Education

Voluntourism Spotlight: Learn French & Volunteer in Africa – Peter Greenberg.com Travel News

the Humanity Exchange has volunteer programs in both Benin and Cameroon, where you can learn French while also giving back. In Ouidah, Benin, volunteers can work in a variety of community development and educational programs including teaching …

Cameroon: Final School Examinations Kick Off – AllAfrica.com

Close to 500,000 children took part in the entrance examinations into the first year of secondary school for both the Francophone (concours d’entrée en sixieme) and Anglophone (Government Common Entrance Examination) sub-systems of education. In this …

Cameroon: Parent-Child Communication Breakdown in Country – AllAfrica.com

Yaoundé — In Cameroon, parents are finding it increasingly difficult … between parents and children is caused by a combination of several factors, such as education, social background, personal history of the parents and even their temperament …

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: Ending the silence on violence in schools – IRIN

DAKAR, 20 May 2010 (IRIN) – Bullying, sexual violence and corporal punishment are still rife in West and Central African schools, according to an 18 May report which calls on governments to harmonize laws on child protection and education, and … Continue reading

In some Cameroon tribes, matrilineality actually worse for women – United Press International

DIKOME BALUE, CAMEROON – James Elangwe … “I have given all my children the most precious gift in life: education,” he says. “I believe with education, they can better take care of themselves and remove their focus from some …

Jefferson Trust awards $523,653 grant funds – UV Cavalier Daily

Among this year’s recipients were Women’s Center Director Jennifer Merritt and Education Prof. Edith “Winx” Lawrence … Albemarle County middle school girls with girls from Cameroon. “Some will go right to Cameroon … the amount …

Iya Ndoh Bertha, Dr Tata Okolle Justin & Iya Balemba Alice Posing with Three Students Showing Books and Raincoats

Oroko-USA Opens Libraries in Deprived Areas in Cameroon

By Edimo M. Andrew Over fifty thousand books, four thousand raincoats and nine thousand pencils recently arrived villages in Cameroon courtesy of Oroko Cultural Association (OCA) -USA. In a distribution ceremony held in Kake on Friday February 17, 2012, Oroko … Continue reading

Vendors at University of Buea during the 15th University Games

Buea Economy Gets a Boost from Cameroon University Games

By Sally Oneke The 15th University Games that brought about two thousands athletes from eight universities and eleven institutions of higher learning is winding down. The Games have brought spectators from surrounding towns and around the country to make business … Continue reading

Cameroon: 2012 All-University Games – UB Football Team Raises Host’s Hopes – AllAfrica.com

Day Seven today May 11, 2012 of the on-going All-Cameroon University Games holding in the University … A gala match between the Ministry of Higher Education football ladies and the host University of Buea women will equally attract curiosity among … Continue reading

Cameroon: Douala – Arts Used to Promote Human Rights – AllAfrica.com

The exhibition fell within the framework of the project “Education and sensitisation of children whose attitudes are in conflict with human rights law, specifically legal rights.” The project received financial support from the Catholic Relief Services via …