Three months before the end of the project, Inclusive Humanitarian Health and Protection Response in the Hard-to Reach Crises Affected Villages in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Country Office in Yaounde, the funder of the project, carried out a 2-day supervision visit from March 10-11, 2026.

The visit was led by CBM Country Humanitarian Program Coordinator Issa Nyengue, and accompanied by CBM Project Officer for LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND, Program Finance Officer Babila Terence, and OPD Humanitarian Intern Ashleigh Aghanwi. The objectives of the visit were to assess the progress and quality of activities, address challenges encountered during project execution, explain the project closure process, and discuss potential humanitarian needs that could inform new project ideas.

The Project Coordinator, Ful Morine from CBC Health Services, welcomed the CBM team and thanked them for consistently providing technical support to the project. She provided an overview of activities conducted over the past 8 months in the areas of Health, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and Protection in the Menchum and Donga Mantung Divisions of the Northwest Region, which are the project sites.

Mrs. Ful Morine revealed that the project has conducted 14 free community outreach screening campaigns across both Divisions, screening nearly 3,200 people. Ful Morine also mentioned that the project distributed 328 dignity kits to over 300 women and girls, including those with disabilities who were in urgent need of such services, especially considering many have been displaced from their communities due to the crises. To further raise awareness about Gender-Based Violence, 8 adolescent clubs have been established in schools. The Coordinator then rated the activity implementation rate at 58%.

Despite progress, the project team faced security challenges stemming from socio-economic crises in the Northwest Region, which significantly affected movement to hard-to-reach communities in the Menchum and Donga Mantung Divisions. The project team highlighted the cultural beliefs prevalent in many communities, which expose women and girls to GBV, with many girls becoming pregnant as early as 14 years old. They emphasized the need for additional funding to develop strategies to educate and raise awareness on GBV in these communities.

During the discussion, staff also shared project ideas that could be developed if future funding were available.

The CBM Country Coordinator commended the project’s efforts to overcome crises and deliver services to vulnerable community members. He provided guidance on upcoming activities and pledged CBM’s support to the Project team to ensure quality results.  As the project nears completion, the staff are working hard to continue expanding services within available funding.