Education Cameroon Project #17852

Build a future for children in a conflict zone

by Reach Out NGO

Project Report | Mar 18, 2021
December 2020-January 2021 Report

By Marc Serna Rius | Project Leader

The project aims to give children in the conflict-affected North West and South West regions of Cameroon the best shot at emancipation and self-development through access to quality education. Attached below is the report comprising of two letters of acknowledgment and appreciation from the two beneficiary institutions.

Thank you for your constant support.

1) Letter from Hope Alive Foundation Academy

Our School Operations

The month of December 2020 was full of activities as it was the last month of the year. The school moved to her permanent site, though still with semi-permanent classroom structures in December. At the beginning of December 2020, we were able to structure the classroom space from nursery to primary six levels as follows:

Nursery section (nursery one and two kids) with an enrollment of 45;
Level one (classes one and two) with an enrollment of 55 pupils;
Level two (classes three and four) with an enrollment of 44 pupils;
Level three (classes five and six) with an enrollment of 28 pupils.

The total enrollment stood at 172 kids and pupils, and 6 teachers (Three trained and three volunteers). The month of December 2020 saw the dynamic teachers and pupils showcase an encouraging performance in both classroom work and extracurricular activities. December 2020 ended with the organization of a Christmas party and prize awards during which Reach Out donated toys, gifts, and books to the children especially orphans and vulnerable children (IDPs) of our charity school project.

The school had a smooth reopening on the 6^th of January 2021, despite the effects of the ongoing Anglophone crisis in the region, which made the children stay home for some days due to lockdown. We successfully registered 17 pupils for this year’s Government Common Entrance and First School Leaving Certificate examinations.

Challenges

One of our major challenges is additional classroom space. The number of children keeps increasing as most of them are internally displaced, escaping from the crisis-affected towns in the North West Region of Cameroon.

Our kids, pupils, and teachers are doing well and looking forward to a better future. We are very grateful for your constant support.

Sincerely,

Noble Amik,

Executive Director,

Hope Alive Foundation

2) Letter from Mah Di’s Centre for Children in Distress

Dear donors, we thank you so much for your donations that sustained us throughout 2020 and early 2021. We carried out the following activities in our school during this reporting period;

The children were seriously involved with studies at school. They did their assigned duties at home in the morning before leaving for school. While in school, they learned so many subjects including Home Economics and Hand Work. The reason we introduced these extracurricular activities is so that they can acquire skills in those areas that will help them in the future.

The children were taught how to make fruit salad, chin-chin, fish pie and cakes as well as how to sew dresses using their hands with needles and thread. In addition, they were taught how to use a computer and were all very happy as it was the first time for some of them to touch a computer screen.

The children were equally involved in sports which were done every Friday. All the children participated in various sports activities including running, handball, and football. On some Fridays, inter-class competitions were organized between different classes and this made the children very happy.

We organized a Christmas party on the school premises. Many partners donated gifts to the children and Reach Out also gave us educative toys and books. These items were distributed to the children and they were so happy.

The school has 155 children; 99 boys and 56 girls. The teachers are 8 in number; 7 female and 1 male. We have classes from Nursery to primary six

Without your support, we would not have achieved all these. We are sincerely grateful for your constant support and care to see that the children receive a quality education. We promise not to fail you, our dear donors. May God bless you all.

Sincerely,

Mah Diana Foniborg,

Founder,

Mah Di's Orphanage.

On behalf of these two beneficiaries and all the children benefiting from the amazing support of our GlobalGiving donors, we at Reach Out heartily expressed our unreserved thanks and gratitude.

Sincerely,

Tume Emmaculate,

Project Coordinator

Reach Out Cameroon

Students at semi-permanent classroom

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Jan 22, 2021
November Report

By Tume Emmaculate | Project Coordinator

The Month of November went on smoothly in the two schools. There were no security incidents, and all activities went on hitch-free: 322 children received free and subsidized education in the community schools in Kumba (Mah Di's) and Tiko (Hope Alive).

