Vocational and human training for young women coming form the marginalized environment

Promoted by: Association for the promotion of the woman (APF)
Duration: 1 year
Harambee contribution: 30,000 euros

The human development index places Cameroon at 144th out of 177 countries with a life expectancy of 49 years. The weight of unemployment in the urban area is 49 percent for women. The level of school going is 50 percent at the primary level and drops to 35 percent for secondary level. Among the priorities of the central government there is the improvement of the human resources, indispensible for the revitalization of the private sector and for the improvement of the governance and of a sustainable home grown development.

Objective:
To contribute to the improvement of the socio-economic level of the young Cameroon women coming from the margins. The project, which will last for 1 year, will support the Centre of Vocational Training for the Women of Sorawell in strengthening their professional level in order to enter the labour market. The courses will involve 33 young women.

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Mise en place du personnel et matériels pédagogiques pour les programmes d’informatique

Local Entity :
Centre de Formation Professionnelle pour la Femme Sorawell.
Duration: 1 year
Harambee contribution: 39,624.55


Description of the project :

The general objective is to improve the professional formation of the students of the “Sorawell Centre for Professional Formation for Women” through the donation of equipment and provision of educational funding for computer studies. For this purpose, the main programme has already been adapted to the needs of the pupils and it is thus necessary to purchase the required computer tools and equipment. Preparatory courses for instructors who will evaluate the progress of the students have also been provided for.

Cours de santé en milieu rural

Local Entity :
Centre puor la Promotion Sociale (CEPS)
Synthetic data of the project
Harambee contribution : € 39.514,60
Contribution from local entity : € 4.345,00
Project duration : 1 year

The project enabled the inhabitants of Nkolnda, Makandan I, II, and III, Minkam, and Odza to benefit from awareness-raising days and courses in primary health care and hygiene. Additionally, large groups of mothers and children have received basic training in the correct use of toothbrushes and the use of drinking-water in areas of water scarcity.

Description of the project

The project aimed to respond to the needs arising from the situation of the Centre for Health Orientation (Centre d’Orientation Sanitaire or COS), as the only health centre in an area suffering from widespread ignorance and taboos. In this context, there is also a constant need for health teachers. This provision enabled the inhabitants of the area around the COS – a population of around 2,000 people, with 45% aged under 20, living in the zones of Nkolnda, Mehandan I, II and III, Mindam and Odza – to receive basic health education to enable them to improve their quality of life, raise standards of personal and community hygiene, achieve a balanced diet, etc. in order to reduce the prevalence of infectious diseases caused by various deficiencies.