The ARK Jammers Connection is an American Non Profit Organization created by the ARK Jammers, artists and music lovers from different horizons, who are dedicated to spreading kindness and promoting intercultural dialogue through the unifying power of music. ARK stands for Acts of Random Kindness.
Kindness and dialogue across cultures represents for us the most powerful keys to a world of mutual respect and understanding among people, and peace among nations. To help alleviate suffering in the world, the ARK Jammers strive to be the best version of themselves, a force for good in the world. We want to touch and change the hearts and minds of people everywhere; transform the nature of human relations, replacing indifference with real concern, inaction with action, and selfishness with service to humanity, compassion and real love.
- Objectives
- Activities
- Mission
- A message from the president
OBJECTIVES
In Cameroon, anyone, anywhere, at any time has the opportunity to perform an act of kindness: to see the positive in a difficult situation, to encourage others, to listen to our friends and family, to treat others with respect and to volunteer our time, energy, and resources.
Our objective is to become active citizens, to be part of the solution, and to inspire ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things to help make Cameroon a better place. The ARK Jammers come with that committment: to change Cameroon with kindness.
ACTIVITIES
1- the Ancestry Reconnection Program (ARP) / cameroon
Organize an unforgettable «back to the roots» trip, for invited African Americans who have traced their ancestry to Cameroon; offering them, in partnership with the American DNA company African Ancestry, a historic opportunity to reconnect with the land of their ancestor. This initiative is supported by the government of Cameroon and the US Embassy to Cameroon
2- the Bimbia Healing Festival (Limbe, cameroun) 
Relive history in music, in memory of our enslaved ancestors, and create a plateform for a unique dialogue between cameroonian musicians and musicians from the Diaspora, which gives rise to a message of friendship and respect for cultural diversity.
3- the embassies tour
Organize field trips to Embassies in Yaoundé, to get youth (leaders of tomorrow!) to explore and experience the outside world, thus broadening their vision of cultural diversity. Understanding and accepting other cultures is essential to peace in the world.
4- the Cameraction citizen action campaign
Launch a citizen action campaign to promote values of kindness and responsible citizenship among the youth of Cameroon, with the hope of engaging them to improve their community through service, and to reinforce solidarity and social cohesion. This service initiative is a vibrant and galvanizing coalition that will target youth between the ages of 18 to 35.
MISSION
Using the unifying power of music and drawing srtength from our global connections, diversity and experience, we plan to spread kindness in Cameroon through: our acts of kindness: (Ancestry Reconnection Program (ARP) Cameroon (a «back to the roots» program for DNA-certified slave descendants), Cameraction (a citizen action campaign) and our intercultural dialogue program: (Bimbia Healing Festival (history in music in memory of our enslaved ancestors), Embassy Tour (guided tours of Embassies in Yaoundé for Cameroonian youth).
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
«After all the retrospection on fifty years of Cameroon and the unavoidable finger-pointing and criticizing (of everyone else) for all that is wrong with our young nation, the ARK Jammers invite you to join us in a reflection on the present and the future by seeking an answer
to the question: what did I do over the last 50 years, and what must I do during the next fifty to make Cameroon a better place?
We invite you to join us and our partners to serve Cameroon, shape our history, and enrich our lives and the lives of our fellow Cameroonians. Together let us be the change we wish to see in Cameroon».
(Avline Ava, Fondatrice et Présidente ARK Jammers Connection, Inc.)
