Since 1994, in order to raise national and international awareness on the fight against poverty, disease, misery and all types of exclusion in urban and rural areas, Mrs Chantal BIYA, wife of Cameroon’s Head of State, decided to create the Foundation which bears her name.

The main aim of the Chantal BIYA Foundation is to assist vulnerable segments of the population and combat hardship.

An apolitical, non-denominational and non-profit humanitarian association, the Chantal BIYA Foundation which is governed by Law No. 90/53 of 19 December 1990 on freedom of association in Cameroon, was recognized as a public interest association by Decree No. 99/98 of 30 April 1999. Today, the Chantal BIYA Foundation has been grantedspecial advisory status within the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It is also a member ofthe Francophonie Mother and Child Network.