The Advocate Cameroon

  By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe For some time now, there has been a series of activities carried out by a group of environmental lovers and better environmental practice promoters under the banner of Friends Of The Gardens, FoG. In December, the group revived the once popular activity of kids storming the Botanic Gardens during Christmas. The Friends Of The Gardens Christmas event, brought together a good number of kids, not only for the picture taking session, but also one for which the kids could benefit from some environmental lessons and best practices. As the Africa Nations cup drew near, the group of environmental awareness experts and lovers of clean space where all over the place in the AFCON Fan Zone in Limbe. A good number of visitors were seen in their stands asking questions and receiving flyers and information materials about the activities of the Gardens and its Friends. Their stand was one which was used to take advantage of the visitors who turnout for matc...

  By Anye Nde Nsoh Some nine visually impaired students in Bamenda II Social Centre, have benefited writing materials from Bamenda II Council, to facilitate their learning process in the centre, a gesture considered very timely. A slate, a stylus and realms of cardboard papers each were handed to these nine visually impaired students from the Centre Wednesday 26th January 2022 at the council premises handed over by Mayor Chenwi Peter. The materials received, comes to add to white canes and wheel chairs handed to the Centre in 2021. This exercise queues in with the Mayor's relentless efforts in supporting the educational sector in his municipality. On several occasions he has called on all to shun fear, regain the classrooms and effectively teach pupils and students in his municipality. Being his routine, he has never missed out on any resumption of school term, touring schools in his municipality as well as donating didactic materials to hundreds for an effective school...

  Anye Nde Nsoh With its headquarters in the North West region of Cameroon, a region faced by the Socio-political unrest which has morphed into an armed conflict during the past five years and counting, Ntarinkon Cooperative Credit Union Limited NTACCUL, with the collaboration of it's over 74,000 members, now pays an incredible interest of 6% on savings.  Created in 1972, 50 years of existence with branches and structures planted in other regions like Centre, Littoral, South West, West and other places, NTACCUL has braved the odds, rising above the economic challenges paying an incredible interest rate of 6% amounting to 1.668 billion FCFA and a positive turnover of 4.2 Billion FCFA, a record rare to find in the country from a microfinance institution. The successes of the Union despite the numerous stumbling blocks according to the General Manager Ade Muma Divine and President Fru Isaac Taku, is as a result of unity, collaboration and appropriate treatment of members. ...

 By Ojong Joseph Ojong The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is running a pilot project for youth empowerment (human capital investment) to revitalize the local economies through youths. The project has as objective to empower 1,000 youths each in some municipalities of Cameroon. Changing Mentalities and Empowering Groups (CHAMEG Cameroon) was given the mandate to implement the pilot phase of the project in the South West Region, CHAMEG Cameroon. To execute this, CHAMEG then hired some experts to facilitate the training. TABOKO Samson MENGE, the CEO and Co-founder of Manyu Development Group (Ma.De.G) was recruited as the Lead Trainer in Kumba. According to Tabogo, “We succeeded to train 5 youths in the pilot project for 3 months. The first 2 months was dedicated for classroom work. He added that they have covered 10 modules carved out in 2 courses. After 2 months of classroom work, trainees chose the line of business they intend to operate. They were then sent for coachin...

By Anye Nde Nsoh Out of 20 players called up for camping a total of 16 players are present in camp, four absent so far. The 16 amputee players have been involved in work outs twice daily working on resistance, ball possession and control, passes and others. As the days go by and with powerful opponents to face during the Cup of African Nations for Amputees, the team is in camp, fine tuning tactics for a better performance and output when they eventually travel to Dar es Salam Tanzania for CANAF 2021 to run from November 26, to December 5. Their training is expected to last till November 23 wherein they are expected to travel to Tanzania for the 15 national tournaments. Cameroom Amputee Football league dubbed CANAFL 2020 was recently concluded and Lead trainer Mankwa Donald says so far he can see the strength and determination of the players as they fine-tune tactics through more is expected. "I can weigh the strength of my players, I can see it coming already eventhough ...

  By Anye Nde Nsoh Bafut, an agricultural area noted for the production of cash crops such as ginger, cocoyam, maize, plantain and others have had its agricultural potentials drastically reduced due to the armed conflict plaguing the area since 2016.  Farmers have been unable to exercise their full agricultural potentials despite the availability of farm lands. Commercialists have been unable to effectively market these products produced caused by gun battles. Bafut equally plays host to tributaries of River Mezam, a major river from which Mezam division derives its name, which has become bedrock for river sand exploitation, employing hundreds of youths and serving as a major source of income generation to the Bafut Council.  This has ruined the economy of Bafut causing poverty low standards of living since some farmers have lost their lives, others are unable to cultivate and market their products. The New Divisional Officer of Bafut Subdivision Fokou Njukeng And...

  By A Correspondent The owner of Queen Mother Consultancy Mme Ngo Bahiha Caroline popularly known as Queen, has appealed to the government of Cameroon and Elites especially from the Anglophone Region to assist small entrepreneurs because private businesses have great potentials. She made the appeal on Saturday October 23, 2021 during a one day seminar in prelude to the upcoming AFRICAB2B Industrialization Exhibition & Awards scheduled to take place at the city council hall in Yaounde from the 18th to 22nd November 2021.   Queen Mother Consultancy’s   at the   seminar at Seme Beach in Limbe with over 25 business owners   and   leaders of cooperatives was to discuss on the role of SMEs in the inclusive and sustainable development of industrialization in Africa and mechanisms put in place to support businesses in the South West region. She mentioned that to be part of the fair, registered companies will pay a registration fee of 75,000 FCFA while ...