Cameroon
General Country Information
Capital: Yaounde
Population: 19,294,149 (July 2010 est.)
Form of Government: Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 198,300 (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 6.161 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 70 (2009)
Internet users: 191,000 (2008)
General Country Information
Capital: Yaounde
Population: 19,294,149 (July 2010 est.)
Form of Government: Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 198,300 (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 6.161 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 70 (2009)
Internet users: 191,000 (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.33
World Rank 2005/2006: 137
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Association Nationale des Aveugles du Cameroun
Accueil Notre-Dame de la Paix
P.O. Box 190, Dschang
Cameroon
Email: ptezanou@yahoo.fr
Tel: +237-33-451251
Fax: +237-33-451251
Association Nationale des Sourds du Cameroun
B.P. 1069 Bafoussam
Cameroon
Email: anscam2005@yahoo.fr
Tel: +237-33-446437 / +237-7807728
Fax: +237-33-014743
Association for Rehabilitation and Education (ARE)
P.O. Box 3, Edondo Titi,
Ndian Division, South West Province
Cameroon
Tel: +237-768-2177
Association Stop aux Souffrances des Handicapés au Cameroun
P.O. Box 12348, Yaounde
Cameroon
Email: asshcameroun@yahoo.fr
Tel: +237-937-4947 / +237-781-3607
Fax: +237-222-9635
Cameroon Deaf Empowerment Organization (CDEO)
P.O. Box 12284,Yaounde
Cameroon
Email: cdeoocrs@yahoo.fr
Tel: +237-77-575226 / +237-77-434567
Global Welfare Association
P.O. Box 5, Teze Ngie Sub Division
Bamenda, North West Province
Cameroon
Email: glowa_cameroon@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +237-957-072 / +237-640-1875
Life House Deaf School and Orphanage
P.O. Box 811
Marion, IA 52302
Cameroon
Email: revjarrett@dothemission.com
Tel: +320-300-4207
National Handicapped Protection Association
P.O. Box 340
South West Province
Cameroon
Tel: +237-33-010763 / +237-755-8894
Shelter, Sustenance and Support for the Aged and Disadvantaged (SS& S ELDERLY)
P.O. Box 287, Kumba
South West Province
Cameroon
Email: jnenongene@yahoo.com
Tel: +237-335-4920 / Mobile: +237-772-5959
Union of Associations Working for and with the Elderly and Disabled, Cameroon
P.O. Box 287, Kumba
South West Province
Cameroon
Email: jnenongene@yahoo.com
Tel: +237-772-5959 / +237-335-4920
Union Nationale des Associations et Institutions de et pour Personnes Handicapées du Cameroun (UNAPHAC) - DPI National Assembly
P.O. Box 30515, Yaounde
Cameroon
Email: facaph2002@yahoo.fr
Tel: +237-231-7690 / +237-774-9637
Fax: +237-222-1873