"Impact Young Women for a Change" Initiative Hosted in Bamenda

Bamenda, Cameroon — 21 young women have benefited from a 2 days practical training organized by World Vision for Education and Development in Bamenda to equip them with income generating skills in commercial gardening, event planning and making of event cakes. This initiative dubbed “Impact Young Women for a change”, was realized thanks to the Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant awarded to 2015 Precinct Mandela Washington Fellow Mirabel Nfihkela Ngong in partnership with Wved Cameroon.

For two days the 21 young women between the ages of 18-25 were trained hands on deck by professionals on income generating skills in commercial gardening, event planning and making of event cakes. Business experts equally guided them on marketing and income management skills which enabled them do their budgeting and planning. This program was equally graced by the presence of the President of Mandela Washington Fellows Association Cameroon. At the end of the training all four groups realized four types of cakes and cultivated a Demo vegetable garden. The 21 trainees have been supported with some baking equipment, seeds and will be mentored to start up their small gardens and small baking businesses. With further partnerships and collaborators, we look forward to scaling up the project to reach out to more communities to propel more women.
As Cameroon strives towards an emerging economy by 2035, we look forward to propelling more young women through economic leadership, giving wings to their ideas and to enabling them use their full potential towards nation building.

The saying goes thus: Educate a woman, you empower a nation.

-World Vision for Education and Development – WVED Cameroon

See event photos here: http://bit.ly/2aUf5wY