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The North West Development Authority (MIDENO) has capped off 2024 with a celebration of impactful achievements and ambitious plans for 2025. At its annual press conference on December 4, 2024, held at the Epic Center in Bamenda, General Manager Cletus Anye Matoyah commended the staff for their relentless efforts, showcasing a year of innovation, growth, and resilience. Among the year’s standout accomplishments was MIDENO’s implementation of the Emergency Project to Combat Food Crisis in Cameroon (PULCCA). Backed by a 4.9 billion FCFA World Bank grant, the project has empowered over 10,000 farmers with improved seeds such as cassava, maize, potatoes, plantains, and vegetables. Forty tons of these seeds were distributed, with each farmer receiving three kilograms free of charge, while additional seeds were sold at subsidized rates to encourage broader adoption. To strengthen agricultural resilience, MIDENO also trained more than 8,000 farmers in climate-smart techniques.   However, s...

The Rice Value Chain Development Project (RVCDP) recently held its 3rd Steering Committee Meeting in Baffousam, West Region Cameroon. Chairing the Steering Committee Meeting Tuesday, Agriculture Minister, Gabriel Mbairobe who also doubles as Committee Chairperson expressed satisfaction with the level of execution of the Project and encouraged stakeholders to be more aggressive with the Project implementation. H.E Gabriel Mbairobe Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development/Committee Chairperson. Committee members Adopted the Annual Work Plan and Budget for 2025 Financial Year, Examined and Adopted the Project Progress Report from January 1st to October 15th, Examined the level of Execution of Resolutions of the 2nd Steering Committee meeting and Adopted Minutes of the 2nd Steering Committee Meeting. Speaking during the meeting, North West Governor Adolphe Lele LAFRIQUE, Vice President of the Steering Committee urged Committee members to remain objective and committed in the proper ...

As part of activities under the “Adjust For Me” Project implemented in some four local council areas in Bamenda, Community members at the Ntambang locality continue to receive sensitization on Sexual Reproduction Health topics like GBV, Rape, Toxic Masculinity, Sexual Assault, FGM, among others. Community Spokesperson under the project recently carried out a sensitization campaign on GBV, Sexual Assault and its effects on pupils at the Government Practising School Old Town. During conversations, pupils were advised to report every form of abuse/assault to their teachers or parents so as to avoid any damage whatsoever. The teachers on their part took the commitment to ensure that topics about SRHR would be discussed more often in the school millieur. “I am very grateful for this project and the topics you have discussed with the pupils. Gender Based Violence is a sensitive subject which is also important for our children’s health. I am particularly happy with your presence here because ...

Ntambeng Community Members Trained on Toxic Masculinity/Fair Inheritance/SRHR Members of Ntambang Community have been trained on Toxic Masculinity, Sexual Reproduction Health Rights, Fair Inheritance and Parental Responsibility. The training that held through training sessions, door to door visits and orientation was carried out by Community spokespersons under the Adjust for me Project” implemented by COMAGEND. A participant, Audu Hawa had the following to say after the training of women and youths on GBV, SRHR and Toxic Masculinity “Parents please observe your children and make sure you donnot allow male and female children sleep in a single room or bath together. Donnot keep your children under the care of your relatives of the opposite sex who can easily influence them. Also avoid using cliche names for body parts. Rather educate them on their body parts and the dangers involved if misused. “Nigerian movies also play a significant role in the upbringing of children so please make s...

Some Religious Leaders, Councillors, parents and youths at the Ntambang neighborhood in Bamenda II have received trainings on Sexual Reproduction Health (SRH) issues like Toxic Masculinity, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Gender Based Violence (GBV), among others. These are part of activities under the “Adjust For Me” Project under execution in some Four (4) Local Council Areas in Bamenda. The series of campaigns carried out by Community Spokespersons assigned by Common Action for Gender Development (COMAGEND) in the Ntambag neighbourhood are geared towards encouraging open conversations about sex Education, body autonomy and discouraging excessive dowries that objectify girls.  The sessions held at Council Halls, Mosques and at door to door levels provided a platform for Community spokespersons to interact with participants on a one on one bases to discuss SRHR issues. One of such sessions was very impactful to Bashira Bintu, "This is a beautiful opportunity for youths like myse...

After close to two years of lobbying and negotiations between the Bamenda II and Brampton Councils, a Cooperation Agreement was signed Thursday August 22, 2024 in Ontario Canada.  Mayor Patrick Brown & Mayor Chenwi Peter brandishing the Signed Agreement.  The win win agreement according to Mayor Chenwi Peter will benefit both Councils in diverse ways as the areas of Cooperation include the following; - Manpower and Human Resource Development, - ⁠Agriculture, Rural Development  - ⁠Education, Waste Management - ⁠Tourism, Environment and Climate Change, - ⁠Road maintainance, Council Management, amongst others. The Bamenda II Municipality stands to benefit from the agreement through the intervention of Brampton City Council in the following areas; - Construction, rehabilitation and equipment of Schools and Health facilities within Bamenda II, - ⁠Construction of shelters for Internally Displaced Persons, - ⁠Acquisition of a Grader and Excavator for the Equipment Pool of th...