers in St. Joseph Vocational Training Centre (SAJOVOC), Buea a partner organisation as instructors. Our role has included training less privilege children, orphans, handicap and children who had acquired deviant behaviours skills in computer and small business management techniques, to become responsible and self-reliant citizens in the future. Our regards to our General Commissioner Mr. NKEM Bellamin Fonkeng who put in so much time in training these children.

It has always been our privilege to assist youths in conflict with the law or social constrains with advice. Given the presence of youths who make up AHURTOD, most youth come to us on daily basis to seek for counselling on how to proceed with issues relation to their human development and conflict resolution both with their parents, peers, third parties or the state. We are proud to have cultivated the trust in most of these youths who appreciate our counselling services.

Given the usefulness of information as a vital ingredient to human development, and given the right to information as a source of inspiration to initiate positive and mature minded ideas/reasoning, AHURTOD realised that the need for a human rights resource centre was vital. As of now, we have managed to set up a mini human rights resource centre hosting over 600 hundred books, journals, CDs, VHS and Newsletter on human rights, democracy, child development, etc.
We are grateful to the United Nation Office for the Commissioner of Human Rights, World Organisation Against Torture, Bernard Van Leer Foundation, Child Rights Information Network, Amnesty International, United Kingdom Department for International Development, Help Out, Coalition for an International Criminal Court, Child-to-Child International, and those whose names have not been mentioned for providing us with materials for the resource corner.