Dr. Mercy Mabian
Oca President, Iya Mercy Mabian
GSS, Dikome Balue
GSS Students receive gifts of Pens, textbooks and raincoats
Pens & Pencils Project
Donated items for school distributions
Oroko Cultural Association is a not-for-profit/tax exempt organization as defined by IRS Code 501(c) (3) in the United States of America serving the people of America and Cameroon. It was engaged in numerous projects to provide assistance to Oroko people motivating them to reach their full potential by wrestling with the causes of poverty. It promoted Oroko culture by exposing the culture to society in general.
Oroko cultural Association assisted either by creating and operating projects that will directly engaged Oroko people or by partnering with other groups to help Oroko peopleIn addition, we assisted the less privileged with their medical and educational needs in Cameroon. We completed pen, pencil, raincoat, and book projects; itemized as Pens 23,745, Pencils 17,062, and Raincoats 5,200. The pens, pencils, and raincoats were presented to students to assist them with their school supplies.
We recently shipped a 40 ft. container of books for a project entitled “Books for Knowledge and Empowerment” to establish community libraries in the remote areas of Oroko land in Cameroon. Books for Africa partnered with us to ship a 40 ft. container of books to Cameroon. In addition, International Goodwill books donated and shipped 10, 000 books to Cameroon. We believe that with the assortment books the students can empower themselves with knowledge and break the circle of poverty and ignorance, paving the way for a better future. With support of Books for Africa, shipment sponsorship of First Presbyterian and individuals, we were able to ship over 40, 000 books to Cameroon to establish reading rooms/libraries in Oroko areas.
At Ekondo-titi General Hospital
Medical staff at Ekondo-Titi Gen. hospital welcome and pose with Tata Ati Adolphus as he tries out the scale donated to the Divisional Hospital
Unloading Hospital beds
Volunteer - Dr. Ati Stanley offloads donated beds for shipment to Cameroon
Medical Supplies in Kumba
Distribution of 40ft Medical Supplies at Kumba Council compound
Medical Equipments
Distribution of Medical Equipment at Kumba Council compound
OCA–USA DONATES TWO 40 FT CONTAINERS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO OROKO-LAND. By Andrew Edimo
The Oroko Cultural Association (OCA ) – USA, after shipping over 58000 books last year to the Oroko homeland for the reading rooms/ Libraries project christened, ‘ Books For Knowledge and Empowerment,’ embarked on a medical supplies project this year.
With the diligent vision of their President; Iya Dr. Mercy Mabion OCA – USA (the national body) in collaboration with one of her affiliates (Oroko Cultural Association Georgia Chapter) were able to ship two 40ft containers of medical supplies to Cameroon to help improve the medical serves in the Oroko area
On August 10, 2012, orokos from the four corners of Cameroon gathered at the Kumba Urban council multi- purpose hall for the distribution of the consignment of the shipped medical supplies as the pictures on this link can tell the story better.
Sincere gratitude goes to the Medshare organization of Atlanta – Georgia, Med wish foundation of Cleveland, Ohio for believing in us and accepting to work with us and making available the consignment of assorted medical supplies which shipped to Cameroon. We thank all our friends and well-wishers who supported us financially or otherwise to see that we accomplish our dream of given medical supplies to our people. We are indebted to all those who supported our 2011 book project because your unflinching support to the realization such major project, was the inspiration that empowered us to undertake a bigger project like medical supplies.
We are indebted to the members of organizing committee in Cameroon who volunteered their time and money to see that the two containers were cleared from the Douala seaport, transported to Kumba, arranged and carried out the distribution diligently. Last but not least, we are thankful to the few members OCA – USA who stood firm to see that our focus to achieving the project is not derailed.
The Oroko Cultural Association ( OCA) is a canopy organization for all the descendants of the Oroko ethnic group living in the United States of America. The organization was initiated in 1997 in Atlanta – Georgia and for over a decade, it was able to accomplish little or nothing to impact the Oroko people back home, until the first female President Iya Dr. Mercy Mabian was elected to man the affair of the organization. She tabled a proactive agenda for the organization and worked selflessly to achieving her goals for the good of the Oroko homeland.
Thanks to her vision and hard work today, Oroko Cultural Association USA is a house hold name in Orokoland
