The Advocate Cameroon

By A Correspondent CHRDA, On 21, 2021 joins the rest of the world in commemoration of the International Day Against Racial Discrimination. The day is celebrated this year on the theme “YOUTH STANDING UP AGAINST RACISM.” It engages the public through #FightRacism, which aims to foster a global culture of tolerance, equality and anti-discrimination and calls on each and every one of us to stand up against racial prejudice and intolerant attitudes. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid "pass laws" in 1960. In 1979, the General Assembly adopted a programme of activities to be undertaken during the second half of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. On that occasion, the General Assembly decided that a week of solidarity with the peoples struggling against racism and...

 By A Correspondent Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Plc is set to change the face of digital banking services with its new mobile banking app aimed at delivering first-rate services to customers. The new UBA mobile banking app, has been armed with benefits and features designed to give its customers increased control and accessibility to carry out transactions with ease. UBA’s Group Head, Digital Banking, Kayode Ishola, who spoke about the new banking app to members of the press during an international virtual media parley on Monday, explained that apart from being able to decide where they want their cards to operate and block, view, or request new cards straight from the app to suit their specific needs, the app has been tailor-made to give customers what they want, how and in the way they want it. Reeling off some of the features and benefits of the app, he said a lot of investment in cutting edge technology and attention to details was put...

By A Correspondent International Women's Day is a global day for celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievement of Women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality reason why the management of Solidarity Health Foundation, Buea, Cameroon had a working session with the female workforce to celebrate women's achievements and increase visibility of women's rights and health. According to the Director of the institution, Mrs. Ndefon Beatrice, calling out inequality is KEY while educating women on health choice decisions, sexual and reproductive health rights should also go on. She strongly believes women in leadership can achieve an equal future in a Covid-19 world as the workforce at her clinic consists primarily of women powered by the collective efforts of all. “The struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts if all who care about human rights truly make a ...

  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, an...

                     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 ...

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 ...