Education Cameroon Project #17852

Build a future for children in a conflict zone

by Reach Out NGO

Project Report | Jun 19, 2017
March Report

By Mah Diana Fonebong | Founder

You did it! Last week we transferred all necessary finances to Mah Di´s orphanage, and construction will begin the 1^st of June! You will get a full account in the microproject report. For now, let´s catch up with Mah Diana´s report from March.

DEAR DONORS

Mah di’s orphanage is delighted to forward you the activities that took place at the orphanage in March 2017:

MEETINGS:

Coordination meeting on the 13^th March 2017 organized by the regional Delegate of Social Affairs. Attended by the funder- Mah Fonebong Diana

The following papers were presented:

a) The general rules and regulations of the Cameroon public service

b) Report format on program performance

c) Writing of report of activities in the context of program budgeting

d) Professionalism in social work- the stakes challenges and benefits

e) Management of Adolescent crisis in institutions

Meeting for the preparation of the day of the African child come 16/06/17 was hold at the Kumba Social Affairs to plan for that day.

Meeting for the regional Platform of orphanages and homes was held at Wotutu and was attended by the founder. Many orphanage leaders come together to discuss our problems and learn from each other.

CHILDREN’S MEETING:

Meeting was held with junior children age range 3-12 years. Another meeting was held with the senior children 15-22 years. Children resolved their little conflicts and discussed about the share of work in the house.

CONSTRUCTION:

The house that services as nursery 1 & 2 is now raised up with blocks and is up to the level of lifting the protectors. [No more wood planks!] The technician worked with the senior orphans, and children aged 9-12 were helping. They help with small tasks, nothing above them. They carry a small load of sand or help plaster the wall. [This is seen as an educative process, and this philosophy is the reason why orphans aged 18 of Mah Di’s are able to carry out construction jobs by themselves]

FISHPOND:

With joy in our heart we say thank you our donors. We are able to prepare three new fish ponds that will carry about 2.500 fish because you taught us to do it.

VISIT:

We had visitors in and out of the town. They donated the following:

a) Food

b) Dresses

c) Finance for the up-keep of the orphanage

Also, an underprivileged lady, partly blind and her 8 year old completely blind daughter visited us and we were able to support them with some food stuff, soap and finance. You the donors taught us by giving us. Thank you for teaching us to give.

LEISURE:

During this period the children involved themselves in football and other games.

EDUCATION:

There is ghost town [general strike, no school] around our area that has stopped children from going to school. But nevertheless the orphanage introduced home studies for all children. 6 teachers are currently on hire.

FARMING:

The children and I are involved in cultivating corn, cassava, vegetables etc during this farming season.

CONCLUSIONS: donors once again we say we are very grateful for your concern. God bless you all.

you built 2 fisphonds, they have made 4!

nursery school

primary school

Charles, Cristopher and Bridgette, group leaders.

This used to be wood planks!! Thank you!

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Apr 18, 2017
FEBRUARY 2017 ACTIVITIES OF MAH DI'S ORPHANAGE

By Mah Diana Foniborg | Orphanage Director

Thank you!

Dear Donors,

Mah Di’s orphanage prepared a report for the month of February, which we could not get to you until now due to the current uncommunication of the South-West and North-West Regions (Internet Blackout). Excuse our delay.

FEBRUARY 2017 ACTIVITIES OF MAH DI’S ORPHANAGE

Dear donors we are very grateful for your kindness you provided for us when need arises. Thank you so much for always extending you lending hands in our direction. Below are some of the activities for the month of February 2017

CHILDREN

The children respected their rotative time table of work. That is house craft,[cutting grass, sweeping and cleaning the surroundings] mother craft, [taking care of the little ones, bathe them, dress them up on Saturdays and Sundays] cleaning and laundry on Saturday and Sundays, secular education [teaching the small children, homework, reading, given the current teachers’ strike, they have organized to make different classes] and moral education. [Religious studies, ethics]

There was a one day workshop on hygiene, self-esteem and knowing God, organized by an association in kumba called SAGAC. It took place at the women and empowerment center. This workshop also enables the children to interact with other children in other orphanages and homes who attended this workshop.

SALES OF CHICKEN

The children were also involved sales of matured chickens at the market. And this was to enable us to buy another 50 day old chicken from the profit we made. They also had some for consumption.

Thank you all, we are progressing in this business because you started it for us.

MEETINGS

A meeting was scheduled by the founder Mah Diane to review the day to day happenings in the structure, to let the children feel free to express their views so that we all can join together to come up with solutions to better handle the difficulties. It was all about reconciliation and the importance of dialogue [a minor conflict had come up among the children, one of the older boys was disrespectful to the elected leader (the children are organized in groups with leaders) but don’t worry it did not get physical and they swiftly reconciled]

SEMINARS

The founder attended one week seminar on how to work with HIV/AIDS patients.

VISITORS

Some visitors like church groups, individuals visited us with food stuff, provisions and beverages during this period.

CONCLUSION

Once more we have joy in our hearts and thanks for your open hands. Donors!! God bless you

P.D: In the next report you will get more news concerning the construction of three more rooms in the school, which will start this May! You helped us raise more than 3000$!!

Azebeke in one of the school rooms as they are now

schoolroom

Charles discovering this project in GlobalGiving!

the piggery with Charles in the background

THANK YOU!

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Feb 24, 2017
Mah Di's orphanage progress report

By Mah Diana Foniborg | Director, Mah Di's Orphanage

Mah Diana

At Reach Out Cameroon we belive in giving voices to our beneficiaries to talk for themselves, this report is the first one written directly by Mah Diana, director of the orphanage. We hope you like it.

I am Mah Foniborg Diana, a widow at my middle age with a biological son of 27 years. I am the founder of Mah Di’s orphanage, in Kumba. My mission is to grow up children who are God fearing, hard working, productive and responsible. That is why I came up with a home like this for children in distress. Orphans, the needy, the abandoned, those who don’t know where to go.

Our motto is “service to humanity and commitment to God “. With our Aim to provide love and care to the vulnerable.

In carrying out the task I require the whole-hearted co-operation of all workers and children. Activities are as follows;

Visits in and out

Visitors are allowed to visit the orphanage as well as children are also allowed at a schedule time for church service, workshops etc

Tasks/Schedule of duties:

Children are assigned to various task such as:

Helping in house chores
A poultry which had about 50 matured chickens, 31 were sold and we bought 100 1-day-old to grow them.
The piggery which has about 7 pigs in it after selling 6.
The fishery, has 1200 fish, harvest done in a small scale by the children.
The snails farm (2500 snails). Mature snails were sold in December and we hope to increase it this 2017.
Crop Farming: Cocoyam, cassavas, plantains, banana and other vegetables were planted. We realized some food stuff for consumption and some sales.

Education / school projects:

A learning hall still to be completed is used as classroom for children studying at home. This has solved the problem of children trip to a far distance of about 3km for studies. They now study at home. It is also advantageous to some children in this neighborhood. To meet up with the teaching, teachers are hired on a 10 months basis.

Leisure: The children are allowed on the play ground during leisure time

House craft: Children respect their roster of work.

We thank you so much for your donations. These would have been used for other purposes but you directed them to us because you saw the need for the growth of these children.

new young chicks

Piggery

Thank you!

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