Founded in 2009 in Dschang through a national forum, the Cameroon Debate Association (CDA) is a federation of stakeholders including civil society organizations, academic institutions, schools and clubs whose purpose is to promote local and national initiatives to disseminate the culture of debate, advocacy and open discussion as a tool for education, information, dialogue and development of the spirit of openness and democracy.
To this end, the CDA creates and supervises Debate, Public Speaking & Leadership Clubs (CEDL) in academic environments and Reading, Speech and Debate Clubs (LPD) in schools and primary schools, thus leading actions in favor of personal development and citizenship in Cameroon. It promotes and co-ordinates local, regional and national competitions for debate, public speaking and educational games, and trains trainers, debaters, speakers, teachers, referees (judges) and moderators of debate.
The CDA has trained several laureates from continental and global competitions for debate and eloquence in French and English (Zimbabwe 2011, Berlin 2013, Paris-Sorbonne 2014, Paris-Sorbonne 2019).
Website: https://debatecameroon.org/