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 […]
Call for entries – Africa in Motion Short Film Competition 2014
African filmmakers are invited to submit short films of no longer than 30 minutes for Africa in Motion’s prestigious annual short film competition, to which a substantial cash prize is attached. Africa in Motion 2014 will take place at the beginning of November. Filmmakers who enter must not have completed a […]
Speaking for 234 sisters #BringBackTheGirls
#BringBackOurGirls is the desperate plea of parents, friends and well wishers of the over 200 kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria. More than two weeks ago, the schoolgirls were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Chibok, in Nigeria. Now they’re being sold off as sex slaves for $12 […]
African Union Scholarship for Female Students in Africa, 2014
The Commission of the African Union is offering Scholarship for female students to study in reputable African Universities. Study Subject (s): Scholarships are awarded in following fields of study; Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Education Science. Course Level: Scholarships are awarded to pursue postgraduate level for Masters and PhD programmes at African Universities. […]
Speaking up is just one part of the solution.
Although advocates for women’s rights in Cameroon encourage rape victims to speak out, socio economic realities on the ground still makes it difficult for victims to seek for justice. Recently, I came face to face with this reality as we tried to help a close friend who had been raped. […]
International Women’s Day 2014 : INSPIRING CHANGE (Photo gallery)
Women’s equality has made positive gains in Cameroon and the world at large. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, political and economic achievements of women while focusing world attention on areas requiring further action. Photo credits- Comfort Mussa
Job Offer : Project Controller Cameroon
International Mining and Infrastructure Corporation plc (“IMIC”), listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange, is seeking to establish an important asset-ownership position in the global mining sector through investment in mining and related infrastructure. IMIC plc, an equal opportunity employer, is recruiting one Project Controller for […]
Woman eh – Girl power !
By Comfort Mussa Have you ever wondered about what young girls in Cameroon have to say about Violence against Women and girls? I have. I was more than happy when my friend & CEO of Gender Danger, Chi Yvonne Leina told me that this year for IWD commemoration in Cameroon, […]
Burkina Faso blocks start up of Africa’s first free clitoral repair “pleasure hospital”
By Misha Hussian (Thomson Reuters Foundation) BOBO DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Africa’s first hospital to offer free clitoral repair for victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) opened its doors in Burkina Faso on Friday, but no patients were admitted because the government refused to allow foreign doctors […]