School reopening for the academic year 2020/2021 in the North West and South West regions has been encouraging. This is due to the fact that some stakeholders advocated for school resumption. With this call for resumption, most parents are not able to provide basic education needs for their children. The few functional schools are mostly private schools with high school fees thus depriving the most vulnerable especially children with disability to access quality education. Parents are unable to meet up with the basic needs and especially school needs for their children. ANPPCAN Cameroon therefore provided basic materials including school bags. This scheme targeted children from two sub divisions of the North West Region i.e Bamenda I and II. The following criteria were used for the selection of beneficiaries:
1 – Pupil or student who are already enrolled in school
2 – Children who have lost one or both parents (this shall be verified from the community or the neighborhood)
3 – 60% of the beneficiaries are girls.
Participants during the event included beneficiaries, parents and guardians and well as the staff of ANPPCAN Cameroon and some executive members.
- Overall Objectives
To facilitate access to quality education for children (vulnerable children, excluded children, children with disability and children at risk of exclusion in the North West region.
3. Specific Objectives
- To raise parents’ awareness on the importance of education to children especially during this period of crisis,
- Purchase and provision of writing materials for vulnerable primary and secondary school children.
The handing over ceremony took place at the Presbyterian Church Azire. The venue is central, accessible and secured for beneficiaries coming from all the different council areas. A total number of 55 Participant including youths, children, guardian, staff and executive members of ANPPCAN Cameroon. From the 55 participant were 30 (19 girls 11 boys) beneficiaries, 14 parents/guardian, 03 executive members, 02 staff and 02 volunteers. School materials include; exercise books, pens, pencils, school bags, rulers, erasers
Other activities included awareness on what is ANPPCAN Cameroon as well as Awareness raising on COVID -19
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Testimonies from beneficiaries
Annabel O, a 17 year old beneficiaries expressed great satisfaction for the school support and promise to make good use of the materials.
