Presentation: Mme Oussematou DameniDirector: Integrated Development Foundation
Bamenda, CameroonOld Barns United Church
May 22, 2016Mother’s Day
Cameroon
Identification of
Orphans and
Vulnerable ChildrenKumbo: 900
Wum: 300
Bamenda: 6
Bafut & Mbengwi 1200
Income Generating
Activities and Training for
Caregivers
Single Adolescent Mothers
Children with Disabilities
Education: Parent and
Children• Nutrition Education
• How to Grow Healthy and Natural
Food
• School Garden
Legal Support• Late Birth Certificate
• Report Cases of Child Abuse
(maltreatment, rape, violence)
• Follow up to Court
• Train how to report cases of violence
• Help to bounce back
Educational Support:• Fee Payment
• School Supplies for Children and
Teachers
• Teacher/Parent Association Fee
• School bags for best conduct,
attitude, cleaniness (boy and girl)
Hygienic Support: • Training of Hand Washing
• How to use water from a bucket
without contaminating the rest
of the bucket
• How to be clean (soap,
toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet
paper
How To Keep the
Environment Clean:• Eliminate standing water
(mosquitoes)
• Clear grass around the
house and school
• Window Screen
Resilience Building Training
(Peer Education):
• Sports-soccer ball, baseball,
various educative games
(calculation, spelling, word-
scrabble, construction blocks)
• Sports uniform, t-shirt
Problems of Mothers
• Unwanted, early pregnancies
• Low literacy
• Low employment
• Few descent jobs
• Inadequate and insufficient training
• No bargaining power
What does IDF Do?• Assess the situation
• Birth Control: How to avoid early and
unwanted pregnancy.
• Train them to be employable so they can
care for existing children
What does IDF Do?
Community Health Program1. Malaria
2. HIV AIDS
3. Vaccination of children
4. Nutrition
What does IDF Do?
Home Based Care Programs1. Train Caregiver (Nutrition, Income
Generation)
2. Palliative Care-home visits, counselling.
3. Gardening training.
Women (Mothers) Living With HIV AIDS
Microcredit- set up in partnership with International Labor
Organization. The SIDA/COOP Microcredit program operates in four
communities in NW Cameroon.
1. Health Program Requirements.
• Aim, to remain healthy. Adhere to medication (dose, time)
• Check up of CD4 (how much virus is in your blood)
• Problem? Go directly to hospital
How An Application Proceeds for Microcredit
1. Rapid diagnosis Interview
2. Detailed diagnosis
3. Accompaniment Plan (individual and group training)
4. Agreement of terms
-Business management
-Join the support group of people living with HIV AIDS
-Loan is given when necessary
-Advice on how to save, how to open an account
5. Acceptance
6. Testimony
Examples of Business Operating:• Dressmaker Barbeque
• Hair Dresser Catering
• Automechanic Knitting Machine
• Shoe Maker Store
• Pig Farmer Secretarial