About Us
Vision, Mission & Values
VIAC’s vision, mission, goal, objectives, values and guiding principles.
Our Vision
A community in which reproductive and health rights are recognized for all irrespective of sexual orientation, identity and gender expression.
Our Mission
To improve sexual and reproductive health rights for adolescent girls and young women in Cameroon through a cohesive program of empowerment, advocacy, creative activism, research and development.
Our Motto
Turning vision into action and bridging the health inequalities in our country.
Our Goal
To improve knowledge and understanding of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights among young people in Cameroon.
Our Objectives
- Ensure that people’s human rights related to sexuality and reproduction are respected, protected and fulfilled.
- Ensure that all people can enjoy the highest attainable standard of sexual and reproductive health and well-being.
- Establish and strengthen formal and informal evidence-informed comprehensive sexuality education.
Our Values
- Passion – We are passionate about what we do.
- Volunteerism – We believe in the spirit of volunteerism as central to achieving our goals and ideals.
- Accountability – We value participatory, consensus-oriented, accountable and transparent decision making.
- Diversity – We believe in diversity and equality in extending our services to everyone who needs them.
- Inclusiveness – We uphold social inclusion and non-discrimination.
Our Guiding Principles
- We put people first: The communities we serve come first in our decision-making and programming.
- We are brave: We have great ambition and are willing to explore new things and take risks to achieve our goals.
- We operate collectively: We leverage the value of working as a community-based organisation, sharing risk and resources and learning together.
- We are inclusive: We see the value in diverse perspectives and work to remove the barriers that prevent voices from being heard.
- We are open: We work transparently and with integrity, building mutual trust in all levels of our work from governance to programming.
- We protect and are accountable: We place the safety, dignity, and informed consent of the people we serve at the centre of every programme, and we hold ourselves to the same standards of accountability we ask of duty-bearers.
