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saturday the 10th of ferbruary
Meeting of the TDS (Talking Drum Studio)

The TDS is a youth organisation, which is struggling for good gouvernance and against corruption in Cameroon. 25 young people (about 10 girls) discuss about the meaning of election, governance, corruption and gender. the discussion was debatable. They mostly discussed on the question of gender. Many men try to argue using the bible, that the women must serve the men, which it was disagreed by the women. But the illustration was done during break, where only girls work in the kitchen. Anyway it was an interesting meeting.



friday the 9th of ferbruary
visit open day in a technical high school

We were told that the openday is once every year and the population is invited to see what is done in this school. We visited the workshop of electicity, moto mechanics, cookery, computer lab, dressmaking and many other. It was very interesting and encouraging because it was very concret and productive.


I am call Nkaimbe Eric Ngum born in a village call Oku in Bui Division of the North West Province of Cameroon. I am from a polygamies family of 3 wives to my father who has 18 biological children and 7grand children under his care of unmarried children. I am a HND holder and in the job market . my phone number 77304456 . Chi David Bamenda, Cameroon I live at Ben and Bros street in Bamenda town,this area is popular called RENDEZ_VOUS quarter. My house is very close to the main road in this quarter. Since I entered this house every morning my brother or myself will find excreta of a cat or dog at the entrance of our door. This has been going on for two months. When I was growing up as a child my parents told me that when a cat or a dog excrete on the entrance of your compound or house it means bad luck will surely come your way. I am a Christian and we are told in church not to believe in such things but trust God. I told my landlady about this issue and she said she will go to a soothsayer and find out what is happening. I told her not to go that I will trust God. I decided to share what is happening to some family members and they said something very bad will happen to my family or to myself. They mentioned issues likes, thieves will attack you, somebody will die, you may lose your job, you will have an accident etc etc. As if this was not enough,my house is fenced with aluminium zinc, for the past one month we are not sleeping because of thieves who come at night and are struggling to remove some sheets of zincs to sell to small industries who are specialized in making aluminium utensils, they usually melt zinc which is their main mineral to produce their products.

My brother Laban Ndong who is an apprentice electrician decided to connect electricity current from the house to this zinc on the fence, one night the theives came and had a terrible shock they shouted very loud at night I cannot imitate the sound they made when the had this shock. These thieves are constantly passing every night and testing the fence if there is current on it or not, we forgot connecting current to the zinc last night and they came and forcefully removed one sheet and insulted us from outside. We are curently thinking of replacing the zinc with a temporal mat made of bamboo. I have been strongly adviced to leave this house. What advice do you have for me and my family. I really like this house because it is not expensive, with my low monthly income I and my family are managing life there.

Inmates at the Bamenda Central Prison held their guards hostage in the prison premises. The inmates testifies that they have been in prison for too long without any judgement. Some said their cases in court are constantly been adjourned. Ngam Laban Ndong, Bamenda Cameroon

I am Awa Rose lum from Pinyin village found in Santa Sub Division in the Mezam Division of the North West Province, holder of a bachelor degree in linguistics and African languages, i will like to talk on the issue of unemployment , the rate of unemployment among the youth in this side of the country is alarming. many graduates just back from school and are rooming the streets and this has pushed them into doing what is called (scamming) a practice where they deal people through the internet to have money .Cyber-cafes) are full with this scammers. What a calamity

Bih Florence resident at Nacho Street and a native of Bafut. Schools resume all over the National territory of Cameroon on the 6th /09/07 causing a lot of poverty in most homes since parent must send their children back to school.

I am Sayah Frida from Gom in Nwa Sub Division . I am a widow and a mother of two children my first daughter is 15 years old . I like singing gospel music , I came from a peasant family. My favorite dish is (biakou and cong) that is pounded cocoyam and insect called ''cartarpilla'' . What i can say about Bamenda is reopening of schools with the up and downs of parent sending back their children to school with the hard times the parents are facing

Tifang Peter is my name from Batibo Sub Division in Momo Division , I am a father of 3 children, a marketer by profession an activist. The coordinator for The Organisation for Consumer Sovereignty OCOSO. The office is situated at the Food Market Road which major problem is the poor road infrastructure and undesirable hygienic condition.

