Sida's work in Cameroon

In Cameroon, people are in need of humanitarian support due to armed conflict, recurrent climate crises and political unrest. Sida's humanitarian work in Cameroon focuses on saving lives, providing protection and increasing access to food.

Sida’s support in Cameroon 2024

Total development assistance 71733293 SEK, Development cooperation 11322518 SEK, Humanitarian assistance 60410775 SEK.
The data is retrieved from the Openaid website. There you can see more data about where the aid goes and all the initiatives in the country.

Important thematic areas in Cameroon

Sida's work in Cameroon

Thousands have been forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict, political unrest and recurring climate crises. At the same time, many people have been forced to flee to Cameroon from neighbouring Nigeria and the Central African Republic (CAR).

Sida’s humanitarian support provides people with access to shelter, clean water, food and healthcare.

 

Humanitarian support

Sida works with international humanitarian and civil society organisations, prioritising the people most in need of support.

Sida’s humanitarian support saves lives and alleviates suffering.

The organisations that Sida supports in 2025 (in order of support size):

Learn more about Sida’s analysis of the humanitarian crisis, Sida’s support and how much money is distributed to each organisation in Sida’s crisis analysis.

Development cooperation

Cameroon does not have a Swedish country strategy for development cooperation as it is not one of the countries prioritised for development cooperation by the Swedish government. However, Sida implements a small amount of development cooperation through regional or global strategies.

Sida’s development cooperation in Cameroon on Openaid.se

Updated: July 7, 2025