It is more blessed to give than to receive Acts 20:35

 Who We Are

Sharing Health and Hope in Cameroon Africa (SHAHICA) is a health and education charitable outreach in Jesus name to Cameroon which was started in 2006 following a long desire of Raphia Noumbissi, one of the co-founders. Raphia’s wish was to give back to her community where she grew up. SHAHICA began with an outreach to the city of Foumban, her home town. It has since expanded to Mbouda, a neighborhood city 2 hours away from Foumban.

  SHAHICA is led by:

• Raphiatou Noumbissi, MSW

• Patty Hewson, CRNP

Help us make a difference in Foumban and beyond, Cameroon!

NEXT OUTREACH: JUNE 7-22 2012

Come May 12th to African Night (6-9pm) at LWC, 142 N. 17th St., Philadelphia!  ($15 suggested cover) 

TO register or DONATE ONLINE: CLICK HERE!

SHAHICA has applied for a CARE CHALLENGE Grant!  Click HERE to read about it and then share it and like it via Facebook.  While voting appears to be closed, "Like" will still help!

To see our 2011 Report: Click Here

Help us make a difference in Foumban and beyond, Cameroon

Cameroon is a western African country bordering Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. Half of its population of 20 million lives on less than $2 per day. More than half of the Cameroonian population lacks access to appropriate medical care while over one-third lacks access to proper education. Cameroon has an HIV prevalence rate of 5.1%.

The population of Foumban is 110,000. The percentage of the population from 15-65 that is HIV positive is estimated to be 10%. The majority of people with HIV/AIDS in Foumban are diagnosed late in the course of the illness during a hospitalization once they present symptoms of opportunistic infections. They have usually suffered silently and are too afraid to get help because of the stigma about the virus. 

What We Do

Through our grassroots relationships with the leaders in Foumban, we:

• Provide free medical care, health education, and medicines to those who would otherwise go without.
• Serve, train, encourage, and enable others in caring for those impacted by HIV/AIDS in Foumban.
• Educate youth in healthy relationships and HIV prevention.
• Encourage HIV testing and treatment.
• Share the hope and love of Jesus to those in need.

Why We Do It

To empower others less fortunate than us to make informed decisions regarding their health through education, encouragement, and assistance in order to minimize hardship and unneccessary death.