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Understanding the MAPUTO Protocol; PEARL Foundation Trains Grassroots Women Leaders, Female Lawyers, Journalists!

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Understanding the MAPUTO Protocol; PEARL Foundation Trains Grassroots Women Leaders, Female Journalists, Lawyers! By Ruth Che Wachong Addressing participants during the training that brought together Grassroots Women, Female Journalists, Lawyers and Female Theologians in Bamenda, Founder/ Coordinator of PEARL Foundation, Josephine Nsono said the training was aimed at improving access to justice for grassroots women, especially those with disabilities, create awareness on the MAPUTO Protocol so vulnerable and suffering women can use these instruments in law courts where constitutional laws are not enough. Family Picture of Facilitators with Participants   “Bringing 60 Women Leaders, Female Lawyers, Journalists, Female Theologians,  Male Journalists and Male Clergy is aimed at not just creating awareness about the protocol but also to discuss the controversies that surround the Protocol and establish our stands as far as the Protocol is concerned. We therefore need people to understand t
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North West Governor Visits Ravaged Bamenda Main Market, Convenes Crisis Meeting!

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​North West Governor visits Ravaged Bamenda Main Market, Convenes Crisis Meeting! By Ruth Che Wachong Governor Lele LAfrique has paid a working visit to the Bamenda Main Market that was ravaged by fire Thursday February 22nd 2024. Accompanied by Municipal and Security Officials, the Governor expressed his sympathy to all those affected and assured them of Government’s support to ensure they get back on their feet in the shortest possible time. H.E Governor Lele LAfrique at the Main Marke t “Thanks to intervention of the fire fighting brigade, the fire was contained though about 300 shops have been destroyed. I want to assure you that victims of the fire will be compensated. Make sure you register yourself at the assigned commissioner with details of your number of shops, contents and damage sustained” Governor Lele LAfrique Elements of Fire Fighting Brigade puting out the fire The Governor immediately convened a crises meeting after visiting the market. The meeting provided a platform
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SOGOC,Media Partners Discuss Livingston Safe Abortion Care Charter!

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​ SOGOC, Media Partners Discuss Livingstone Safe Abortion Care Charter:  By UPFRONT The Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians Cameroon, SOGOC and its media partners, during a webinar on February 6, discussed the Livingstone Abortion Charter. Media partners reiterated their commitment to accompany SOGOC in their drive to ensure safe abortion for deserving women. They brainstormed and developed story ideas for articles in line with the charter, especially about safe abortion care. Here are some highlights of the Livingstone Safe Abortion Care Charter: The Livingstone Safe Abortion Care Charter, enacted on January 18, 2023, is a document that aims to protect and advocate for women’s reproductive rights to safe abortion services. Cameroon: SOGOC is a signatory to this charter, as are signed societies from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia. The seven key points about the charter are: Strengthen access to safe abo
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At 2023 AGM, NTACCUL Pays Lofty Interest Rates, Improve Digital Services!

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​At 2023 AGM, NtaCCUL Pays lofty interest rates, Improve Digital services! By RUTH CHE WACHONG Presenting the Balance sheet for 2023 during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) Sunday, the President, Board of Directors for NTACCUL, Fru Isaac, revealed that the number of members have increased by the day thanks to their lofty interest rates. “Our greatest secret is numbers as we have grown up to 92,210, which has also increased the balance sheet value of the credit Union by 9billion in one year. We are presently at 62 Billion balance sheet value which is a value higher than any other credit Union in Cameroon. Deposits have also increased thanks to the 6% we pay on deposits.  Fru Isaac President NTACCUL BOD "Our members are business persons, civil servants and people from all walks of life who need finances for their businesses and Projects. That is why we experienced an increase in the total amount of loans acquired in 2023 which stood at 35 Billion CFA FRS. Fru Isaac added The Board
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Journalists/Community Health Workers trained on Cervical Cancer Awareness/Reporting by CBCHS/CAMASEJ Bamenda!

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​CBCHS, CAMASEJ Bamenda Train Journalists, Community Health Workers on Cervical Cancer Awareness/Reporting! By Ruth Che Wachong  The Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS) has trained some members of the Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ) Bamenda branch, and Community Health workers on Cervical Cancer Awareness and Reporting. Organized under the Patronage of the Ministry of Health and National Committee for the fight against cancer in Cameroon, the training was organized as part of activities to commemorate the National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month which comes up every January. Participants at the Workshop Addressing participants during the one day workshop, Assistant Professor of Reproductive Health and Deputy Director at the CBCHS, Dr Manga Simon says Cervical cancer is deadly and claimed the lives of more than 300,000 women in 2018. Dr Manga Simon Assistant Professor of Reproductive Health/Deputy Director CBCHS “Cervical cancer is the four
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MINFI Lays North West Customs Office Foundation Stone, Applaud Customs Personel for Resilience!!

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​At 71st International Customs Day, MINFI Lays Foundation Stone for North West Customs, Applaud Personnel for Resilience! By Ruth Che Wachong  H.E Louis Paul Motaze laying NW Customs Office Foundation Stone  The foundation stone for an Ultra modern Customs office for the North West Region has been laid. Presiding at the event which coincided with the 71st edition of the International Customs Day in Bamenda, H.E Louis Paul Motaze, Minister of Finance expressed satisfaction at the successes recorded by the Customs sector amid the Crises. He believes the customs sector will do better and improve the living conditions of the population with the construction of an office in Bamenda. “I am very happy with my people of the Customs Department because they are resilient. Inspite of the challenges, they still managed to perform well and have delivered way above the target I gave them. They have worked well and need to be encouraged. Hence the construction  of this ultra modern office which is in
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MIDENO Management Presents 2023 Balance sheet to Press!

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​MIDENO Management presents 2023 Balance Sheet to the Press By RUTH CHE WACHONG   Management of the North West Development Authority (MIDENO) have presented the Authority’s 2023 Report Card of activities to the Press. Cletus Anye Matoyah Director General MIDENO Addressing the Press Thursday, the Director General of MIDENO, Cletus Anye Matoyah alongside the Directors of the Technical and Finance Departments highlighted major achievements of MIDENO for the year 2023. The DG (M) flanked by the Technical Director (L) and Finance Director (R) The DG lauded North West farmers for their resilience and commitment to their farms despite the challenges they face in the heart of the sociopolitical situation in the Region. “We are all aware of the need to scale up production in order to mitigate the consequences of the present crises characterized by the abandonment of farms in the Rural areas, where the population has been displaced. The impact of the sociopolitical crisis especially on the farmi
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