Hope Social Union for the Visually Impaired with the acronym HSUVI was founded on February 23 2003 by a group of dynamic persons with visual impairments and legalized by the Cameroon government in 2004 (Reg No: 0071/E.29/1111/Vol.8/APPB) and is currently at 80 persons with visual impairments, a third of whom are women and children.
HSUVI Bamenda as fondly called is a visually impaired-oriented, self-advocacy, and non-profit-making association. The headquarters of the association is located in Bamenda, which is the center of the region and plays host to a majority of Persons with Visual Impairments (PVIs)emerging from the multiple ethnic groups of the North West Region of Cameroon and beyond.