Health

In the last four years there have been an ongoing conflict in Cameroon’s two English speaking regions (Anglophone crisis), while this is under control. The consequences of the anglophone crisis the North West and South West regions of Cameroon have been enormous. Over 35,000 displaced including Vulnerable young girls and youths, have lost their livelihood and as a result some women and young girls do not have access to good health services. In addition to the conflict, the covid-19 pandemic has caused frequent lock downs. The crisis and covid-19 pandemic have increased the vulnerability in the communities, it has led to poor hygienic conditions and loss of unemployment opportunities. This led to low access to covid-19 prevention kits and sensitization, the Duke’s foundation was one of the first organizations, in collaboration with the Presbyterian church in Cameroon to provide covid-19 prevention kits and carried awareness campaign about the pandemic by placing posters in strategic areas in the rural communities and providing about 400 facemasks to the Christians of Presbyterian church Buea Town. This has made the foundation to be relevant in its community. The Duke’s foundation under its health sensitization campaign, collaborated with a popular young local musician ‘’king soft touch’’ who played songs in the local ‘’Mopkwe’’ dialect to help sensitize rural communities about prevention techniques on the covid-19 pandemic.