Over 2 Million FCFA For Outstanding Schools
Many are the challenges that schools face, such as insufficient stationery, benches and teachers. With this in view, the Douala II Council, with government support, on September 3, 2016, offered prizes to five government and private primary schools that did well in the First School Leaving Certificate and CEP examinations in the 2015/2016 academic year.Lire aussi : Eliminatoires des Jeux olympiques: Les Lionnes sont prêtes
Prizes per school ranged from 150,000 FCFA to 750,000 FCFA. Furthermore, school reopening assistance was handed to all government schools in the municipality in the presence of authorities of Douala II Subdivision. Mayor Denise Fampou, while calling for their judicious use, encouraged school managers to work harder in order to ensure a bright future for the children under their care.Lire aussi : Pascal Monkam: Le dernier voyage
Ngangue-Bonapriso: Yet To Brave Waste, Floods
Over the past years, one of the main gutters around Chefferie Bonapriso has played the role of a melting pot for waste and flood waters from parts of Ngangue and Bonapriso. Grappling with the double problem is a daily experience to the inhabitants of this area of the Douala II Council.Lire aussi : Campagne cacaoculture 2020-2022: 4 millions de plants disponibles
At the point of convergence of Ngangue and Bonapriso, which used to be referred to as ‘Rich Man’s Quarter,’ is all sort of organic, chemical and industrial waste that can only be compared to the city’s only dumping site in Nyalla. With many homes, some constructed across gutters and others bordering them, the sight is a clear picture of indiscriminate disposal of waste and application of building regulations. Inhabitants testify to the dread of floods which poses damage to properties, but hardly think diseases like diarrhoea, cholera and malaria may be attributed to th