Adding a Smile
on Every Face

A Father's Vow — The Real Beginning

It was not in a boardroom that the Wouapit Foundation was conceived. It was in the quiet, devastating stillness of a hospital room in Amman, Jordan — where Roland Wouapit said goodbye to his infant son, Wouapit Munshikpu Ari-Jamil, who lost his battle with congenital heart disease at Al-Khaldi Hospital in 2011.

In the years that followed, Roland built a network of medical partnerships at Al-Khaldi Hospital in Jordan, and with institutions in France, the USA, Canada, and across Europe. Through sheer determination — and the name of his son as a constant compass — he helped hundreds of children from Cameroon and across Africa receive treatment they could not otherwise access.

Karen Wouapit — Extending the Dream

The Foundation found new wings when Roland married Karen Nora Muto Tanga Wouapit. A formidable woman in her own right — an elected 1st Deputy City Mayor of Limbe in Cameroon's South West Region, and a successful entrepreneur — Karen brought the organisational vision, political infrastructure, and global connections needed to transform Roland's mission into a multi-dimensional development organisation.

Bimbia — A UNESCO Site at Our Heart

Karen hails from Bimbia — an Atlantic coastal village near Limbe, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that carries the weight of Africa's slave trade history within its ruins. Through the Wouapit Foundation, the preservation and revitalisation of Bimbia became a flagship project: restoring structures, funding archaeological surveys, and partnering with MINTOUL and international bodies to position it as a world-class heritage tourism destination.