Thanks to kind donors basic school supplies were given to the 58 best students from G.H.S. Tatum & G.S.S. Nseh. Donated clothes and a few other donations were distributed to 33 students. 125 students benefited from donated pens & 5 Joy & Success Clubs in various schools received donated spiritual books & Daily Word magazines. 56 students, including several university students, received financial assistance for their immediate needs such as school fees, G.C.E. registration fees, rent, kerosene, food, school uniforms and shoes. 69 staff members from 3 schools received pens for encouragement. 19 secondary and high school textbooks and 16 Bibles were purchased as well as more science equipment, thanks to our kind and generous donors. Funds for 26 students on our priority list were set aside for September to pay their schools fees directly to their various schools. Two Wellesley College Book Awards were given to the two best female science students from G.H.S. Tatum & G.B.H.S. Kumbo.
This year G.C.E. results show that 82.5% out of all students who sat for the ordinary level and 68.6% who sat for the advanced level exams succeeded.
I met our new executive field coordinator, Mr. Kevin Mbile and I also visited our new office. We need office equipment and furniture. We ordered a photocopy machine during my trip. Thanks to Ludwig Teichgraber from Canada, we received donations of 4 computers, 29 boxes of university level textbooks and some wood for bookshelves.
As a side project, I brought a few collars, leashes, flea collars and kind donations of vitamins, de-worming tablets and flea treatment from the Reid Veterinary Hospital in Albany, Oregon to give to Justin Tagne at the Cameroon Baptist Center in Bamenda. He assisted over 22 dogs with these in addition to assisting the owners with the bathing of the dogs and advising them on exercise, food and places to stay. I took photographs of all these dogs. Justin has also been helping stray dogs. I met a local veterinarian, Dr. Munki Julius Nfor, who is a coordinator for a nonprofit group,
SPALE
P.O. BOX 5170 NKWEN
BAMENDA, CAMEROON
TEL (237)75 14 92 85,
which also assists stray dogs and always appreciates any financial or in-kind donations. In Cameroon most people do not know how to take proper care of animals and many are afraid of dogs and do not respect any animals.
