And That’s a Wrap! Being my last blog, and coming at the end of a

Just wanted to send out a quick request: we have set up a Google site

III. Njinikom Of the 64 women’s groups in the Njinikom sub-division (of the Boyo Division

II. Abongjam Women’s Group Nkumu Fed Fed, meaning “Bali Sisters,” is composed solely of Bali

Though long overdue, the following series of posts document meetings Johanna and I have had

On Friday, July 31, 2009, the Delegation on Women’s Empowerment from Yaounde came to Balitown

Last week, Johanna and I sat down with Emmanuel Bah Tokoh, the Chief of the

Nkumu Fed Fed’s HIV/AIDS awareness campaign attempted to combat the disease by identifying harmful cultural

As part of their Vital Voices supported HIV/AIDS advocacy campaign, Nkumu Fed Fed (NFF) held

“It is good to know what?” you might ask. Nkumu Fed Fed, that’s what. The

July 18, 2009. While Vital Voices Global Grants Manager Melysa Sperber was on her way

Spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 5 weeks with one person

Eric Dongmo is not, of course, a member of UCOMAS. He is, however, an integral

The second installment of my 2-Part post concerning the importance of being sur le terrain,

The meaning of the title of this week’s post is two-fold—While my intention was to

Workdays here are characterized by a lot of waiting (for people, for electricity, for internet…),

I am struck each day by the unbelievable courage, strength and power of the women

I’m going to try to make this first entry from Douala short and sweet. However,

It hasn’t really hit me yet that I’m going  to West Africa or that I’ll