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Day of the African Child Celeberated

by FORCE-CAM Team
Day of the African Child Celeberated

The celebration of the 26th anniversary of the African child day was launched on the 14th of June 2016 under the theme “Conflicts And Crises In Africa: Lets Protect The Rights Of Every Child” at the CBC Nkwen conference hall with a round table conference and radio talks as activities of the day. The match pass was followed on the 15th June 2016 at the   Bamenda commercial avenue beginning from 8:am to 9:am.

The 16th June was the celebration day proper. The occasion commenced at 9:30am at The Garden for Education and Healing orphanage, (GEH) up station Bamenda. After the arrival of the children together with their coordinators, social workers, the administrators and the representative of the Governor of the North West Region, the National anthem was sung.

The occasion was graced with the presence of many children from various organizations. There was a welcome song from the host children followed by a word of welcome from the GEH administration, a Fulani dance, a word from the Lord Mayor of the Bamenda 1 council, the regional delegate of social affairs, which was followed by a traditional dance presentation called ‘Njang’ from the children of Treasure center, a presentation on football, rhymes and the rights of the child by the Mankon Happy Children and a debate where in two FORCE-CAM children (Kimbi Laura and Ndzi Gracious) participate.

The representative of the Governor addressed the children in particular and the public in general, calling on everyone to protect the rights of every child in order to make a better tomorrow. This speech marked the end of the ceremony. There was reception and departure.

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ABOUT FORCE-CAM

FOUNDATION for Resources and Community Empowerment OF CAMEROON (FORCE-CAM) is an apolitical, non-profit making Charity organisation registeration No. 034/E.29/1111/VOL8/APPB of 29 May 2006 and governed by Law N° 90/053 of 19 December 1990. It has its head office in Bamenda and operational offices in Ndu, Donga Mantung Division and Yaoundé. FORCE-CAM, also called YUNIWO FOUNDATION was founded by Pa David Yuniwo Nfor. Born a Prince of the Palace of Ndu in 1933, Pa soon became an orphan barely two years after when his father H.R.H Fon NFOR died in 1935. This was followed shortly with the death of his mother Wintoh Bonyah when he was 12 years old. Pa David NFOR grew up as an orphan living the daily challenges that go along with.

It was from a background of someone who understood the mind of an orphan and the challenges an orphan goes through that Pa Yuniwo developed the guts of taking care and improving upon the wellbeing of Orphans and the less privilege in his community. In the course of time, his charity activities eventually gave birth to an organization known as FORCE-CAM (YUNIWO FOUNDATION) which coordinates orphans support activities that he had been doing decades before. At his death on the 5th of December 2007 at the age of 74, he lived a continuous life of thankfulness to those God had blessed with sound advice, who advised him when he was at crossroads; those God had blessed with good homes who gave him shelter when he had nowhere to stay; those God had blessed with encouraging spirit who encouraged him when he was losing hope; and those God had blessed with money who paid his fees when he needed enrolment into school. These are the ideals that motivate FORCE-CAM’s activities.