Winners of SisterSpeak237 Storytelling Contest Say Prizes Will Help Pay Fees
By Kiven Brenda The prize award ceremony to winners of the 2018 Sisterspeak237 National Storytelling Contest took place on January 30 at CBC Nkwen, Bamenda with laureates appreciating organizers for facilitating the responsibility of paying fees in their various schools. The ceremony took place in the presence of the representatives […]
How to start a business with less than 100.000FCFA -Part 1
By Comfort Mussa Have you ever dreamed of starting your own business? Many Cameroonian women dream of starting their own businesses but often complain of not having enough money to start with. If you do not have enough money to get started, we have some good news for you. You […]
Equinoxe Tv gets first ever female editor
By Ndi Eugene, NewsWatch Talented and award winning journalist, Mimi Mefo is the new editor-in-chief of the English language service of Douala-based private media giant, Equinoxe Television. She was appointed last week by top management of the media outfit to replace Nfor Hanson Nchanji who resigned from the position late […]
MTN Cameroon accused of delaying police investigations
By Comfort Mussa Recently, a nine year old girl (Happi Pretty) in Bamenda,Cameroon was kidnapped, and she died in kidnappers’ custody. The news shocked the city of Bamenda and the story made headlines in in Bamenda and across Cameroon. According to a report in the national daily,Cameroon Tribune, a police […]
Cameroon – Women Beyond Representation
A campaign for “women beyond representation” June 29th, 2015 By Comfort Mussa Bamenda, Cameroon: It’s a busy Monday morning in Bamenda .There’s a bustle of traffic – cars, okadas and pedestrians are moving in every direction. Its rush hour and everyone is in a hurry to get to work on […]
Who am i?
By Comfort Mussa Growing up, i always introduced myself by saying who my parents were. The question was never who are you? It was always- whose child are you? I became a woman and the question is, whose wife are you? The question that eliminates room for being a single […]
Journalism for social change: Tiina Kangro’s story
By Comfort Mussa Sisterspeak237 connects you to Tiina Kangro , an extraordinary Estonian woman of her time. In this interview, Tiina talks about her extensive journalism career, her social activism, vision and motivations. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWo8h1H8P_0&feature=youtu.be”]
Call For Applications – Higher Institute for Growth in Health Research for Women Researchers
In collaboration with the World Health Organization’s Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, a consortium of women researchers in Cameroon is planning a workshop that aims at supporting and encouraging the growth of early career women scientists through a project supplemented with a mentor-protege program. The workshop […]
“Bring Back Our Girls” poem in commemoration of the abduction of Chibok girls, April 14 2015
BRING BACK OUR GIRLS By Comfort Mussa Empty beds Empty classrooms Where are our girls? New headlines, New presidents, Where are our girls? A year gone, You seek a new angle for, Where are our girls? The angle never changed You stopped listening, we never stopped demanding Bring back our […]
Biya:I am well aware that many of you, whether educated or not, are unemployed.
In his message on the occasion of the 49th edition of the National Youth day, President Paul Biya said last night that he is aware that many young people in Cameroon are unemployed. He said, “I am well aware that many of you, whether educated or not, are unemployed. I […]