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  About 20 young journalists in Bamenda chief town of the North West region have been equipped with skills and tools on countering Fake news, Hate Speech, misinformation, Disinformation and reporting issues of child abuse and protection in conflict times. This was the focused of a one day workshop organized by Community Solutions Media, CSM on Saturday April 16th, 2021 at Blue Pearl Hotel , Nkwen, Bamenda. Participants at the workshop  According to the founder of CSM , Sah Terence, the workshop is the beginning of a New breed journalist series, a CMS's program which has an objective to inculcate principled journalistic values in the younger generation of media persons void of sentiments, bias while encouraging objective and fair reports which seems to be an issue in the journalism community.  Madam Jose Pearl whose focus was on reporting child abuse in conflict time with the region as a case study highlighted that, journalist are the watchdogs of the society and should b...

  Women in Cameroon have been called upon to claim their rights and break stereotypes so as to contribute in the economy growth of Cameroon. This was amongst many recommendations made at the end of a panel discussion organised by the Denis and Loretia Foundation this November 30, 2021 in Yaounde under its project to promote Women's Economic Rights, WERC. With theme of focus, "Advancing Women's Liberty for a Sustainable Economic Growth", three panelists identified barriers to women's economic liberty and prosperity in Cameroon and then proposed solutions to tackle these problems. The obstacles to women's economic liberty highlighted include: limited access to education in some localities, limited access to health services, limited access to loans, constraints in justice systems and vulnerable jobs. One of the Panelists, Dr Wilfred Pathe, a Lecturer on Human Rights, insisted that women grab their rights and break stereotypes. He explained that women should stop ...

Workshop Participants and  CPS Coordinators  As part of measures to spread peace through communication, the Civil Peace Service of Bread for the World organized a 5- day workshop on radio drama production on the theme "Radio Drama: A Veritable Tool for the Promotion of Peace".The workshop which was held at the PCC Synod office in Buea brought together 17 CPS partner organizations from all over the country. Opening the training workshop, the representative of the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, the National Peace Coordinator, Rev. Nta William Nche disclosed that the workshop is coming at a time when all avenues have to be exploited to preach peace, and radio drama is one of them. During the 5-day training workshop, the participants were drilled on peace, peacebuilding, conflict, history of radio drama, elements of a good script amongst others by Julius Nzang and Achaleke Christian, who were the main facilitators. Cross section of Participants during the Works...

For decades now, gender stereotypes have kept women confined in spaces where they have been told there is only a certain job they can pursue. Most times, there is that face of amazement when a woman is seen in a male-dominated sector like driving, carpentry, and engineering amongst others. Although women have been pushing societal boundaries for ages,  breaking the glass ceiling by entering jobs that were traditionally done by men, the Anglophone crisis seems to have encouraged many to brave the odds. In Bamenda chief town of the North West Region, women now are into driving, weathering,  carpentry, and most especially funeral home business The Meta Quarter street which is popular for funeral homes, a business sector dominated by men seems to have changed in recent years as many women are fast engaging in the business. Speaking to Kiming Odilia, a co-owner of True Love Funeral home, she explains that her quest for survival during the phase of the crisis encouraged her to ventu...

  According to UNICEF,  the coronavirus pandemic which has accelerated the use of digital platforms for learning, earning, and connecting have also increased the gender digital divide. In this light, Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) alongside some ten heads of women-led organizations in Bamenda have had a consultation session to ponder on the key obstacles that refrain them from fully utilizing the digital space and the way forward. Organized by Common Action for Gender and Development, COMAGEND, Cameroon at their office in Bamenda on Saturday, October 9th, 2021. The seven-hour session was in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, celebrated annually on October 11. Observed this year on the theme "Digital generation, our generation", the participants facilitated by COMAGEND's founder Sally Mboumien, discussed how poor power supply, limited access to digital gadgets, high prices set for data bundles, body shaming, and many others have limited thei...

Participants  About 25 journalists  from diverse media outlets  in Bamenda have strengthened their skills on Conflict sensitive reporting at hilltop hotel, on the 29 and 30th July 2021.The  training which lasted for two days was marked by a series of presentations  facilitated by different trainers while highlighting  to these media practitioners the ways to go about reporting to prevent or de-escalate conflict.    During his presentation on sensitive conflict reporting, conflict management and fake news, Mr Eugene Nforngwa  highlighted that, journalist pen could either influence a crisis negatively or positively.  Training session facilitated by Eugene Nforngwa.  "Journalist need to realise that they have a lot of power in what the say which could influence how people think. They  need to use the power they have to influence their communities in a positive way by showing  the different parties in conflict zones alt...

Over one thousand women have converged on Palais des congrès Yaoundé, to renew their stands towards peace as a united force in the first ever National Women's Convention for Peace in Cameroon.  Drawn from ten regions across the country, the Convention for Peace in Cameroon aims at discussing issues related to ongoing conflicts in the country and how it can be transformed. The convention, which is expected to last for three days, kicked off on Thursday 29th July with an opening ceremony cheered by the Minister of Women Empowerment and the Family, Madam Marie-Thérèse Abena . Minister of Women Empowerment and the Family, Madam Marie- Thérèse Abena. Speaking to participants  during the opening ceremony, the Minister noted that women's role in conflict transformation is very prominent as they are the most affected group during crisis situations. The opening was characterized by different activities such as a special presentation of Women's Anthem, artistic display for peace an...