Child Protection Cameroon Project #17096

Safe Center for Vulnerable Children in Douala

by AGAPE ASSOCIATION

Safe Center for Vulnerable Children in Douala

Project Report | Apr 20, 2018
The first quarter of the year 2018 in AGAPE Center

By Adama, Charlie, Germain & Ruth | Adama & AGAPE team

Visit of Mr. Chris from the American School

The year 2018 has peacefully started at the AGAPE Center. Between the end of year and new year holidays, everything went well. Everyone was healthy and fit to face this New Year. The AGAPE Center has received pleasant visits, such as those of Mr. Chris from the American School of Douala, the head of the Social Center of New Bell Bassa, the stay of Solenca. This period was also marked by the organization within the AGAPE Center, an open day, the donation of the company Beneficial Life for construction and the participation of the Center in its second spring market.

Mr. Chris is the special needs coordinator at the American School of Douala. He is also the NHS (National Honor Society) advisor, a group of young people from the American school who are looking for volunteering opportunities. He came to meet the children at the AGAPE Center in early February, to find out firsthand what is done there. He went back very pleased.

The new Social Service Head for New Bell Bassa after taking office organized a short meet the people tour during which she visited various centers in her zone. It was during this tour that she visited the AGAPE Center on February 6, 2018. She and her collaborators, were able to make a guided tour of the Center. She showed appreciation for what is done at the AGAPE Center and made certain proposals notably the need to work closely with her services and to solicit their services as much as possible.

The Solenca team arrived in Cameroon for a two-week work stay, focused on intensifying the search for funding in Cameroon and preparing the various parties (children, parents, supervisors) for the changes to come. This in relation to life in the future center. And as usual, they came with clothes, shoes, school needs and little board games for the entertainment of the children.

The open house was organized on February 17, 2018. It was a moment of communion between the AGAPE Center, its children and various visitors. It was above all a means of publicizing the Center and its various activities. All those who stopped by were pleased with their visit. It basically consisted in making a guided tour of the center, exchanges on the history of the AGAPE children, the purpose of the center and future prospects. The children presented a play, which once again moved all those who were watching the show for the second time.During this open day, a Cameroonian actress, Patricia Bakalack and a musical artist Mahoussi came to visit the Center. Mahoussi sang some songs from her album. All went on very well, and would be put simply by saying that "the absentees missed out a lot".

The insurance company BENEFICIAL LIFE offered us the sum of 2,500,000 Francs to support our construction project. Join them and participate in this noble project to make it a reality. The AGAPE Children need you!

The AGAPE association participated for the second year in a row in the spring market. It was held at the Eneo Tennis Club in Bonanjo. It was a pleasant day, very sunny. AGAPE sold homemade products such as plantain chips, bissap and various jams, made from pineapple and papaya. It was the ideal opportunity for us to make the AGAPE Center known and to communicate on what we do.

This is the beginning of the holidays, marking the end of the second term. How time flies! We have already done the 2.5 / 3 of the school year. But so far, the results of some of the children are still a little far from what we had hoped for. There are some of them who are still struggling, while others are doing quite well.

Visit of the Head of the Social Center of New Bell

Solenca's Visit

The Open House organized by the AGAPE Center

Donation of BENEFICIAL LIFE for the construction

Second Term Results

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Jan 22, 2018
The last quarter of 2017 at AGAPE Center

By Adama, Charlie, Germain, Ruth & Antonina | Adama & AGAPE team

Visits, donations and dinners of Dangote workers

The fourth and last quarter of 2017 at the AGAPE Center, was marked by a few events including: school work and assistance with volunteers, the visits, donations and dinners with a small community of Indian working at Dangote Cement Company, the realization of a short film in the continuity of the project “Palabres”, visit of the Esperanza boat of the NGO Green Peace, donors and their precious support, the cinema with Antonina, awareness campaign about drugs organized by Lions Clubs "Abeilles", first term results, the end of year festivities, AGAPE's fourth participation in the “art dans la rue” event “Noël des petits créateurs” 2017 edition.

The school has taken back its rights, and depending on their availability, volunteers continue to support youth after class. Corinne for French lessons and Emilia for English. For other lessons and homework, the young continue to be assisted by the workers.

Dangote workers wanted to donate to institute which care of vulnerable. After, they expressed the desire to meet them. This small group that arrived at AGAPE was quickly seized by the welcome and friendliness of the center and its young people. This resulted in repeated visits, accompanied by two dinners, which they shared with the young people.

“Palabres” project of digital mediator Diane Din Ebongue started in August 2015. Based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, people from different cultures and social backgrounds share their visions of human rights through the creation of multimedia works. The second phase of the project consists in producing an interactive short film (small film) based on three themes chosen by the participants: education, justice, family.

During the month of October, the young people of AGAPE Center were able, like many Cameroonians, to visit the Esperanza boat of the NGO Green Peace, during the short stay it spent at the port of Douala. It was a very interesting moment, which sparked in them the desire to commit to the preservation of the planet.

