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Kitchen Bouy Foundation is a nonprofit making and non political organization based in Yaounde-Cameroon after the name of the artist Kitchen Bouy whose real names are Tawah Philimon. Kitchen Bouy grew up as an orphan and as a street child. His experience on the streets and as a parentless child gave him the vision of growing up to start a charity organization. He therefore never wanted the vulnerable children and others to go through his path. His dream also was to use music to change lives of the destitute and generally use proceeds from his music career to make life safer and better for the vulnerable. The idea of Kitchen Bouy Foundation was officially projected on the 10th of December 2021 during the Kitchen Bouy Cultural Music Festival which was aimed to mobilize resources to support the underpreviledged and also to support his music career.
The idea of Kitchen Bouy Foundation was officially brought to realizationon the 10th of December 2021 during the Kitchen Bouy Cultural Music Festival which was aimed at mobilizing resources to support vulnerable children like orphans, street children and other desperate cases. By April 18th, 2022 KBF gained legal recognition from the state with reference No. 00000537/ARDA/J06/ALPAS/APPBand this set the pace for effective work to begin. Summarily KBF is therefore out to change the lives of the less previledged like orphans, street children, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the physically challenged and other desperate cases through education, vocational training and economic empowerment to make them self-reliant and self-employed.
The organization was created in January 2022 and gained state recognition on April 08 same year with the registration number 00000537/ARDA/J06/ALPAS/APPB
Our mission is to Contribute in building the capacities and potentials of vulnerable populations in all its forms to be more self-reliant in nation and community building. Here self-reliance is at the level of our economic empowerment programs also partially through parents/guardians as well as nurturing the different talents of the vulnerable to make them sustain their lives through their talents. In this drive, we ensure that we enforce their skills like in singing, acting, creativity in arts and crafts, paintings and other artistic and scientific innovations. Understandably, to achieve this mission we work with both national and international stakeholders to ensure our mission is realized. Most importantly, at times empowering and building capacities is not enough but, we ensure an enabling environment is put in place for these persons to actually realize their dreams as their lives are sustained from different activities. Generally, this is tailored through our vocational training schemes whereby a follow-up mechanism is put in place to ensure that those who have received training and capacity building live up to the expected standards for the betterment of their lives and the community.
Conscious of the vital role of education, agriculture, humanity and economic empowerment to individuals we mobilize resources from our fundraising activities to support in these areas while ensuring those with start-up and struggling businesses remain sustained. One key element in our mission is the drive to ensure communities have access to affordable basic needs like water, health and solar energy.
Kitchen Bouy Foundation has subsidiary activities that accompany its mission and one outstanding activity here is that of Environmental Conservation to make sure our environments remain safe and naturally productive for our livelihoods.
VISION
'We intend to build a community where the underpreviledged are uplifted'
The golbal objective of KBF focuses on identifying and developing local capacities of the underpreviledged persons and communities in carrying out self help initiatives for their well-being and environmental protection.
Philimon Tawah AKA Kitchen Bouy hails from Akeh Village in Kom Boyo Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. He grew up as an orphan and as a street child a path that shaped his story till present. In this situation, part of his education was sponsored by him and part by a good samaritan who saw his burning desire for education. He therefore is doing to others exactly what someone once did to him. He is an artist and a humanitarian who also uses music to change lives. Attached to his music career, he is a sound engineer and runs the PATHFINDERS ENTERTAINMENT which is part of the structure of Kitchen Bouy Foundation.
Meet Our Team
Founder & CEO
Director Incharged of budget & finance
Board Dirctor, Secretry General
Public Relation Officer
Technical Adviser
Board Director
