CBCHS Initiative Chosen Children Program

Helping Families.
Changing Lives.

There are approximately 132 million displaced children in systems worldwide. At CCP, we deploy resource-based intervention to shield children from vulnerabilities, supporting their growth inside loving home environments.

Our Slogan

“Stand with the vulnerable even if you have to stand against the Powerful”

Program Context & Scope

12,300

Children Assisted Since July 2001

7,050

Supported Family Homes Provided For

42 Villages

Spanning Across 7 Regions of Cameroon

Our Mission

"We seek to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering in order that they might experience true love and come to God through Jesus Christ."
Main Goal: Helping Families, Changing Lives

Our Structural Identity

The program falls under **social assistance**, providing direct support at critical moments to orphans, vulnerable children, widows, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and the elderly without requiring any prior financial contribution from them.

100% Home-Based Context

Thematic Foundation

All 26 field workers are active Christians who anchor their services and program activities based entirely on the program theme verse of **James 1:27**.

Enrollment Standards

Access Points & Entry/Exit Criteria

To maintain structured and objective stewardship of available resources, the program adheres strictly to the operational criteria outlined below.

Access Points

The communities can connect with our specialized support networks through the following established conduits:

Churches
Field Agents
Office Staff
Committee I/C

Criteria Details

Age Threshold

Age <18 years

High Priority Allocation

Priority given to those who have lost both parents.

Program Exit Target

Exit after acquisition of GCE A/L

Empowerment Toolkit

Package Given as Assistance

We provide crucial assistance aimed at giving children resources to prevent involvement in risky behaviors, substance abuse, malnutrition, and mental health challenges.

Dynamic Operational Activities

  • Need Assessment Surveys
  • Report Cards & Med Records
  • Regular Home Visits
  • Health Educator Coordination

School & Apprenticeship

Payment of school and apprenticeship fees directly to selected institutions to secure self-sustaining futures.

Medical Care

Full medical care allocation including treatment modifications for children coping with chronic illnesses.

Food Subsidy & Clothes

Subsidy distributions and essential clothing support targeting homes to combat malnutrition.

Psychosocial Support

Dynamic counseling and occasional confidential 1-on-1 adult-child contact sessions to track hidden pain.

Strategic Framework

General Objectives

Our structured directives designed to support vulnerable orphans, ensure moral education, and lobby for legislative change.

01

Home Environment Care

Provide emotional and physical care to orphans within a supportive home environment.

02

Judicious Stewardship

Ensure that funds designated for the registered orphans are judiciously used in their best interest.

03

Collaborative Action

Collaborate with multiple partners interested in the plight of orphans, including Missions, NGOs, and Government.

04

Legislative Lobbying

Lobby the Government for favorable legislations to be passed in favor of orphans and other dependents.

05

Sensitive Recruitment

Recruit staff who are indigenous, spiritually, and culturally sensitive to local village needs and chronic illnesses.

06

Mobilization & Advocacy

Sensitize, educate and mobilize communities, prompting awareness of World AIDS Orphans Day on May 7.

Safety & Protection Controls

We enforce critical, non-negotiable family and institutional policies to secure vulnerable minors against digital, physical, or cultural exploitation.

Unauthorized Media: No details or images of children are allowed to be obtained by unauthorized persons.

Content Blockades: Hurtful/abusive texts, emails, images, or videos are strictly prohibited and kept away from children's access.

Institutional Broadcasters

Caregivers and institutional heads are mandated to establish active policies ensuring that any channels and images displayed on televisions at home, outpatient departments (OPD), and Inpatient environments are entirely child-friendly.

Cultural Guardrails: Field agents check if there are customs or traditions within intervention zones that could promote abuse of any kind, stepping in immediately to neutralize them.
Long-term Outcomes

Dynamic Career Placements

Our program doesn't just assist children temporarily—we track long-term integration and structural success. To date, many of our grown program participants are happily married and settled.

Antiretroviral support active for 89 HIV+ children.

Chronic management support provided to 5 sickle cell patients.

Career Completions Matrix

1 Dentist / Doctor
1 Public Works Engineer
11 Nurses Trained
98 Academic Degrees
25 School Teachers
5 Hotel Managers
111 Builders
76 Tailors / Seamstresses
112 Small Businesses

Other vocations: Carpenters & Hairdressers

Geographical Area Directory

Active centers and operational zones organized across 7 regions of Cameroon.

Looking Ahead

Future Prospects

Mid-Year Workshops

Hold strategic, mid-year workshops designed to accurately access and monitor children's academic progress.

AIDS Orphans Day

Observe and organize initiatives for World AIDS Orphans Day on May 7th annually.

Educational Aid

Gather children of FSLC & GCE levels to pray and distribute writing supplies and academic material.

Our Supporters

Funders & Strategic Implementers

North American Baptist Conference (NAB) CBC Churches CBCHS Medical & Technical Staff

Chosen Children Program

An indigenous home-based social assistance project powered by Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services.

Staff Capacity

  • Permanent Staff: 6
  • Field Agents: 15

Chosen Children Program Office

PO Box 01, Baptist Center, Nkwen Bamenda

679930870

ccp@cbchealthservices.org

denisbambo@gmail.com

Program Manager: Denis Bambo Ndzibidtu, BTh, PGD Comhlth, MPH

Director of CBC Health Services

P.O. Box 01, Bamenda, NWR, Cameroon

(+237) 677 633 403

samuelngum@cbchealthservices.org

www.cbchealthservices.org

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