Proposals Cameroon from February, 2013
Cameroon: Rising Voice
In cameroon, the global climate change has a great impacts on life of indigineous population called Mbororos in the North West region. The desperation of living without a land to feed catles, living without pure water, and no portion of land to cultivate food for the family. The goverment authorities involved in corruption always claimed cows for service. This project could bring more hope by alowing mbororos population to voice out their opinion
Cameroon: We know. Let the World Know Too
This idea plans to mobilize, train and equip 25 youths with skills and materials for grass root social media utilization for blogging in Bangem sub division of Cameroon. It focuses on engaging youths to report on hidden electoral malpractices and cultural practices which hinder the empowerment of women and youths. Trained youths will use facebook/twitter reporting and documentaries for global sharing and call for actions.
Cameroon: Voicing Out To Release Post Conflict Trauma
This project will use different media to enable victims of the recurrent inter-tribal land use resources conflicts between the villages of Oku and Mbessa in the North West Region of Cameroon to expose their never considered grievances in solving the conflict. Women and children i interviewed in both communities still want to have a say about the conflict management methods. They feel more relieved when someone listens to their ordeals.
Cameroon: Digitising Cameroon Laws
DCL is an initiative to promote Cameroon laws and give citizens the possibility to criticize and make suggestions to improve them and as such, we will be addressing the needs of: Demystification and vulgarization of laws, Community involvement in developing and enforcing laws. Our web platform could be used to Monitor the popularity/unpopularity of laws, get alerts of the challenges faced in the implementing laws and legal e-consulting.
Cameroon: Pictures of my Neigbourhood
Organizing a series of digital photography group walks where residents can document life in the Alpha Club community together and create an online Flickr photography exhibit. These pictures would also be uploaded on facebook and community members would have the opportunity to comment what they feel about each picture and what they would like to see different in the future. Workshops would be held to train community members on using facebook.