Thanks to the actions of the donors, the young people of the center are always sure to have something to eat. Thanks to Cyrille. The young can have donuts for snack as soon as they return from school. They can also benefit from refreshment thanks to Mrs. Kadji's support. Mr. Aliyou and Mama Hawa, who supported the opening of the AGAPE Center, went to visit the kids. It's a story of letting them know that they always remember them and care about their future. They did not come empty-handed.

After the first term exam, Antonina offered a cinema outing to young people. It's changing and it makes them very happy.

The Lions Clubs Abeilles visited the AGAPE Center, accompanied by an expert on drug issues. Through a brilliant presentation, she was able to sensitize, educate and warn young people about the risks and multiple consequences of drug use; physiologically, psychologically, academically, socially. After this exchange session, the young people were able to enjoy the snacks they had brought. We say thank you to Lions Clubs Abeilles for their unwavering support, because beyond donations of food and basic necessities, they think and care about the fate of these young people. This in order to avoid them falling into these drifts.

At the end of the first term, we can already take stock of the work of young people and their school performance. As usual, there are some for which everything goes very well from the first moments, and others for which it takes a little time. We will continue to raise the standards so that by the end of the school year we are all satisfied with their results.

The company Gaz Du Cameroun, through Mrs. Anim and Annick, decided to participate in the end of year festivities with youth of AGAPE Center. This resulted in the availability of a TV and others goods for them. Big thanks to you Aunties, and long live the company Gaz Du Cameroun!

The Diffus'Art association has been inviting the AGAPE Center for four years to participate in these plastic art workshops that it offers on the eve of the Christmas holidays under the concept of “art dans la rue”. Young people are always very interested and passionate to participate in this event during which they can have fun.

Donors and their precious support

Visit of Esperanza - Realization film - Cinema

School work and assistance - First term results

End and new year celebrations - Art dans la rue

Happy New Year 2018 to the GG staff and donors

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Oct 12, 2017
The third quarter of the year in AGAPE Center

By Adama, Charlie, Germain, Ruth & Antonina | Adama & AGAPE team

The results of the school year 2016 - 2017

This period of year was marked by a series of events starting with the publication of the end-of-year results and the results of the official examinations, the Stagiaires sans Frontières stay and the partnership with the association called Missions Values. Continuing with the visit of the young people to the Maritime Museum of Douala, through the passages of the Evangelical Assembly of the Brothers of Cameroon and the Clubs of the Lions Club Orchidée & Jouvence. This ends with a few donations involved in preparing for the school year and the actual return of the young people to the school.

The results have fallen and a lot more fear than pain. The young people of the center have overwhelmed their challenges. The common entrance examination was not an easy task to guarantee a place in a public institution for those in primary school. But for the first school living certificate (CEP), it was a 100%. For those in secondary school who were in intermediate classes, we have a success rate of 88%. About Désiré, he finished first in his class with an annual average of 14, 55, an honour’s roll and some textbooks for the next school year. And for those who where in 3^ème, we had a success rate of 66%, with two Certificate (BEPC) and two entrance to the next class.

As in the past four years, AGAPE has again welcomed a new wave of Stagiaires Sans Frontières this summer. Namely Charlotte, Mathilde and Fabien, dynamic, motivated and very determined. Committed to helping AGAPE by encouraging meetings with potential partners. And as usual, pleasant moments of exchange and sharing, whereby we try even during holidays, to always combine the useful with the pleasant. This through the revision of small notions of french, Cameroon history, football games, painting, soccer games and many others.

Adama Traore-wega the President of AGAPE association and Arnaud Thomée President of Mission Values association, in full signature of the partnership agreement. Missions Values is an association devoted to the education and training of young people. It brings together a number of organizations and their projects. One of its goals is to raise funds to help its various partners to obtain finances for their projects.

These are the holidays, and Corinne a volunteer teaching french lessons to the young people of the center, decided to offer them this outing. It was marvelous and the young people were able to learn things about boats, training, piloting, survival suits and many more.

L’Assemblée évangélique des frères au Cameroun (AEFC) has set up a camp for the young people of their parish, in order to allow them to visit, meet and exchange with other young people taken in charge by various organizations, associations and orphanages. So they arrived at the AGAPE Center. It was a question of them helping the children and teenagers, to realize how lucky they are compared to others kids; in order to encourage them to cultivate the generosity and the sense of sharing withothers. The young people of the Church interfered for a short time, in the daily life of those of AGAPE.

The various Lions Club clubs usually visit the AGAPE Center. This time, AGAPE had the honor of receiving two Clubs at the same time. These clubs never come empty-handed. And for the occasion, they came with two psychologists to talk to the young people about addictions, drugs and their devastating effects; but also about the role of psychologists, therapies and their abilities to help people in difficulty get better. It was a very enriching moment.

The support given to the Center and its young people by Mrs. Kadji. But also by David and his brother and some young ladies as well for the next school year. They brought school bags, notebooks, rulers and pens. At least, the minimum that a young person needs to go to school.

The young people of the Center are ready for the next nine months of school and especially very determined to repeat or even improve the performance of the last school year.

Fourth promotion of Stagiaires Sans Frontieres

Partnership between AGAPE and Missions Values

Visit of the Maritime Museum of Douala

Visit of (AEFC) - Lions Club Orchidee and Jouvence

School supports and Back to school 2017 - 2018

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