Persons with disabilities (PWD) facing increased risk of injury, death, sexual assault, others in conflict areas.

​People with disabilities (PWD) facing increased risk of injury, death, sexual assault, others in conflict areas.


By Ruth Che Wachong 


Participants at the Training in Buea

  Alot has been said/written about the Anglophone crises, but there still remains a void as far as people with disabilities are concerned. The number of people living with impairments in Anglophone Cameroon has significantly increased daily in the past 6 years either through accidents, amputations, and other forms of violence. There is therefore a dye need to report stories on disability and inclusion. Reason why sisterspeak237 in partnership with the Swiss Embassy in Cameroon recently organized a training for media persons on Disability and Gender Inclusion Reporting.


Participants pose with facilitators of the training

"People with disabilities have long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments, which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society, on an equal basis with others"  Rita Acha, a mobility challenged woman and advocate for the rights of people with impairment told Journalists during the session.


 According to promoter of Sisterspeak237 Comfort Mussa, as long as we ignore stories about people with impairment, the real stories of the armed conflict are yet to be told. It is therefore incumbent on us as Journalists to ensure that the stories of people with impairment are told.


Comfort Mussa

Promoter, Sisterspeak237 

"It has been very challenging living and working in the crises hit Bamenda, where gunshots and kidnaps is the order of the day".

"I am particularly interested in this training whose main objective is to enhance gender and disability inclusive Reporting of the armed conflict in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon. I believe this is the beginning of more inclusive reports with focus on people with impairment. It will definitely go a long way in making the voices of people "like myself" heard" a visually impaired participant Collette Bafon explained.


Collette Bafon

Visually impaired Participant 

Participants at the 2 days workshop unanimously agreed to fill the gap by doing more gender sensitive reports on the effects of the twin crises on people with disabilities.




Published by Upfront

12/08/22

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