Ever since the 1960’s, when the oil and cocoa rich English regions were added to the predominantly French-speaking republic, there are subdued tensions in Cameroon. Many people in Cameroon have grown tired of the long years of corruption and discrimination. Since 2016, the situation is getting more and more out of control and more citizens have become victim of deadly violence.

The crisis is getting worse by the day, with more acts of violence, injuries and deaths as a result. It is expected that the violence will escalate even more with the presi- dential elections on 7 October 2018.

As LiveBuild is working closely with people in Cameroon, we are also facing this difficult situation. Due to the violence and general insecurity, our project partners cannot travel to the projects anymore.

The villages we work in are often abandoned, as the inhabitants fled out of fear. In consultation with our local partners, we therefore decided that we will put on hold all our projects for now. This to safeguard our partners, the employees of the water company and the inhabitants of the villages.

Our project partners and project coordinator stay in close contact with the people that are involved in the projects. This way both they and we can stay informed about the developments in the villages and the projects. We hope we can start again as soon as the situation al- lows us to. Till then we will keep you updated.

If you have any questions, please contact us at kameroen@livebuild.org