By Bakah Derick
Photo Credit Mbuh Stella
The Bali
based nongovernmental organization Nkumu Fed Fed NFF has successfully raised
FCFA14M being part of targeted funds for “its action plan for troubled times to
internally displaced persons IDPs from the English speaking regions of
Cameroon.”
The amount was raised Saturday October 12, 2019 during the launch of
an Annex Office for the association in Bamenda.
Speaking
during the annex office launch, the President General of NFF Eunice Tita Tata
explained that the action plan for the troubled times in the country “plans to
roll out multiple IDP social rescue and sustainable programmes” from the new
office.
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| Handing over of donations |
“This is
going to be a full scale engagement to rescue IDPs who lost properties, homes,
workplaces or jobs. The social ferment is expected to be stirred with optimal
hope, social awareness and interaction to enable IDPs to contribute to
rebuilding local businesses and social life through the insertion and skills
training guided by Nkumu Fed Fed. Eunice Tita Tata said
The
coordination strategy she added will included amongst others “creating an
effective mechanism for data collection, collaboration and implementation of
livelihood programmes, implementing various programmes that support small
business initiative, including projects in agriculture, vocational education
and training, stimulating social engagements and responsibility among IDPs and
operating mobile school in homes schools in homes for children between the ages
of five and 10.”
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| Eunice Tita Tata NFF President General |
The
president went on to reveal a “flagship vocational programme” which intends on
long term and short term bases will “provide victims of the current socio
political crisis with sustainable income opportunities” beginning this October
till October 2020.
The huge and
challenging project she admitted “is the brave and right thing to do in these
abnormal times.” Ahead of the fund raiser, she noted. The many that showed up
including humanitarians, politicians, and educationists amongst others raised
the sum of FCFA14M out of a targeted FCFA25M.
Started in
1996 as a network of sister associations, NFF now has 12 branches in Cameroon
and beyond with the founding mission of “improving the status and living
conditions of vulnerable communities of women and youths and the girl in rural
areas of the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon. The association now
counts over 250 members from 90 at takeoff. NFF is noted to be the pioneer
female association to raise awareness on child trafficking and abuse in the
North West Region of Cameroon.