Any person may be a volunteer in Cameroon under the following conditions:
- be of Cameroonian nationality;
- be of good character;
- be at least 18 (eighteen) years of age;
- enjoy all civic rights;
- fulfil the conditions required for persons engaged in like activities within the host entity;
- agree to carry out the volunteering assignment anywhere on national territory in accordance with the provisions of the volunteering contract.
Candidates between the ages of 18 (eighteen) and 21 (twenty-one) must show proof of a parental authorization.
The volunteering contract shall be a fixed-term contract not to be considered a contract of employment, a service delivery contract, or a professional job of any kind whatsoever.
The volunteering contract shall not be used:
- by a host entity of private law having laid off staff for economic reasons within the 6 (six) months preceding the effective date of the contract;
- if the assignment entrusted to the volunteer were previously performed by an employee who was dismissed or who resigned within the 6 (six) months preceding the effective date of the contract.
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