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16 Days Activism: Meet 47-Year-Old Fitang Magdaleine: The Resilient and Courageous 35-Times Blood Donor to Survivors of Violence

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Colbert Gwain, CEO of A Common Future, Bamenda-Cameroon Fitang Magdaleine donating blood With gun violence threatening an already lower blood supply in hospitals in Cameroon in general and the restive two English-speaking regions in particular, and with survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) often needing an adequate supply of blood where certain forms of abuse have occurred, being available to freely donate blood has never been an easy task. However, Mme Fitang Madeleine, a courageous 47-year-old woman from Njinikom in the Boyo Division of the North West Region of Cameroon stands in a class of her own. Understanding that blood was a life-saving commodity that wasn't coming cheap for hospitals to obtain, Mme Fitang Magdaleine, herself a Nurse by profession, quickly made the decision very early in her life to become a free blood donor. At A Common Future organization,  we celebrate her resilience and courage during these 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence

Ending GBV in Women And Girls: SOGOC at Forefront of 16 days Activism to fight the cankerworm

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By Martial Gnoukapasi Street walk around the Nkoleton neighborhood educating the population on gender based violence The Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians Of Cameroon, better known by it’s acronym SOGOC, under it’s Advocacy for Comprehensive Abortion Care Project(ACAC), is at the forefront of this year’s activities aim at curbing the rate of violence perpetrated on women and young girls. The institution which launched this 2023 edition of “16 Days Activism against Gender Based Violence” under the global theme “ Invest to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls” at it’s head office in Yaounde, says violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. The launching ceremony of Thursday November 23 rd saw members of the Advocacy for Comprehensive Abortion Care Project network, the Media and members of SOGOC’s National Executive, embarking on a sensitization walk around the Nkoleton neighborhood, educating th

North West Regional Assembly's Peace, Development Initiative In Santa, Well On Course

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By Martial Gnoukapasi Authorities with Santa peace and development initiative members Under the theme “ Peace and Sustainable Development “ , the Santa Peace and Development Initiative, a project of the North West Regional Assembly intended to restore harmony and normalcy in the sub division, has been launched. The launching took place November 16 th at the Santa council hall under the watchful eyes of the the Santa peace and development president Ngufor Emmanuel Che, flanked by the divisional officer for Santa Roger Nkolo, the technical adviser for the project, Acham Becky, personal representative of the North West Assembly’s Commissioner for Economic Development Sylvia waindim plus members of the initiative. Cleaning ongoing within the sub division after launch Speaking, Ngufor Emmanuel thank the assembly for the initiating the project and the local authorities for jumping onboard the peace bandwagon in the sub division. He used the occasion to call on those who were still