Wearing A Smile Anew
“I felt unclean, I had been stained and to make matters worse, I was carrying the repercussion of this hideous act in me. I was mocked at, shamed and some of my family members were mad at
The Strength of a Mother:Going to any Length for the Survival of my Daughter
“This marriage is over; I can’t watch my child die and not be able to do something”! Tatiana’s mother shouted as she raced towards the corner of the bush where she had kept her clothes and
A mother’s heart: hoping against all hope
Emmanuel is an eight-month-old little boy. His mother, Yvette T. is a 35-year-old unemployed single mother living with her parents in their family home in Malende in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Yvette had just returned
Providing lifesaving Interventions to Stranded Internally Displaced Persons in Cameroon
The story of Emerencia Agendia is like that of many persons who have been displaced by the current socio-political crisis wrecking the two anglophone Regions of Cameroon since 2017. Emerencia is a 26-year-old single mother of
Access to Basic Necessities: Key in Ensuring Better Life Outcomes for Children in Impoverished Settings
He laid weak with his eyes closed in his mother’s arms. He had been ill for several months now. His mother, Sylvia was weary of his crying day and night and traumatized by the fact that even when her son felt better and desired to
Reversing the Tides of the ravages of the armed conflict in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon
“Everybody in my community concluded that my child was as good as dead and advised me to stay home to wait for him to breathe his last. After all, it won’t be long before it happens.” These are the words of visibly strained Fatima, a
Melvis The teenage Parent
Tanka Melvis Ngonjan is a thirteen-year-old girl who is heading their household. She lives with two of her siblings in Meta quarters (Atu’azire Mankon) Bamenda. She originally came from Oku with her parents and siblings and settled
Knowledge is power: it saved my son
Yvonne, nutrition focal person for the Bamenda area was taking a walk along the road when she noticed a little boy moving along the street with a man. The boy was pale, skinny and had reddish hair. With a glance at his physical
Life is an unending School: The Lesson we learned in Grief
Grandma Kisum was sad and helpless about her grandson’s condition. She didn’t know how else to treat him. He was getting worse by the day and she had
Ignorance almost cost me the life of my Child
“Age is not a guarantee for good parenting” Maurine Exhaled. Maurine Akiabom is a 27-year-old student who had always desired to have a child. Her dream became reality when she got pregnant and gave birth to a healthy baby