Grow plantains & support human rights in Cameroon!

APWCR General Commissioner/CEO Mr. George Abang Tawoh who was offered a place and awarded full scholarship to attend the first ever London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Progamme for African Leadership (PFAL) that took place from the 17th March through the 4th April 2012 at LSE.

The programme which was very enriching that brought in brave proffessors from this great university,a wide range of experience African young Leaders covering the public and private sectors, civil society and the media, increased the leadership skills of APWCR CEO in a global perspective and more focus in the African Continent.

As any aspiring leader who will never want to misused any given opportunity, APWCR CEO uses this programme to shoot three birds; held many meetings with some advisory board members of APWCR in UK, Sarah Williams and Jacob Hipps and more importantly the successfully meeting we held in a coffee snack around Tavistock Square by 10:50am with this two distinquish staff of Global Giving Zdravka M. Sen and Jenni Tomlin about some of the difficulties APWCR has in fund raising for our project Grow plantains and support human rights in Cameroon and the handicappness APWCR has in internet accessibility.

The meeting ended by 11.00am same 5th April 2012 were Jenni and Zdravka assisted me with the backs that I was carrying after checking out in the LSE accomondation in Passfield Hall to Auston Station to Highbury Centre were I had to be there, three more days to enable me catch my return flight to Cameroon on the 8th April which I did and am now pulling on well with my work in APWCR in Limbe - Cameroon.

On our plantains project, APWCR volunteers are still suffering in transporting harvested plantains on their heads and backs. We are still appealing for our donors to donate to this our project to enable us purchase a 4x4 vehicle as you can see in the photos attached on how we are still struggling even at this twenty first century in carrying heavy load like plantains on our heads and backs, this continuous strainous activity has scared most of our female volunteers.

What can we do other than really on your contribution to enable us overcome this difficulties in purchasing this vehicle.

Sincerely,

Links:

• LSE Programme for African Leadership

Distinguish Donors,

After receiving the powerful delegation from GlobalGiving USA in the person of Meg Dallet  and Lurel Chor  in APWCR office and in her project site titled "APWCR GLOBAL GIVING PLANTAINS FARM" in the outskirts of Bimbia in the month of June 2011, there has been some drastic changes in the area of pursuing some of the objectives of APWCR.

Immediately after their departure to other partners organizations in Cameroon via USA, APWCR volunteers continued the clearing of the plantain farm through the period of July and August. The first two weeks of September were used to start the hanging of robes on the upper parts of the plantains with newly bunches to avoid them to fall. Currently about 15 plantains have giving new bunches thanks for your sacrificial continuous support to our project.

Another fear we are having now is on how soon, our volunteers will continue transporting the plantains crop to the market on their heads and backs, we desperately need a 4x4 vehicle to enable us overcome this and increase productivity. We are also appealing to any of our donor who may be having a used 4x4 vehicle in any part of the world and desire to donate it to the services of APWCR, should without any hesitation endeavor to contact us, it may be for necessary arrangements for shipment to Douala - Cameroon the nearest port to Limbe APWCR project site.

With other assistant from devoted members, APWCR website www.apwcri.org which has been down now for some months because of financial difficulties is under serious construction and within two weeks time it will be online, thanks to these generous contribution.

18 selected observers of APWCR will join other 209 observers in different human rights organization making a total of 227 observers in the umbrella of the Cameroon Network of Human Rights Organizations (CNHRO) based in Yaounde that has been accredidated by the Ministry of Territoral and  Decentralization  MINTD to observe the October 9th Presidential Elections in Cameroon. Our observation will be published latter.

Once more thanks very much for recommending our project to your family members, friends and associates members and other organisations.

Sincerly,

Links:

• October 9, Presidential Election
• Euronews on the elections in Cameroon