Empower Cameroon anglophone crisis affected youths

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Name of agency:

Muutos For Kids and African Youth For Sustainable Agriculture (AYOSA)

Contact person:

Wirsiy John Bongkiyii, CEO Muutos For Kids

Postal address:

NA

Telephone number:

+237 678487272

Fax number:

NA

Contact person’s email:

[email protected] cc [email protected]

Address:

Bepand- Douala, littoral region Cameroon

Website:

www.muutosforkids.com

Title of the project:

Empower Cameroon anglophone crisis affected Youths

Location(s):

Bui-Division in the North West Region of Cameroon

Total project cost ($):

4,000,00,

Project duration:

3 months

Problem description:

Cameroon’s Anglophone region is rapidly becoming a No-Go Zone. Thousands of residents fled to the country’s French speaking cities of Douala, Yaoundé, and Bafoussam, during August and September, anticipating more bloodshed the country’s October presidential elections.

English-speaking Cameroon makes up roughly 20% of the country’s 24.8 million people.

It has been nearly three years since the Anglophone crisis began. It started when English-speaking teachers and lawyers went on strike demanding fair working conditions. They and other Anglophone residents complain that their language and culture are marginalised by Cameroon’s French-speaking government and legislators.

The government responded with force. The conflict that followed has been vicious; unprecedented in the nation’s history. It’s a reminder of older, brutal wars elsewhere in Africa: in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Rwanda.

During these wars, the world’s major powers did little as millions were slaughtered. Some later apologised for their inaction. And yet it seems no lessons have been learned. Countries like France, the US and China have issued carefully worded statements calling for an end to hostilities – and done nothing more.

Lip service is not enough. It’s time for these major powers to act. Great nation status comes with great responsibilities, and particularly in an interconnected global environment there must be a moral imperative in the conduct of foreign policy. These powers must also recognise that Cameroon’s ongoing crisis threatens the wider West African region’s long and short term stability.

The war has led to hundreds of thousands of dead which has left a lot of families homeless, children without parents, no schooling and business operations have been greatly affected as some have closed and the few who are operational are barely surviving.

Prices of things have increased drastically.

These crisis affected children greatly need assistance in getting food and skills that can get them jobs in crisis free regions

Project summary

The project objective is to provide these affected children with food stuffs and to educate them with employable skills like computer, photography, Marketing, business and gardening.

Specifically, the project will address hunger and lack of employ-ability skills among youths in these area and children in 10 most affected localities.

  • Project Rationale

Brief description of the of the Cameroon Anglophone crisis

Cameroon’s Anglophone region is rapidly becoming a No-Go Zone. Thousands of residents fled to the country’s French speaking cities of Douala, Yaoundé, and Bafoussam, during August and September, anticipating more bloodshed the country’s October presidential elections.

English-speaking Cameroon makes up roughly 20% of the country’s 24.8 million people.

It has been nearly three years since the Anglophone crisis began. It started when English-speaking teachers and lawyers went on strike demanding fair working conditions. They and other Anglophone residents complain that their language and culture are marginalised by Cameroon’s French-speaking government and legislators.

The government responded with force. The conflict that followed has been vicious; unprecedented in the nation’s history. It’s a reminder of older, brutal wars elsewhere in Africa: in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Rwanda.

During these wars, the world’s major powers did little as millions were slaughtered. Some later apologised for their inaction. And yet it seems no lessons have been learned. Countries like France, the US and China have issued carefully worded statements calling for an end to hostilities – and done nothing more.

Lip service is not enough. It’s time for these major powers to act. Great nation status comes with great responsibilities, and particularly in an interconnected global environment there must be a moral imperative in the conduct of foreign policy. These powers must also recognise that Cameroon’s on-going crisis threatens the wider West African region’s long and short term stability.

Response to the humanitarian assistance

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, report produced in collaboration with humanitarian partners like WFP, UNICEF, WHO and UNHCR, reveals that at least Four Million people are affected, 1.3M People in need, 160,000 People targeted, 437,500 Internally displaced, 500,000 People in need in host communities and 330,000 Other people in need.

Going by the report, the proliferation of armed groups and deployment of defense forces, has shifted the crisis into armed conflict.

It states that more than 1,200 cases of civilian protection rights violations have been registered, mainly involving physical abuse or threats, and lack of legal protection. The report recounts how insecurity and violence have forced more than 400,000 people to flee their homes, most of who continue to have serious consequences on livelihoods and living conditions.

Regarding the health situation, the report indicates that many of the conflict-hit population are suffering severe emotional stress. About 3,700 unaccompanied or separated children need urgent assistance and psycho-social care. It equally states that more than 40 per cent of clinics and health centres no longer provide vaccinations, less than 15 per cent of births are assisted by skilled attendants.

In response the OCHA report reveals that an Emergency response plan has been developed in May 2018 targeting 160,000 people. Eight clusters have been activated in October. By the end of 2018, the plan was only 40% per cent funded. Going by the report, the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan for Cameroon is being finalised. Planning workshops were held in Buea and Bamenda to ensure appropriate reflection of the crisis in the North-West and South-West in the national level plan

It would be recalled that in December, WFP provided food for 29,000 IDPs in Meme division in South-West region, the first large-scale distribution since the crisis erupted.

