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By Raisa Foletia Limb based civil society organization, Train Up A Child, TUAC, on Saturday April 25 lead a community campaign against the spread of the deadly COVID-19 Pandemic in Bonadikombo. The campaign that saw sensitization and installation of hand washing points as well as distribution of soap and hand sanitizers was accompanied by the Chief of Bonadikombo, HRH Esombe David Nanyowe and the Divisional Officer of Limbe I, Acha Gilbert Nkwenti. Speaking to The Advocate, Agwenjang Emmanuel, Founder and Promoter of Train Up A Child, said, his association thought it was imperative to engage in such a project which is their own little way to join efforts with the World Health Organization and the state of Cameroon to kick COVID-19 out of Cameroon in general and the Bonadikombo Community in particular. The sensitization campaign was carried out at the Mile Market Junction and the Mile 4 Motor Park. The traditional ruler of   Bonadikombo, took turns at each of th

By George Dinga The Center for Human Rights and Development in Africa CHRDA, has reached out to Internally Displaced Persons, Pregnant Women and Breastfeeding Mothers in Bakingili in ldenau Subdivision. This was during a donation and sensitization campaign against COVID- 19 that took place at the Bakingili Community Hall on Saturday April 25, 2020. During the ceremony that was presided at by the Chief of Bakingili, HRH Chief Joseph Elive, the population of Bakingili especially internally Displaced Persons, Pregnant Women and Breastfeeding Mothers were being sensitized on the importance of the measures prescribed by the World Health Organisation, WHO and the government to fight against Coronavirus by the Executive Director of CHRDA Violet Fokum. The Center for Human Rights and Development in Africa CHRDA in collaboration with its local partners, Investing in People Worldwide, IPW and Iya Foundation as well as their international partners Femme Actantes based in Fran

“Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the first case in Cameroon of which was reported by the Ministry of Health on March 6 2020.   To date, more than 800 cases have been reported in Cameroon despite the measures that were put in place by the governm ent. Key amongst these measures were recommendations on hygiene (handwashing and/or hand sanitizing) and social distancing aimed at limiting transmission. Other theories have been put forward as to how best to manage COVID-19, ranging from the use of pharmaceutical products like chloroquine to food supplements.   For any of these to merit any serious consideration, it is important to know how the body actually reacts to viral infections.   The human body generally has the appropriate mechanisms to defend itself against bacterial or viral (pathogen) attacks.    The first line of defense is generally through the physical barrier pro

By Colbert Gwain  In a bid to assuage the sufferings on the poor and almost outstretched populations of Cameroon's Boyo Division of the North West Region that has seen many lives shattered as a result of the four years prolonged Anglophone conflict, and now more compounded by the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, young humanist and open-hearted Senator Honore Ajuo Ngam, has forcefully stepped in to provide the much needed emergency assistance capable of barring the way for the pandemic not to enter and decimate these needy communities. The ambitious and ready-for- implementation- robust plan consists of a whopping FCFA 3 millions subdivided into the following segments: FCFA 1 million to be distributed equally to the four Subdivisional Councils in Boyo to support their efforts in combating the pandemic; FCFA 1 million to support production and distribution of over 1000 face masks across the Division,  production and distribution of educational materials on COVID

BY Fongang Akweba After over weeks of training to serve as Trainer in “Do No Harm,” thanks to the PCC Peace Office, the National Coordinator of the Cameroon Community Media Network CCMN Rosaline Akah Obah, had the opportunity to share this content in a presentation for over an hour last week. The “Do No Harm” (DNH) is a concept use d mostly by institutions and organizations to minimize harm in situations of violent conflicts and support local capacities to build peace. For example, h ow may aid be provided to IDPs in ways that, rather than feeding into an exacerbating conflict, help local people disengage from the violence that surrounds them and begin to develop alternatives? At the end of the training, the Preachers of Peace in Mezam Presbytery were encouraged to go back and explain to others the concept of “Do No Harm”, apply the “Do No Harm” tools in context analysis, use the concept to assess the impact of humanitarian or development assistance on conflict and us

By Francis Tim MBOM The Cameroon Association of Media Professionals, CAMP, has began the free  donation to media houses of assistance aimed to help these organs protect their Journalists as they go out to cover and report on the deathly COVID-19 pandemic. The novel Covid-19 pandemic that has killed thousands of people across the globe does not discriminate and has not spared even the Journalists covering and reporting on it. Everybody is a potential victim. And given that the Journalists must be at the frontlines to cover and report factually on the disease, the National President of CAMP, Tarhyang   Enowbikah Tabe, said his NGO thought it wise that it will be of utmost imperative for the Journalists who have been helping to report and sensitize the public to help them stay safe from this disease to equally not die from the disease. It is based on the above that in partnership with another local NGO, Favour Low cost Health Foundation, CAMP, on Thursday, April 16, b

By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe Leading humanitarian and rights based women-led Civil Society think tank, Changing Mentalities, Empowering Groups, known by its acronym as CHAMEG,   has embarked on a one month   project to support Government’s efforts in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 Pandemic. The Advocate Cameroon has been following the project which is already in its third week with a series of activities already taken place with very positive results and applauds from the beneficiary communities. The group which is coordinated by Agbor Magdalene, widely known as Agbor Meg, started their donation of Face Masks at the Mile 17 Motor Park in Buea, Southwest Region Of Cameroon. At this very popular transit point, over 200 Face Masks were distributed to drivers and passengers onboard vehicles. The team, The Advocate Cameroon gathered has equally donated some more than 100 Face Masks to the Buea Taxi Drivers Union as a means t

Despite awareness raising campaigns for the issue of birth certificates, as well as  efforts at the legal and administrative reorganization of civil status registries in Cameroon, a large part of the population does not resort to civil status services. The  National Institute of Statistics indicates that the registration rate at birth of children under five, which had been declining continuously over the past 20 years,  moving from 70 % in 2006 to 61 % in 2011 experienced a slight increase to 66% in 2014 at the national level . This may be as a result of the amendment of  the Law on civil status in Cameroon in 2011, which increased the legal timeline for  birth registration from 30 to 90 days. The lowest registration rates are in the Far  North region (42%) and South West region (55 %). Considering the latest figures, one third of children are not registered at birth, and  do not have birth certificates. The issue is all the