Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Deaf (FECASSO) (French: Fédération Camerounaise de Sports pour Sourds) is the national sports federation for people with hearing impairments in Cameroon.
| Founded | August 2011 |
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| Focus | Sport, Disability |
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| Origins | Founded following the dissolution of Fédération camerounaise des sports pour personnes handicapées |
Area served | Cameroon |
Key people | President: Pierre Valery Pemh |
| Member of Cameroonian Paralympic Committee | |
Governance
editFECASSO is one of four member organizations of the Cameroonian Paralympic Committee (CNPC). Unlike the other three members, it does not have its activities supervised by the International Paralympic Committee. The President is Pierre Valery Pemha. In this role, he also serves as a Vice President of CNPC.[1] He has held this role since 2011.[2]
History
editArticles 36 and 37 of "loi Nº2010/002 du avril 2010 portant protection et promotion des personnes handicapées" saw the organization formally recognized by law in Cameroon. This was seen by the government as an important step in promoting physical activity for people with disabilities in the country.[3]
Fédération camerounaise des sports pour handicapés (FECASH) was dissolved in July 2011 as a result of Law No. 2011-18 of 15 July 2011 related to the organization and promotion of Physical and Sporting Activities. It was replaced by Fédération Camerounaise de Sports pour Déficients Physiques (FECASDEP), Fédération Camerounaise de Sports pour Déficients Visuels (FECASDEV), Fédération Camerounaise de Sports pour Déficients Intellectuels (FECASDI) and Fédération Camerounaise de Sports pour Sourds (FECASSO). These four organizations were thane made members of the newly reformed Cameroonian Paralympic Committee.[1][4] The process that dissolved FECASH and saw the formal creation of this organization began in March 2011.[5]
From the organization's creation to at least September 2013, the organization had received zero funding from the government to support their operations.[6]
References
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- ^ a b "Notre Organisation". Comité National Paralympique Camerounais (CNPC) (in French). 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Cameroun:quatre nouvelles fédérations de sport pour personnes handicapées-Le Quotidien du Peuple en ligne". People's Daily (in French). June 21, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cameroon to the United Nations (November 2011). "Response du Government sur la mis en ceuvre et l'application de la resolution 16/15 du conseil des droits de l'homme relative aux droits des peronnes handicapees" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (in French). Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Quatre nouvelles fédérations sportives bientôt au Cameroun" (in French). 237online.com. March 18, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ "Cameroun:élection du président du comité national paralympique-Le Quotidien du Peuple en ligne". People's Daily (China) (in French). August 23, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Mbogo, Etienne; Assoumaïla, Ali; Lejard, Laurent (September 2013). "Yanous ! Handisport : Des Jeux francophones inégaux". Yanous! (in French). Retrieved October 7, 2016.