A New Generation of Leadership: The Next FADOA Volunteers

FADOA’s strength has always come from people who give their time: teachers who track attendance after hours, parish leaders who organize quiet collections, young volunteers who document distributions and help children feel seen. In 2025, we are formalizing this network so training, safeguarding, and data practices keep pace with our programs in Cameroon and Kenya.

What Volunteers Do

Volunteers support distributions, verify attendance with schools, assist with caregiver meetings, and collect simple monitoring notes. They do not manage sensitive cases; rather, they refer concerns to trained focal persons. This light, disciplined model follows global good practice on volunteer engagement in development settings [1].

Training & Safeguarding

Every volunteer completes a short induction on child protection, informed consent, basic psychosocial first aid, and ethics of storytelling. We also emphasize data minimization—collect only what helps a child, and store it securely—in line with UN agency guidance [2][3].

Field Voice

“My job is simple,” a volunteer in Bamenda told us. “Know the names. Notice who is missing. Tell the teacher if something is wrong.”

By the Numbers (Design Targets 2025)

• 40 active volunteers across Cameroon and Kenya
• 100% trained on safeguarding and data ethics
• Monthly refresher micro‑trainings (30 minutes)
• Volunteer handbook and code of conduct published online

Endnotes

[1] UNV — State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (evidence on community volunteer impact). (UNV SWVR)

[2] UNICEF — Policy on Safeguarding (2024). (UNICEF Safeguarding)

[3] WHO — Ethics & governance of health data and storytelling in community settings. (WHO Publications)