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  By Constance Mbongo The Centre for Youth and Family Empowerment (CEYOFE) in partnership U.S State department have ended a 2-day training for   30 youth leaders and activists of civil society organizations across Fako Division in the South West Region on peace building and peacemaking. After an intensive two day capacity building workshop from February 24-25, 2021, the youths have left with a determination to continue pressing for peace. Themed “Building Peacemakers for peace”, the workshop to foster youths participation in peace building processes took place at the Cameroon Cultural Centre, Bongo Square, Buea. According to Stella Dopgima, vision bearer and team lead of CEYOFE, the project aimed at empowering Youth to build resilience against violent extremism trough amplification of narratives that are supportive of peace and tolerance among peers. She added that the project also seek ways to empower the youth to advocate and promote respect for the rule of law, and upholdi

                     SONARA GM By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe Despite the fire incident of May 31, 2019 that hit the lone oil refining company in Cameroon, SONARA, the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility component is still buoyant. The company has been carrying out community projects in the surrounding villages as part of its corporate social responsibility viz a viz its hosts environs. SONARA has constructed two modern water borehole projects within the community of Mukundange and the Limbola Health Centre, Limbe II Subdivision and two toilets, one at the Ngeme Market (Limbe II) and one at the Dikolo village within the Limbe III community. The water projects that have been done   so far stands   at the cost of over FCFA 20 million while the toilets are at FCFA 10 million, all funded by SONARA for the benefit of these communities. In the midst of these trying times, where the company is barely doing trading than production and sales, the company is still engaging in more comm

On 06th February, 2021 the world remembers the victims and practitioners of FGM and the role of governments and other stakeholders in ending this hideous practice. FGM is a global issue and there are girls and women living with FGM in all regions of the world. FGM is a great violation of the human rights of women and girls and has no medical justification. There is an urgent need for change in our approach to this practice that renders women hopeless and mere sex objects or baby making machines. There is a need to boost efforts to eliminate FGM and to provide the best healthcare services to victims. Governments should identify FGM victims and treat them effectively. This role is not only limited to governments but also to practising communities, families, victims and perpetrators, the medical corp and other stakeholders. Everyone has a role to play. Women's sexual and reproduction health is a priority. Healthcare professionals have also been accused of promoting FGM in prac

  By Mbonda Lizzy Noel The Meveo Cultural and Development Assembly has on Friday the 29th of January 2021 handed Certificates of Participation to Participants of the MEVCUDA Capacity Building workshop that took place on Friday the 15th of December 2020. The event was held at the Limbe I  Council Hall. Chief Ndiko Fonderson Henry who is the Chairman of MEVCUDA said MEVCUDA is a platform put in place by the Meveo Chiefdom to assemble and help government agencies and Para state corporations to display their opportunities and to reach out to the grass roots and potential beneficiaries within the frame work of their programs, projects and social responsibilities.   This can be confirmed by the special support program instituted by MINDER since MEVCUDA 2017 where by farmers of Fako Division and to an extent the South West Region have been benefiting from MINADER to boost their production. Furthermore, he said his congratulations also go to participants of the MEVCUDA    Solidarity Fo