Some communities in the North West Region have benefited from the Second phase of the safety net project.
Some
communities in the North West Region have benefited from the Second phase of the safety net project.
Family photo. |
The beneficiaries
of the last phase of Micro funding and civil status documents drawn from Belo
and Benakuma municipalities flooded the esplanade of the North West Governor’s
office on Thursday November 14, 2019 to receive their package from the hands of
the National Coordinator of Safety Net Cameroon Mr. Njoh Michelin.
Mayor giving the traditional bag and chair to the national coordinator. |
While
welcoming the national bureau of the project to Bamenda, the mayor of Belo Mr
Tefu Emmanual Awonsang thank the stake holders of the project for changing the lives
of more than one thousand families in over twenty five villages in Belo sub
Division since 2017, when this phase of the project was launched. The mayor
further exclaimed that with the help of Safety Net, the beneficiaries have been
able to take care of their basic health needs, over a thousand Birth
certificates and other civil status documents have been established. The mayor
was however sad that due the socio political crisis in the Region, it difficult
for parents to send their children to school and that most of the inhabitant
are now internally displace persons in different localities. The mayor pleaded
with the national coordinator to think of Belo again during the next phase of
the project.
On behave of the community the Mayor hand over a traditional chair
and bag to the national of coordinator in appreciation.
A cross section of recipients. |
On his part
the national coordinator of safety Net Cameroon Mr Njoh Michilin thank the
Governor the of the North West Region for his assistance in the realization of
the project despite the socio political crisis in the North West and South West
Regions, quoting that Governor of the North West Region at a certain moment
made available his private telephone number and provided the military
helicopter to help access some communities in funding and Benakuma during project.
He equally thank the Senior Divisional Officers, the Divisional Officers and
the Mayors for making the project a success in respective areas of command.
National Coordinator handing over money. |
To the beneficiaries the Coordinator saluted their efforts and pleaded that they make proper use of the financial aid from Safety Net.
The coordinator announced that
the next phase of the project which will run from 2020 to 2022 shall witness an
increase from 6 municipalities to 26 municipalities.
Before significantly handing over to the
beneficiaries from Belo and Benakuma the birth certificates and a sum of francs
CFA 80.000 each, the Secretory General at the Governor’s office Mr Viang Mekala
on behave of the Governor thank Safety Net and its main funder which is the World
Bank for making the North West Region part of the project. The Secretory General
equally encourage the recipients to send their children to school so as to
guarantee their future.by Arnaud KOUAMO
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