Sustainable development for stronger communities

Empowering People, Building Resilient Communities

The National Institute for Sustainable Development works with communities, institutions and global partners to advance education, health, environmental protection and inclusive development.

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Supporting children to start and stay in school

Our Programmes

Integrated solutions for people, communities and the environment.

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NISD volunteers in green overalls planting seedlings in cleared ground.

Environment and Climate Action

Tree planting, waste management, conservation and community awareness work to restore land and reduce pollution.

3 SDGs

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A teacher seated with four small children drawing at a low table.

Education and Skills Development

School support, early childhood learning, digital skills and vocational training for young people.

2 SDGs

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Two women helping an older man with a bowl of food at his bedside.

Healthcare and Community Welfare

Strengthening health centres, preparing for disease outbreaks, and supporting older people and other vulnerable groups.

1 SDG

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A group of young children on a red earth road with an NISD volunteer crouching behind them.

Water, Sanitation and Clean Energy

Clean water access, sanitation facilities and cleaner household energy.

2 SDGs

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Two women standing beside a Moringa nutrition display and handmade textile goods.

Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment

Nutrition-based enterprise, women’s economic participation and vocational training that leads to income.

4 SDGs

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Badge: 1st Ministerial and Experts Conference on Sustainable Transport in Africa, Nairobi, 27–31 October 2014.

Road Safety and Community Security

Road safety awareness and work on the everyday hazards communities face.

2 SDGs

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Our Impact

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300

Trees planted

Planted during the tree planting exercise in the Mbonge and…

International meetings attended

Regional and international meetings on development policy…

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Featured Projects

Real action. Stronger communities. Lasting change.

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Tree Planting and Environmental Workshop, Mbonge and Isangele

A community tree planting exercise and panel workshop on environmental sustainability, held from 3 to 19 June 2022. About 300 trees were planted.

Mbonge and Isangele, Cameroon3 – 19 June 2022

Environment and Climate Action

A large group collecting plastic waste from a beach strewn with bottles, with fishing boats offshore.

Coastal Clean-Up and Marine Waste Collection

Clearing plastic waste from beaches and raising community awareness of the effect of plastic pollution on marine life and fishing livelihoods.

Coastal communities, Cameroon

Environment and Climate Action

A signed and stamped NISD record of pandemic preparedness activities, February 2023 to March 2026.

Pandemic Preparedness and Health System Support

Strengthening health centres, improving access to medical supplies and building outbreak monitoring and response capacity. February 2023 to March 2026.

Remote and rural communities, Cameroon1 February 2023 – 31 March 2026

Healthcare and Community Welfare

International engagement

Connecting local action with global development

Meetings NISD has taken part in since 2013.

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Each record states how NISD took part. Attending a conference is recorded as attendance — it is not presented as a partnership or as official representation.