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Bihndumlem Humanitarian Association of Peace and Hope (BIHAPH) recently joined other Humanitarians and Civil society Organizations to launch the 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence with the theme: UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls.   Launching the event today 25 November 2022, the organization was able to bring together stakeholders from Menchum Division such as the S.D.O, D.O, Lord Mayor, Traditional leaders and other government and community officials of the division to say NO to GBV and also exhibit some of the products from their community empowerment project with partners executed in Bafmeng, Benakuma and Wum Central.   Some of the items exhibited during the launching include coated peanuts, doughnuts, cakes, traditionally marked regalias, farm produce of tomatoes, Irish potatoes, carrots amongst other products.   BIHAPH CEO Madam Mih Bibiana  Mbei Dighambong during the launching called on the entire Division and c...

BIHAPH INCREASES CITIZENSHIP PARTICIPATION IN PEACEBUILDING

  Bihndumlem Humanitarian Association of Peace and Hope (BIHAPH) together with partners have launched a 6month project focused on Providing Space for an Increased Citizen Participation and Civic Engagement, as major tools for Conflict Transformation and Peace Building in the Bamenda I, II and III Sub-Divisions with the North West Region. Launched in the presence of over 200 local community leaders and actors, the project aims at reducing the rate of violence and enhance the participation of Community members in peace Building in the NWR using a Bottom-Top approach. BIHAPH will in the next couple of months support actions in the communities that are geared towards Building peace while encouraging and promoting Communities advocating for peace. Mme Mih Bibiana Executive Director BIHAPH According to the Executive Director of BIHAPH, Mih Bibiana Mbei DIGHAMBONG, the motivation of BIHAPH and partners stem from the prolonged crisis within the NWR where communities currently live in...

MEDIA PRACTITIONERS GAINED KNOWLEDGE ON CONFLICT PREVENTION AND STRATEGIES.

Over 26 media men and women have been trained by Women in Alternative Action (W.A.A) Cameroon, on the role of the media in peace building and conflict, ethical and responsible reporting, which will ensure peace and safety. The training that took place at the Catholic Women Immaculate Conception Home Finance junction, on May 6th 2021, aimed at equipping media personnel, with skills on humanitarian reporting which will go a long way to build peace in the region. According to the facilitator of the day Madam Rosaline Obah, a journalist's pen has so much power and whatever is reported, will either go a long way to incite hate, violence or build a peaceful society. Therefore, the duties and responsibility of a journalist, is to  report fairly, report the  background of the conflict and its causes, present the human side of the story and also  report on peace efforts being made and not only dwell on the negative angle. economictimes.indiatimes.com Afterwards, the fac...