Designed in a closely complementary manner to other on-going recovery interventions, this project proposal comes to address some of the remaining early recovery and immediate prevention needs, specifically related to the over 3,700 children whose parents have been killed and they are suffering to survive. We will be working in Bui Division where the crisis has been very severe with over 3000 children victims of the crisis.

Situation analysis and specific needs

Four Million people are affected, 1.3M People in need, 160,000 People targeted, 437,500 Internally displaced, 500,000 People in need in host communities and 330,000 Other people in need. Going by the report, the proliferation of armed groups and deployment of defense forces has shifted the crisis into armed conflict. It states that more than 1,200 cases of civilian protection rights violations have been registered, mainly involving physical abuse or threats, and lack of legal protection. The report recounts how insecurity and violence have forced more than 400,000 people to flee their homes, most of who continue to have serious consequences on livelihoods and living conditions. Regarding the health situation, the report indicates that many of the conflict-hit population are suffering severe emotional stress. About 3,700 unaccompanied or separated children need urgent assistance and psycho-social care. It equally states that more than 40 per cent of clinics and health centres no longer provide vaccinations, less than 15 per cent of births are assisted by skilled attendants.

The over 3,700 unaccompanied or separated children need urgent assistance and the greatest of their need now is food and encouragement to face life positively that is why we are requesting for the amount of 4.000.000FCFA in Funding to be able to implement a 3months project that will offer food to over 1000 children in Bui Division that can sustain them for over 3 months, have motivation workshops with them that will instigate them on the importance of living a positive life and then train them with skills like photography, graphics design, Microsoft office suit, digital marketing, local fries and entrepreneurial skills that can enable them to gain jobs in crisis free regions.

  • Project description
  • Project implementation approach and partnerships

The project objective is to provide food to over 1000 children in Bui Division that can sustain them for over 3 months, have motivation workshops with them that will instigate them on the importance of living a positive life and then train them in photography,graphics design, Microsoft office suit, digital marketing and entrepreneurial skills that can enable them to gain jobs online and in crisis free regions.

Specifically, the project aims to:

  • Provide food to over 1000 children in Bui Division
  • Train them in photography, graphics design, Microsoft office suit, digital marketing, local fries and entrepreneurial skills.
  • Motivate the affected youths and children to face life from the positive side which will go a long way to reduce the number of youths who will be engaged in crime or join armed forces.

To achieve these objectives, the project will work in three main components, described below.

Component 1: Food distribution

Here we will visit all the municipalities of Bui Division to distribute food to the children who have lost their parents in the crisis and are suffering with the need to feed. The Food that will be given to them will comprise of rice, beans, corn, spaghetti, oil, salt, magi and tomatoes paste. This donation will be done in a safe and fair manner with serious supervision.

Component 2: Motivation workshops:

Here still in municipal councils/safe space, we will have sessions which are aimed at detoxifying the minds of these youths and giving them a positive mind-set this session will consist of a series of motivational stories, success stories of people who have survived war and short videos that will motivate these youths to face life positively .

Component 3: Skill acquisition training:

Here still in municipal councils/safe space, we will be training these children and youths who are at risk of joining crime and armed groups in photography,graphics design, Microsoft office suit, digital marketing, local fries and entrepreneurial skills

In order to maximise project effect, close complementarity and territorial synergies will be established with both Municipal councils, community organisations, community and other organisations that will want to support this cause, as well as with initiatives of other stakeholders (international community and government-led Coordination Bodies related to helping crisis affected children in this part of the country ; Bui Division).

The implementation will be based on the components above. The strategies will vary for some municipalities that the location of the council is not very safe for participants to go there so in that case a safe location will be chosen. The implementation of this project will start with component 1 above where food will be distributed, component 2 and component 3 to/with the children that have been selected in the various municipalities.

Key partnerships will be community organisations (Headquarters) that are operating in these municipalities.

4. Management arrangements

The project will be managed the following people

  • Overall project will be supervised by the CEO of Muutos for kids
  • Municipal level: At municipal levels the project we will train a team leader per municipality who will report directly to a project manager
  • A project manager will supervised the team leaders and report to the general coordinator

5. Project plan

Activity

week

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Component 1:

x x x x x x x x x x x x

1. Final identification of these children/youth and partnerships with relevant local organisations in Bui Division

x

2. Preparation of detailed execution plan and contracting resource persons

x x

3. implementation

x

4. reporting, monitoring and supervision

x

Component 2:

x x x x x x x x x x x x

1. Selection of participants

x

2. setting up workshop locations/implementation

x x x

3. reporting, monitoring and supervision

x

Component 3:

x x x x x x x x x x x x

3. seting up training space

x

4. Implementation of actions, monitoring and supervision

x x x

5. Finalisation, media events, ceremony

x

Reporting:

x x x


6. Project budget

Activity Cost($)
Component 1 2000.00
component 2 500.00
component 3 1000.00
Resource persons, supervision and monitoring 500.00
TOTAL 4000.00

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