Thank you for all your wonderful donations for Bamenda Sunday. We don’t have a total to share with you as it can take a while for parishes to forward your donations but we are very grateful for your support. You help transform lives.
Since our last update, a further 11 projects have been approved by trustees. These projects are focused on some of the more rural areas of Bamenda, many of which have been severely impacted by the conflict but have been harder for the church to reach to support.
Projects include:
The Economic Empowerment of Single Mothers Conflict in Bamenda has exacerbated the challenges facing single mothers. Economic disruption, displacement, injury and death of supporting family members have hit this marginalised community hard. Located in the conflict impacted areas of Ngoketunjia and Mezam the project will – in its first phase – target 20 single mothers with around 300 dependents. Focusing on developing technical and business skills and providing start-up capital the project will help beneficiaries achieve economic independence. The project is scheduled to run for an initial twelve months and if successful, will likely be expanded.
Renovation of St Patrick’s School, Konene. St Patrick’s serves a remote and underserved community. It is attended by 135 children aged between three and twelve. The school is dilapidated, but the local community badly impacted by the conflict cannot meet the costs alone. Renovation work includes a new roof, replacement of broken windows, and supply of basic school furniture.
Youth Chaplaincy. Prior to the political crisis the Catholic Youth Chaplaincy had five ‘youth animators’ traveling across the archdiocese’s 13 deaneries preparing the youth for confirmation and working to deepen the faith. Over a twelve-month period, this project will help to re-establish this vital service.
Some Project Updates from last year:
Community Health Workers: The Community Health Worker project, has made significant progress in spite of many issues caused by the conflict. There are now 40 trained Community Health Workers supporting their rural communities.
This has enabled:
- 1405 visits conducted
- 1088 Homes visited
- 245 Beneficiary referrals to health facilities
- 143 Health promotion workshops
- 353 Pregnancy danger signs education sessions
- 270 Children under five receiving first-time treatment
- Prenatal visits (first visits)
- 108 and 344 Postnatal visits
- 431 children vaccinated
- 248 tested for malaria and 110 treated for malaria
These activities underpin community health education and early detection of illnesses, contributing to the prevention of disease and improved health-seeking behaviours.
Ntenefore Nursery School: For un update on the progress of the Ntenefor Nursery school, watch this video from Fr Bernardine.
- Find out the different ways you can donate to support our twinned diocese by visiting the Bamenda pages of our website.
- If you are interested in becoming a member of the Portsmouth Bamenda Committee, you can find more information here.
Thank you for your support.
