In brief
- €1,640,000 of resources in 2025, with 84% of spending devoted to social missions.
- 4 solar boreholes commissioned (36 → 40), 2,100 school kits handed out, 2,700 antenatal check-ups funded.
- 6,840 donors, including 2,310 monthly donors, and a first independent external evaluation.
Message from the chair and the managing director
2025 was a year of rigour. We commissioned four solar boreholes instead of the five planned: one project was delayed by the rainy season, and we preferred to do it properly rather than quickly. The facilities we build must last.
We handed out 2,100 school kits, opened nine libraries, funded 2,700 antenatal check-ups and trained 500 young people in digital skills. Our resources reach €1,640,000, thanks to 6,840 donors, including 2,310 monthly donors. To each of them we say thank you, and we also say this: your trust obliges us to be accountable, without evasion.
We have strengthened our controls: accounts prepared under the SYCEBNL standard, a first external evaluation, two alerts investigated, three child protection reports handled. In 2026, we want to keep three promises: finish every project we have started, publish our results even when they are disappointing, and keep acting with communities, never in their place.
Prof. Bernadette Eyoum Mandengue, chair
Florence Ngo Biyong, managing director
2025 in figures
- €1,640,000of resources
- 84%to social missions
- 4boreholes commissioned36 → 40 in service
- 2,100school kits handed out
- 2,700antenatal check-ups
- 500young people trained in digital skills
- 140women supported
- 6,840donorsincluding 2,310 monthly
Highlights
- January
Launch of the “2,000 kits” campaign.
- March
The Foumbot cooperative is fitted with drip irrigation.
- April
40 community health workers are trained in Tibati.
- June
Foulées Ndolo 2025 in Lyon.
- July
Opening of the Bertoua libraries.
- September
Back to school: 2,100 kits handed out to pupils.
- November
Gala “A Night for Water”.
- December
The 40th borehole goes into service.
Results by programme
For each programme, we compare the target set at the start of the year with what was achieved, and we comment on the gaps.
| Indicator | 2025 target | Achieved | Gap | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boreholes commissioned | 5 | 4 | −1 | One project delayed by the rainy season, completed in early 2026. |
| Indicator | 2025 target | Achieved | Gap | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School kits handed out | 2,000 | 2,100 | +100 | Exceeded thanks to the “2,000 kits” campaign. |
| Libraries opened | 8 | 9 | +1 | One extra library in Maroua. |
| Indicator | 2025 target | Achieved | Gap | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal check-ups | 2,500 | 2,700 | +200 | Twelve villages visited instead of seven in Ngaoundéré. |
| Community health workers trained | 40 | 40 | 0 | Target met in Tibati. |
| Indicator | 2025 target | Achieved | Gap | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young people trained | 450 | 500 | +50 | A weekly slot added in Douala. |
| Refurbished computers installed | 60 | 60 | 0 | Target met. |
| Indicator | 2025 target | Achieved | Gap | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women supported | 150 | 140 | −10 | Two cooperatives started later than planned. |
| Cooperatives created | 4 | 4 | 0 | Target met. |
Finances
The 2025 accounts were approved by the board, audited by an independent firm in Cameroon, and those of the support office certified by a statutory auditor. Amounts in euros, with optional conversion into CFA francs.
Uses: where the money went
- 84% Social missions€1,354,000
- 10% Fundraising€161,000
- 6% Running costs€97,000
| Item | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social missions | €1,354,000 | 84.0% |
| Fundraising costs | €161,000 | 10.0% |
| Running costs | €97,000 | 6.0% |
| Total uses | €1,612,000 | 100% |
Resources from 2021 to 2025
| Year | Gifts from individuals | Corporate sponsorship | Institutional funders | Other income | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | €470,000 | €150,000 | €312,000 | €48,000 | €980,000 |
| 2022 | €538,000 | €180,000 | €334,000 | €53,000 | €1,105,000 |
| 2023 | €618,000 | €214,000 | €366,000 | €62,000 | €1,260,000 |
| 2024 | €712,000 | €248,000 | €420,000 | €72,000 | €1,452,000 |
| 2025 | €800,000 | €296,000 | €468,000 | €76,000 | €1,640,000 |
Simplified statement of resources and uses
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Social missions carried out in Cameroon | €1,296,000 |
| Awareness-raising in France | €58,000 |
| Costs of appeals to the public | €132,000 |
| Costs of seeking other funds | €29,000 |
| Running costs | €97,000 |
| Total uses | €1,612,000 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Resources from public generosity (gifts €800,000 + corporate sponsorship €296,000) | €1,096,000 |
| Grants (resources not tied to public giving) | €468,000 |
| Other income (events, financial income, miscellaneous) | €76,000 |
| Total resources | €1,640,000 |
Surplus for the year: €28,000, allocated to reserves (total reserves: €560,000, or about 4.2 months of operating costs).
Governance and organisational life
The board met four times in 2025, and the audit committee twice. Halima Oumarou, a school head in Maroua, joined the board in March 2025; two terms were renewed at the general assembly.
The audit committee reviewed the 2025 accounts, the alert system and the internal control plan. It asked for borehole maintenance to be tracked by a public indicator: this is now the functionality rate, measured every six months (97% in June 2026).
The general assembly of 21 May 2026 approved the accounts and gave discharge to the management team.
Child protection and ethics
- 3reports received3 handled, including 1 disciplinary measure
- 100%of employees and field volunteers trained
- 2fraud alerts investigatedno misappropriation found
Each report received an acknowledgement within 48 hours and confidential handling by our officer. The full policy is published on the Transparency page.
Outlook for 2026
- Commission 4 solar boreholes, including those of Mora and Koza.
- Equip 3,000 pupils in the East through the back-to-school campaign.
- Open the Bonabéri digital room in Douala.
- Extend mobile antenatal care to Kaélé.
- Launch the external evaluation of the Full Schoolbag programme.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to the 6,840 individual donors, in France and in Cameroon, including 2,310 monthly donors. Thank you to the companies and partner foundations that trusted us in 2025, and to the institutional funders that finance our programmes.
Thank you to the municipalities and local committees, parents’ associations, health districts and teachers who bring the projects to life every day. And finally, thank you to our 120 regular volunteers and the 46 volunteers of the Foulées Ndolo.
Methodology and glossary
Indicators are collected every quarter by field coordinators from school, health centre and committee registers, with check visits. Cooperative incomes come from an internal survey carried out in 2025 among 120 women.
- Direct beneficiary
- A person who personally uses the facility or service funded: a resident served by a borehole, a pupil equipped with a kit, a woman seen at a check-up, a young person trained. Each person is counted only once.
- Social mission
- Spending directly linked to the Foundation’s purpose: field projects, programme monitoring and awareness-raising. It excludes fundraising and running costs.
- Statement of resources and uses (CER)
- A table showing, for a financial year, where resources came from and how they were used, by main category of spending.
- SYCEBNL
- The OHADA accounting system for non-profit entities, applied to the Foundation’s accounts since 2024.
- Borehole functionality rate
- The share of boreholes in service that deliver water on the day of the check. It is measured twice a year across the whole network.