Dschang, December 22, 2025.

To Madame the Minister of Social Affairs (MINAS)  
c/o Directorate of Persons with Disabilities (DPH)  

Subject: Urgent Plea for Strengthened National Solidarity Toward 2.9 Million Disabled and Vulnerable Cameroonians – Honoring Our Legal Commitments Before It's Too Late

Madame the Minister,

# A Commendable Support, But Heartbreakingly Inadequate.

Imagine a single mother in a wheelchair in Yaoundé, training her children in a workshop funded by the PAIRPPEV, or a young visually impaired person launching a Braille transcription micro-enterprise thanks to the 136 million FCFA invested over five years by the government, in partnership with the National Employment Fund (FNE). This amounts to about 27 million FCFA per year, supporting 113 profitable projects (65% success rate). These victories inspire, but amid an ocean of suffering, they are mere drops in the bucket – as hammered by Law No. 2010/002 of April 13, 2010, which obliges us to unconditional protection and promotion. Granting a survival allowance for disabled and vulnerable persons with low incomes becomes a true vital safety net.

# 2.9 Million Souls Forgotten in the Shadows.

Behind the cold figures: over one million Cameroonians (5.4% of 28 million inhabitants) live with a disability, according to MICS 2011 and 2022 studies. Broadening to 10% – 2.9 million brothers, sisters, parents – affected by motor, visual, hearing, and intellectual impairments. 90% under-schooled, stigmatized, excluded. Think of Marie, 12 years old, paralyzed by a motorcycle accident, denied school for lack of a ramp; Paul, deaf and mute, begging at Douala's crossroads. Road accidents, perinatal injuries: these tragedies steal entire lives, despite our national solidarity law. How many talents wasted? How many families broken?

# A Heartbreaking Ratio: 47 FCFA per Person Over Five Years.

For 2.9 million souls in distress, 136 million FCFA over five years = 47 FCFA per entire person – or 9.3 FCFA per year, less than 1 FCFA per month! Less than a postage stamp, a candy for a child. While our budgets explode, these everyday heroes receive the equivalent of monthly alms. The 113 projects save lives, yes – but 2.899 million others cry in silence. Madame the Minister, this is not a statistic: it is an injustice bleeding our nation. The law commands better. Let us act so that this 1 FCFA becomes a bridge to dignity!

# A Drop in the Budgetary Ocean: 0.00037% of the National Treasury.

The 2025 budget peaks at 7,317.7 billion FCFA (+0.5% vs 2024). The 136 million over five years? 0.00037% of the average annual budget – a symbolic crumb amid budgetary constraints. But solidarity is not a luxury: it is a moral and legal duty. For 2.9 million Cameroonians, prioritize as for our roads or schools. A nourished child, an autonomous family: that is the true national return on investment.

# Call to the Heart of the Nation: Let Us Act Together, Starting Today.

Madame the Minister, you who carry the hope of millions, imagine a Cameroon where every disabled person is an artisan of their glory. Increase these funds, train thousands, break the chains of exclusion. Honor the law, reach for the stars of solidarity. The ROPHAM and I extend our hand: together, transform these tears into triumphs.

Cordially,  

With hope for an inclusive Cameroon,

Dr. NDEMMANU Antoine De Padoue, Ph.D.  

Special Strategic Advisor to the ROPHAM  

Emeritus President of the RDPF-KUMZSE  

Contact: (+237) 690 922 056 / 670 655 614.