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ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT:
Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW)
celebrated the World Rivers Day with primary school
children of CENETECH in Nkolbisson- the out skit of
Yaounde (capital of Cameroon). The Rivers Day was on
Sunday 28th of September 2009 but CAMGEW celebrated it
with children on Monday 29th of September 2009. CAMGEW
prepared a quiz on rivers for classes four, five and
six. The best six children who came from the three
classes received prizes made up of exercise books, pens,
pencils and pencil sharpeners. It was CAMGEW’s way of
action to commemorate the World’s River Day. The prizes
were handed to children who produced the best answers to
the quiz on the 6th of October 2009. It was a great day
in CENETECH with children singing songs of joy and
dancing. The correction to the quiz was handed to the
school authority to discuss with children. CAMGEW felt
satisfied building future environmentalists and citizens
that will live in harmony with nature. CAMGEW’s widow’s
mite in form of prizes was received by children and
school authority with a lot of heart felt satisfaction. |
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Cameroon Gender and Environment
Watch participated in a Hygiene and Sanitation
Training Workshop in Kumbo organized by a USA based
organization - Thirst Relief International and their
partner Life and Water Development Group-Cameroon from
June 22 through 24, 2009. This workshop trained
participants on disease transmission and prevention,
water treatment, treating childhood diarrhea, nutrition
and common local diseases. CAMGEW was happy to know much
about problems related to portable water, water borne
diseases and simple methods to treat water locally. The
field trip to Mboh village close to Kumbo was very
interesting. This workshop made CAMGEW to know more
about problems in rural areas around Kumbo where she is
interested in working. |
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CAMGEW staff builds capacity on
integrated organic farming in Strategic Humanitarian
Service (SHUMAS) Cameroon. He learned how to rear
animals, improve on animal pasture, carryout organic
vegetable cultivation, crop nursery, composting and
biogas production for cooking and heating of poultry and
utilization of its by-products for soil fertility and
pest management. |
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CAMGEW helps primary school
children to know more about animals (their feeding
habit, lifestyle, ecological role etc) in the Limbe
Wildlife Centre. |
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CAMGEW and school children in
the Limbe Botanical Garden learning more about forest
stratification, non timber wood products and forest
ecosystems. Also, CAMGEW with school children on a
marine ecosystem at the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in
Limbe. Children learn about the importance of marine
ecosystem and its ecology. Lastly, CAMGEW assist school
children to learn more on environmental education in an
out door environment. |
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CAMGEW attended a seminar on the
sensitization and creation of vigilance committees in
ASSEJA’s head office in Yaounde to fight against child
trafficking and identify trafficked children from the
North West and South West Region in difficulties for
rehabilitation and insertion into the society. The
meeting which took place on the 28th of November 2009
was organized by ASSEJA under a child trafficking
programme funded by Catholic Relief Services. CAMGEW has
join ASSEJA through one of the committees created to
sensitize the public on children’s rights and the need
to fight against child labour and child trafficking.
CAMGEW together with members of her committee are
sensitizing the public too on the national and
international laws that protect children. The knowledge,
skills and experience sharing with groups, communities
and resource persons is building CAMGEW’s capacity to
prepare a brighter future for children. |
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