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Our mission
BABAMNA provides a platform that facilitates the collaboration between Bassa Bati Mpo’o associations in North America (USA and Canada), to foster a more unified and thriving community. Its mains goals are to:
Preserve
Preserve and promote the Bassa Bati Mpoo culture and traditions within the diaspora and the North American public in general.
Innovate
Identify and promote innovative community projects.
Collaborate
Facilitate sharing of ideas and resources between Bassa Bati Mpoo associations and with other community organizations.
Bind
Foster solidarity bounds among the Bassa Bati Mpoo diaspora in North America.
Our vision
BABAMNA envisions a more unified and thriving Bassa Bati Mpoo Community in North America.
Our story
Bassa Bati Mpoo of North America (BABAMNA) is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, headquartered in New York and composed of members and sympathizers of the peoples of the Bassa Bati and Mpoo tribes of Cameroon, commonly known as the ‘people of the cave’, residing in the United States and in Canada.
Our mission is to make our culture known throughout the world in general and throughout the United States and Canada specifically. We are legally organized and recognized in the United States and Canada. Our objectives are three folds:
- connect the people and get to know each other well in order to coordinate and collaborate together.
- Promote genuine solidarity links and compassion for mutual help and assistance.
- Make our cultural heritage known throughout the world and help preserve it for generations to come.
We provide a platform that allows various Bassa Bati Mpoo associations in North America and all those who share and support our missions to network and provides them with a continental reach and audience. We support and amplify local associations initiatives and achievements.
Bassa Bati Mpoo people of Cameroon are 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. They mainly live in rural areas of the Littoral and Center regions. Poverty is still prevalent. A lot of these communities still lack the basic infrastructure in the areas of education, healthcare, potable water, energy and access roads.
Bassa Bati Mpoo people have a rich culture and traditions. Ngog Lituba, or “Pierced Stone”, is considered the cradle of the Bassa people of Cameroon. It is an immense rock formation that is situated in the Nyong and Kellé division in the Center region of Cameroon. The legend is that the Bassa took refuge inside to escape extermination from the Foulbe people. Therefore, they owe their survival to Ngog-Lituba. That is why Bassa Bati Mpoo people of Cameroon refer to themselves as Bon Ba ngok lituba or People from the Pierced Stone or cave.
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Executive Bureau
Pr. Zachee Pouga, Esq.
President
Professor Pouga is an international Lawyer and a law professor living in
Alain Nonga Ngue
Vice-President, Associations & Operations
Mr. Alain Nonga Ngue resides in Gilroy, California. He holds master's degrees
Suzanne NGO MANDONG
Vice-President, Community outreach and partnerships
Ms. Suzanne Ngo-Mandong is an international consultant. She lives in Somerset, New
Dr Joseph NGAMBI
Secretary
Dr Joseph Ngambi is an adjudicator working for the Immigration and Refugee
Therese MBOUSNOUM
Deputy-Secretary
Therese MBOUSNOUM is an educator and lives in Quebec City in Canada.
Marthe NGO BISSECK
Treasurer
Marthe Ngo Bisseck works in the insurance industry and lives in Maryland.
Jean Jacques BIDJEKE
Deputy-Treasurer
Mr. Jean Jacques Bidjeke works as a CNC Programmer at CAE Inc.
Bienvenu Heritier TONA BILONG
Auditor
Bienvenu Héritier Tona Bilong is a graduate of ESSEC Business School with
Paul MANDEND Jr.
Technical Advisor, Cultural heritage
Agathe NGO OUM
Technical Advisor, Women issues
Ms. Agathe Ngo Oum is a medical professional and president of Bigond
Dr Dieudonne MAYI
Technical Advisor, IT
Dieudonne Mayi, PhD, is an expert in Information Technology.
Marra NGO NGUIMBOUS
Technical Advisor, Spirituality
Ms. Marra Ngo NGUIMBOUS is a public health educator. She lives in
Blondel A MAHI
Technical Advisor, IT
Blondel A Mahi has over ten years of experience in accounting. He
Benoit KONANGO-NYOBE
Technical Advisor, Community outreach
