Reaching
Out to The Needy Amidst Challenging Circumstances
By
Francis Ekongang Nzante
Against a backdrop of raging wars in the Far North Region with the Boko Haram Insurgency, the Anglophone Crisis and the unprecedented blood spilling in the Northwest and Southwest Regions and the resultant hike in the number of Internally Displaced Persons in the country coupled with National stagnancy, frustrations and blame game that presently holds Cameroon hostage, some Cameroonians have decided to brave the odds and work towards taking care of the needy and simply contributing towards the building of their nation.
This
reporter caught up with Mr Nfinyo T Mabu, Co Founder and Country Director of LIMONA
Foundation International and he gave a broad picture of activities so far
carried out by the Foundation in Cameroon.
Mr Nfinyo T Mabu intimated that the Foundation firstly played the role of facilitating the donation of about 200 Power Energy Transportation (PET) Carts for the Fondation Roi Njoya which was distributed to about 200 physically impaired persons by the King of the Bamouns, late Sultan Senator Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya.
Next, they were seen facilitating the donation of a huge consignment of medicines and medical supplies to the five Military Hospitals in Cameroon. These supplies were distributed in all the ten Regions of the country to victims of the Boko Haram Insurgency in the Far North Region, refugees from the Central African Republic in the East Region, Internally Displaced Persons in the North West and South West Regions, victims of conflicts and vulnerable persons especially women and children around the country.
Mr
Nfinyo T Mabu further explained that LIMONA Foundation International also
played a facilitating role in the donation of medical supplies and medical
equipment from U.S based Cameroonian Healthcare Professionals to the North West
Regional Assembly (NWRA). This he said was distributed to 23 Medical Establishments
in the seven divisions of the North West Region. These donations he said were
very timely considering the devastating effects of the “socio-political” crisis and the COVID 19
Pandemic on medical establishments and the population. “I think this makes the
NWRA the first Regional Assembly or Regional Council in Cameroon to be seen
doing concrete people-driven development work” he said.
After these strides, the attention of LIMONA Foundation International turned to the Yaounde 5 Council with an intention of enhancing its vision to impact lives through community and Healthcare actions.
He
described Mr Bala Augustin as a “multi award-winning and people-driven Mayor.”
He
said he admired Mr. Bala Augustin’s humility, simplicity, pragmatism and
indefatigable passion to transform Yaounde 5.
The Mayor on his part said he'd asked to meet Mr Nfinyo Mabu, because he had seen the things he'd been doing. “I want you to do same for my people, can we work together to help those who are needy and suffering in my council area?”
It was at this request from Mayor Bala Augustin that Mr Nfinyo T Mabu ones more girded his loins in preparation for yet another herculean task that will certainly impact positively on the lives of denizens of the Yaounde V Municipality.
Nfinyo T Mabu said they come to Yaounde V Council with the mind of a solution provider in yet challenging circumstances. He did not fail to mention the invaluable contributions made by his Cameroon born American partner Mr Roger Mforneh in the realisation of these initiatives in Cameroon. “We got tears to wipe, we got lives to touch, we got a nation to build” he said.
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