I am call Ngainku Chanceline a native of Babanki Tungo , from a family of 4 that is two boys and two girls. In my village a woman who is educated and fair in complextion is considered very important especially when a man wants to marry her more things and money is demanded.

I am Mbeng Odilia , a native of Kom , married to Ndong-sah Valentine ,a mother of two children, we are facing difficulties to buy our children text books because my husband is not doing any thing now. My phone number is 75128247

BAMENDA INFO

  1. Unity Mengwi My phone was stolen on Sunday 12 of August 2007. It was when I was strolling with a friend to go to an off license and take a drink. This happened around 8.pm in the night I was really astonish but there was nothing I could do. I had to go in for a second handed phone. Two day after a woman was caught behind the provincial hospital at about 6.30pm and her bag was taken away by thieves.
  2. Awa ROSE LUM (237) 77O23252. Just to tell you about Bamenda Info. I just succeeded in creating my first home page. Secondly the issue of accidents in the town is alarming. Motor cycles riders have gain the taxi business. These bikes are being driven by untrained riders who turn to throw passengers here and there. I myself was thrown last week by a rider who claims to be very experience .
  3. CHI DAVID A. (Tel (237) 77-02-32-52) Thieves are struggling to remove the zinc that is use to fence my house. Last night they came when my brother in the house who is an apprentice electrician had connected electricity current to this fence and it shocked them and they shouted aloud in the night. They usually steal this zinc to sell to those who make aluminum pots.
  4. I am Sayah Frida a native of Gom village in Nwa Sub Division. My Tel. No is 75553385. Linux Users Group are preparing for our up coming SOFTWAERE FREEDOM DAY coming up September 15th, 2007. We are also organizing workshops for HTML and Networking. For the Bamenda info the insecurity in Bamenda nowadays is very high. reasons being the green vegetation e.g. maize plants and others that cause our young men to hide in it and do wonders. Some even hide in some of the uncompleted buildings and attacks us at night, some smash even bags and money especially this school time.
  5. I am Ngainku Chanceline. A woman of age 60 got the husband well beaten when she caught her husband drinking beer with another woman of age 28 in a drinking pallow just opposite their residence. This happen in Sisia Quarter Nkwen.
  6. I’ve been in Bamenda for 7 years now and the insecurity is growing each year. But what is abit strange is that this situation is worst during the month of August and December. Perharps because at this moment we have crops of maize all round and thieves can easily hide in them. Those thieves are just small boys in our quarters for example this night in Ndamukong Street near the Bridge Below Foncha Street. Somebody tried to enter in a shop and as the owner was inside the thieves ask him to sent to them four bottles of beers. thieves are picking irons, food and some times killing for those small things, four men killed a man for forty thousand francs. May God help us at Ndamukong Street, Maurice Beukam
  7. A young girl of about 17 years was harassed by a boy of about 23years along the Commercial Avenue at about 9:15 Pm yesterday Friday 24th and forcedly went away with her phone after a short fight.Florence Bih ,Atuakom Street.
  8. A man of about 35years from Big Babanki, a small village in Bamenda who is an HIV positive patient raped two young girls ages 9 and 11 years from the some womb. The man is presently in Jail awaiting trails.
  9. Viheuh Caroline, my brother is now having yellow eyes, the Doctor says he has fellow fever and kindney problem ,it is very strange to see a man with yellow eyes.
  10. Chinda Johnson.Bamenda is a beautiful town in the Noth West Province of Cameroon ,laying in a plan as you see when standing on the station hill when you enter the province.It is covered with houses and very nice medium water falls on the slop. I love bamenda, it is a place to visit and see the lovely people as well .