This law shall apply to volunteering activities undertaken by Cameroonian nationals residing within the national territory or abroad in the framework of reciprocal volunteering activities, without prejudice to the laws and regulations governing volunteering activities in the third-party State.
Volunteering activities undertaken by foreign or international organizations based in Cameroon shall be governed by specific conventions and the regulations of the organizations concerned.
Volunteering shall seek the social mobilization and enhancement of skills and human resources for general interest work and introduction to public affairs management in the public and private sectors, in particular for economic, social, health, educational, cultural, sporting and tourist development and sustainable development.
Volunteering activities shall be organized within non-profit associations and organizations recognized in accordance with the Iaws in force.
The following shall be excluded from the scope of this law:
- charity work;
- activities of the compulsory period of national civic service for participation in development.
Volunteering activities shall be carried out in accordance with the principle of solidarity between the various components of society, to promote the values of peace, citizenship, humanitarian cooperation and the performance of public utility works.
Volunteering must be inclusive, to ensure gender equality and that of people living with disabilities, indigenous peoples and socially vulnerable people.
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