Meg Wah has made great strides in mitigating the human-elephant conflict in Bakingili, South West Region of Cameroon.
As elephants continue to invade the community, destroying their crops, the inhabitants of Bakingili were empowered to an alternative source of food and income, through transforming cassava into flour, spaghetti, biscuits, and produced wine to improve their livelihood.
Some of the world’s biggest animals are harming villagers in Cameroon. The people say hundreds of elephants and hippopotamuses have caused major damage to farms and destroyed their villages.
In 2014, Voice of America reported that Cameroon’s government said the elephants and hippopotamuses had killed several people. But officials and wildlife organizations warn against killing the animals. Both are protected species.
Meg Wah (My Earth) is a registered nonprofit and non-governmental organization with a special consultation status with UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and an accreditation with United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Its vision is to see a Cameroon where humans live and thrive in harmony with nature.
