Nyongdifon Paraclete
Charity 1205163
Overview
Summary
Nyongdifon Paraclete appears to combine health-stigma reduction with direct poverty relief for people in Cameroon, using grants and information as its principal tools. Its focus on HIV/AIDS links public education with practical support, while its education and essential-needs grants suggest an attempt to address the conditions that can compound health vulnerability. The available evidence indicates a broad beneficiary remit, but does not yet show how the organisation prioritises need, delivers support, or works with local partners.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission register identifies Birmingham City as an area where the charity operates, but provides no Birmingham ward, neighbourhood, venue, service address or project location. This does not identify a more specific operational area within Birmingham.
- No current evidence identifies direct service delivery, grant recipients, physical sites or material delivery partnerships in Birmingham.
- The charity's reported income and expenditure for the year ending 5 April 2025 were both £0. This makes the scale and current reality of any activity in Birmingham uncertain, despite the registered operating-area declaration.
- The organisation's registered correspondence address should not be treated as a Birmingham operational site.
- The organisation's website was listed by the Charity Commission but its content was not retrievable from the supplied evidence, so it could not corroborate locations, activities or partnerships.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, impact report or grant record identifying activity, beneficiaries or delivery arrangements in Birmingham.
- Official organisation evidence naming Birmingham service venues, event locations, outreach locations or partner organisations.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether Birmingham activity is ongoing, and if so whether it is citywide, targeted to particular districts, or delivered through partner organisations.
Areas of work
- Disability
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Health work is linked to material security
The organisation appears to treat HIV/AIDS stigma, safer-sex education and poverty as connected rather than separate issues. Its model may recognise that people’s ability to manage health risks is shaped by access to food, water, healthcare and education.
Why it matters
This suggests a broader role than awareness-raising alone: the charity may be positioned around the social conditions that make health outcomes and stigma harder to address.
Show evidence
“Its objects include promoting public awareness of HIV/AIDS, supporting individuals living with HIV/AIDS and educating them on safe sex.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include grants for food assistance, water, materials, healthcare and educational costs for people experiencing hardship or poverty in Cameroon.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation has a grant-led rather than service-led model
Nyongdifon Paraclete appears designed primarily to redistribute resources and provide information, potentially enabling support through both individuals and other organisations rather than operating all services itself.
Why it matters
This distinction affects how its role should be understood: its influence may depend on targeting, grant relationships and the capacity of recipients or partner organisations.
Show evidence
“The charity makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides advocacy, advice and information.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its beneficiary scope may create a prioritisation tension
Although HIV/AIDS and school-age children are specific concerns, the charity’s stated beneficiaries also include older people and the general public. It may therefore be balancing targeted intervention with a wider humanitarian remit.
Why it matters
Understanding this balance would clarify whether the organisation is chiefly an HIV-focused charity, a broader poverty-relief fund, or a vehicle connecting both agendas.
Show evidence
“The charity helps children and young people, elderly and old people, and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission“Educational grants are specified for children and young people aged 3 to 18 experiencing hardship or poverty.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether grants are delivered directly in Cameroon or through local partner organisations.
- How HIV/AIDS-related support is prioritised relative to wider poverty relief.
- Which communities, regions or groups are currently reached.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or grant lists showing recipients, amounts, locations and purposes.
- Information on delivery partners, referral pathways and safeguarding arrangements.
- Outcome evidence on stigma reduction, health access and educational support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Charity objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAVING OF LIVES THROUGH: I. THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HIV/AIDS TO END STIGMATISATION OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. II. SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND EDUCATING THEM ON SAFE SEX. THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CAMEROON THROUGH: I. THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD ASSISTANCE, WATER, MATERIALS, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, OR RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND/OR POVERTY. II. THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR TUITION FEES/SCHOOLING, EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND OR RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 3 - 18 YEARS OLD EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND/OR POVERTY.