Improving Child Literacy: Nascent Solutions Offers Over 100,000 Books To Three Regions
The Government of the
United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, is funding a five-year
McGovern-Dole, MGD, Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programme in Cameroon implemented by the International Non-governmental Organisation,
Nascent Solutions. The project benefits pupils, teachers and community members in
240 primary school communities in four target regions of the country. Of the beneficiary schools, 30 are in
Adamawa, 18 in the
North West literacy of schools age children and foster
good health and
108,446 copies of 97 locally published illustrated titles appropriate for all classes of
nursery and primary school. Some 73,565 copies of the books went to the North Region, 20,649 to Adamawa, and 14,232 to the East Region. Lire aussi : Malades mentaux errants : Yaoundé s’organise
Accepting Vaccination: Why Change In Communication Strategy Turned The Tides
A growing number of Cameroonians regard
vaccination with skepticism. This is partly explained by ignorance and the
rumours often peddled on social media on the “demerits” or supposed risks of vaccination. Of late, the situation was worsened by the stance of two
Roman Catholic Church dioceses whose bishops openly declared they would allow their female parishioners to be vaccinated against
Central African Republic, CAR refugees in Cameroon’s
East Region. “These people have no problem whatsoever with vaccination!” says
Meka Monique Blanche, a midwifery supervisor with the Africa Humanitarian Action, AHA aid organisation in
Accepting Vaccination: Why Change In Communication Strategy Turned The Tides
A growing number of Cameroonians regard
vaccination with skepticism. This is partly explained by ignorance and the
rumours often peddled on social media on the “demerits” or supposed risks of vaccination. Of late, the situation was worsened by the stance of two
Roman Catholic Church dioceses whose bishops openly declared they would allow their female parishioners to be vaccinated against
Central African Republic, CAR refugees in Cameroon’s
East Region. “These people have no problem whatsoever with vaccination!” says
Meka Monique Blanche, a midwifery supervisor with the Africa Humanitarian Action, AHA aid organisation in