My name is Constance Tamon and I was born in West Cameroon, Africa. As a young girl, I witnessed my parents, who were a little more privileged than others in the community, investing themselves in helping the less privileged. I have worked both in Africa and USA in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries while simultaneously engaged in developing entrepreneurial and community-based programs to help women/youths. 

In 2006, during a visit to my homeland in Bamenda, Cameroon, I saw firsthand the devastating effects of the HIV pandemic on my once thriving community.  Having shared this with my church family they graciously stepped in and organized an orphan sponsorship program, providing school supplies and basic needs to 214 orphans.

Returning to Bamenda, in 2009, the virus was sweeping away the workforce with vengeance, leaving the land bare and greatly increasing the number of destitute children.  My heart had a burning desire to advocate for my people and Heart of Compassion Ministries Intl., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was formed to address the great need.

During my last trip to Cameroon, in 2017, I witnessed firsthand the deepening civil unrest between the government forces and the Southern Cameroonians which is known as the Anglophone Crisis. Thousands have been displaced and are living in the dense forests/bushes, while others, having fled to neighboring Nigeria, are living as refugees. Thousands of others are also living now in French Cameroon as internally displaced persons.