By Bakah Derick
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Ngobesing
Neh Linda
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As the name goes,
the new magazine takes interest on the lives of women profiling some in the
Judiciary like Justice Mbaki Vivian Verla President of the Mezam Hight Court,
Peace building like Nfor Victorine Lum Ambe peace advocate, Education like Prof
Atanga Lilian Lum HOD of English Private Law in the University of Bamenda,
Zekeng Gayle Elsa in health and others in finance and banking, fashion amongst
others. The maiden edition of the Determined Women on the Move also carries an
exclusive interview with three female managers (Linda Baye, Emma Visas Ngwe,
Muluh Clarise Mdimbe) heading three branches of a leading financial institution
in Bamenda. These choices Ngobesing Linda explained were based on their actions
in their specific areas of specialization particularly in finance and the
judiciary where women find challenges getting into.
According to
Ngobesing Linda initiator of the Magazine, “talking to women, you realize that
they have lots and a lot to offer but no one is talking about them…. So you
have thousands of women in decision making positions just in the North West
Region but you realize that it’s so challenging for people to talk about them;
they keep asking for more women whereas there are already women…. I got
motivated by my work in civil society to come with a production that actually
documents the voices and actions of women.”
“From a first
glance it is a very beautifully manicured magazine, nice pictures and inspiring
stories of women who are breaking grounds not just women who are breaking
ground here in Bamenda or Cameroon but around the world. I think it is
important to put the spot light on women and Linda says in her editorial, it is
turning the spotlight on women in a country and region where women have not
been celebrated as they deserve to be. I think it comes at a very good time, it
is laudable initiative, it is something that will inspire men to partner with
women and other women to move out of their shelf and to move out of their
comfort zones to do great things for their country and to impact their
communities.” Hilda Bih a journalist said
Reacting to the
Guardian Post about the magazine Colbert Gwain a journalist and one of the few
men to attend the launching noted “a magazine like this one will put women
issues at the forefront of public consciousness and I want to congratulate the
initiator of the magazine Ngobesing Linda for bringing up this new product. You
know that in the market we have general interest newspapers and magazines but
we don’t have specialized or single issue magazines. This is one of those
single issue magazines that we have been lacking and it is also the start of
professionalization in journalism. After going through just briefly, I have
realize that she is creating space and bringing voices seldom heard to the
global community and that mainstream news organs will not accept. I must insist
that if the woman is not the future of man then she is the man of the future.”
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Ngobesing
Neh Linda signs copies
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The quarterly
publication according to Ngobesing Linda will be launched next in Buea though
with a different name but the focus will be on women in the South West Region
and other regions of Cameroon. The 26years old journalist graduate of the
University of Buea hopes to tell the stories of women in different ways in the
loudest form through her magazine.
Officials of the
Delegation of Women’s Empowerment and the Family amongst other guests showed up
for the launch with financial support a gesture the initiator considers a push
for her to move on.