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YAWC Network Cameroon capacitates youths on career orientation and social development.

The YAWC Network Cameroon Chapter Focal Point Representative for the Southwest Region SWR, Joan Tambelin  has trained some 126 youths across the ages of 13 to 36 on career orientation and social development. This was thanks to a single and youth seminar organized by the Revival Gospel Ministeries at the mile 16 Community in Buea recently. As usual the YAWC Network Cameroon Chapter gender advocate spoke extensively on the devastating effects of Gender Based violence, pinpointing rape as a case study.  Joan brings to the limelight that more than 80% of rape cases in our communities happens in the home periphery. She called on parents, siblings, neighbours as well as church leaders and pastors not to underestimate the cheap occurrences of rape cases happening under their roofs. She lamented that today, it is very common to see a father, brother as well as a neighbour or family friend who are the least of people, we could least expect to be violent perpetrators of rape.   Talking to the me

International Anti-Corruption Day: Communities Be Watchdogs To Reduce Opportunities for Corruption.

  BY Rose Obah Corruption is one of the biggest threat to the well-being of a society. Corruption degrades the quality of the services and also ruins the life of the common man. Corruption has fierce impacts on economic and societal development and is subject to a vast range of institutional, jurisdictional, societal, and economic conditions. Many countries in the world are affected by this problem called corruption. Unlike developed countries, corruption is at a high rate in developing countries and its causes  are many and quite complex that even  the promises of  political parties to eradicate corruption is not easy. Corruption is primarily seen in instances like jobs, businesses, promotions, election campaigns, sports among others. First of all, Bribery is the most common method of Corruption. Bribery involves the improper use of favours and gifts in exchange for personal gain. Furthermore, the types of favours are diverse. Above all, the favours include money, gifts, com