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 charitable organization which serves the population of Cameroon by providing medical, educational and spiritual care in the name of Jesus. SHAHICA was started in 2006 by Raphia Noumbissi and Patty Hewson. Raphia grew up in Cameroon and has always sought to give back to the community in which she was raised.

SHAHICA began with an outreach to the city of Foumban, her home town, and has since expanded in its mission. SHAHICA now coordinates an orphan outreach program and provides an evergrowing medical outreach.

  SHAHICA is led by:

• Raphiatou Noumbissi, MSW

• Patty Hewson, CRNP

NEWS UPDATE

Help us make a difference in Foumban and beyond, Cameroon.  We continue to support our sponsored children in Cameroon including orphans and other medically needy children.  Your ongoing support allows us to keep moving forward in our efforts to share health and hope in Cameroon. 

Please pray:

1) For our Orphans and their caretakers.

2) For Sodetou and openning an opportunity for her to go to school.

3) For forthcoming plans and partners for our next trip. 

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THANK YOU! 

Where We Serve

Cameroon is a western African country bordering Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. Half of its population (of 20 million people) 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 the opportunity for a proper education. Cameroon has an HIV prevalence rate of 5.1%.

The population of Foumban is 110,000 people. It is estimated that 10% of the population between the ages of 15-65 years old are HIV positive. The majority of people with HIV/AIDS in Foumban are diagnosed late in the course of the illness during a hospitalization once they present with symptoms of an opportunistic infection. They have usually suffered silently and are too afraid to get help because of the cultural stigma surrounding 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 these resources.
  
• 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.