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Summer 1988: Founding Mothers

Summer 1988: Founding Mothers

Lucy Shey organizes a luncheon in honor of Mrs Odilia Fonka (RIP - Right) and Mrs Olive Shang (Left), who are on an official state visit from Cameroon to the USA. Surprised at the turn out, and the lack of a formal Bui association, Mrs. Shang and Mrs. Fonka challenge their "children" to start a formal "meeting".

August 1988: Birth of a Union

Lucy Shey Lucy Shey (picture left) hosts the first ever formal meeting of Bui daughters and sons at Connecticut Ave. and Vaness Street in Downtown Washington DC. An executive is elected to define the mission of a Bui Family Union in the USA; Yaah Yensa Pricilla Vega (Picture right) is elected First President of BFU-USA for a one year term of office.
Yaah Yensah Vega - First BFU-USA President

BFU-USA Presidents Roll: 1989 - 2009

Presidents Roll: 1989 - 1996

Shey Vincent Manjo
2nd BFU-USA President
1989 - 1990
Willie Fonlon
3rd BFU-USA President
1990 - 1992
Shey Steve Shemlon
4th BFU-USA President
1992 - 1996

Presidents Roll: 1996 - 2002

Brian Ngong
5th BFU-USA President
1996 - 1998
Ngwang Bannavti
6th BFU-USA President
1998 - 2000
Yesum Gladys Lafon
7th BFU-USA President
2000 - 2002

BFU-USA Presidents Roll: 2002 - 2009

Shey Mainsah
8th BFU-USA President
2002 - 2005
Shey Yungri Wirsiy
9th BFU-USA President
2005 - 2007
Dr. Mike Tume
10th BFU-USA President
2007 - 2009

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Bui Family Union, USA (BFU-USA)

BFU-USA is a charitable [501(c)3], socio-cultural organization that brings together all persons belonging to, or affiliated with Bui Division, residing in the United States of America. It promotes love, respect, and assistance to persons in need.

It also strives to foster and promote cultural values from the homeland, while enhancing and promoting the positive values of the host country, that are beneficial to its members.

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Our mission is to enhance and promote socio-cultural awareness, education and growth within the Bui community in the United States and in Cameroon. Our vision is to become the leader among the cultures in America, and to become a most viable arm for positive development in Bui Division of north-west Cameroon.

 
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Welcome to BFU-USA website. On behalf of Bui Family Union-USA (BFU-USA) I welcome you to our midst. BFU USA is a USA based Cultural association of the great tribes of Bui Division, Northwest Province, Cameroon, and Central Africa.

We are a non-profit organization, whose mission is to promote and share our culture and further development within the community in the United States and in Cameroon.

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Culture: Culture is the basic fabric and cornerstone of this organization. Today, we want to document and preserve our culture for future generations. This means we have to empower ourselves and share our culture within the USA as well as educate kids in our communities through music, dance and other activities. Click here for details.

Health: Our goal is to improve the health and well being of the people of Bui by providing them with accessible and affordable primary care tools. Click here for details.

Education: We work to educate the BUI community as well as others outside this community in the United States about Culture and implement projects that aid education in BUI. Click here for details.

 
History of Bui People PDF Print E-mail

History of the Fondoms in Bui Division

The republic of Cameroon is administratively divided into regions (provinces), then divisions, subdivisions and local councils. The governmental administration of Bui Division is headed by a Divisional District Officer. This division is made up of 5 subdivisions. Kumbo subdivision, Jakiri, Nkum, Oku-Noni and Mbiame sundivisions.


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