Hope Alive continues building its permanent structure, and Mah Di’s has begun planning for an expansion to accommodate the growing number of pupils. Thank you for supporting this dream.

This November, the team at Mah Di’s Orphanage was saddened by a fire disaster that destroyed the property of one of their neighbours, Victorine. She is an internally displaced person and this incident has rendered her homeless. Mah Di’s and other community stakeholders collected donations to assist her materially and financially.

Today we want to bring you the story of Peter, one of the pupils at Hope Alive (Tiko) who is also internally displaced, very intelligent, hard-working, and the best pupil in his class. He suffers a situation of domestic abuse and he is neglected by his father who is an alcoholic. His school costs are paid by donors and well-wishers from the community. Back at home, peter’s family cannot afford three meals a day and sometimes there is nothing to eat. This has caused the child to be sick frequently as he is suffering from moderate malnutrition. None of this stopped him from being the best at his class, and he is a bright child.

In normal circumstances, he would not be in a school, but because of you and other donors like you, Peter receives free education in Hope Alive. ‘I am very grateful for this scholarship, without your support, I will not be in school today, I promise to study hard to make you all proud of me. Thank you’

Once more, thank you for making this happen.

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Sep 28, 2020
Assessment of community schools

By Tume Emmaculate | Social Worker

Classroom at Hope Alive Foundation

Note: Currently, there are no active cases of COVID in Kumba and Tiko, and the classrooms you see are in the open and thoroughly ventilated.

Four staff of Reach Out assessed two community schools in Hope Alive Foundation Academy, Tiko and Mah Di’s Bilingual Nursery and Primary School, Kumba on the 18^th September 202.

After the assessment, it was concluded that your donations will be used to secure the payment of two teachers in each institution for the next 6 months, who will receive a basic compensation package (minimum salary). These will in turn educate 96 boys and 67 girls aged 02 to 15, and the quality of their lessons will be evaluated periodically by our technical supervisors. We hope to raise more donations in this period so we can increase the number of teachers supported, and we estimate that both institutions could support four more teachers to educate 163 children if we can raise at least 1800 $ for next year’s budget. Currently, they are being supported by unpaid volunteers. If we raise 4,950$ we will be able to construct two classrooms for Hope Alive, which school is still under construction as you can see.

Juliet - I am called Juliet, a class six teacher at Hope Alive Foundation Academy. I have been working as a trained teacher since 2011 but my career as a teacher almost ended in 2018 when the Anglophone crisis became more violent and schools were shut down. I left Bamenda in the North West Region of Cameroon with my family to Tiko because of the rampant gunshots. While in this strange land, I diverted my career to farming to make ends meet. Later on, I came in contact with the school proprietor of Hope Alive Foundation Academy, who decided to recruit me to teach in the school. I cater for my family needs with the money I earn. Besides the pay, I am also able to pursue my passion as a teacher. It’s an honor to teach in such a prestigious school which seeks to help the vulnerable and less privileged children in the community get a brighter future through sound education. Lives are being transformed and the children are sure of a brighter future. I will forever remain grateful to God for this wonderful opportunity to serve. I am equally grateful to your donors for the constant support to enable us to have better working conditions.

Victorine - Victorine is my name, I am a class six teacher at Mah Di’s Bilingual Nursery and Primary School, Kumba. The school had 100% success both in the First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) and the Common Entrance examinations for the 2019/2020 academic year. I look forward to achieving more 100%’s as I put in my best while hoping for God’s blessings through donors in cash and or in-kind for the school and the children.

I thank Reach Out for its endless and relentless efforts to put smiles on the faces of vulnerable and underprivileged children, my colleagues and I are very happy with the decision to pay our fees and we promise to put in our best to ensure that the children are well taught. We will not disappoint you, this is a rare opportunity given to us by you. Thank you, donors.

Classroom

Nursery at Mah Di's, Kumba

Juliet - Hope Alive teacher

Victorine

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