A Day To Celebrate These Wonderful Women
International Women’s Day, or le huit mars as it is often referred to here in Cameroon, is a day of celebration—a flurry of dancing feet, clanking beer bottles and deafening music. Though it might go...
View ArticleRoots’ Radio Debut
The time had finally come for Roots’ solo radio debut. I had been on the radio twice before, both times to accompany Christophe, the GIC Sondason employee in charge of the weekly radio show. Every...
View ArticleFondjomékwet’s Cabbage Patch Kids
Manual labor has never been my forte. Now, it’s my job. Every week, in addition to the English classes at Fondjomékwet high school, I have become somewhat of a “Manual Labor” supervisor. At the high...
View ArticleFrench and Farming in Fondjomékwet
In my constant battle to learn French, farming is the latest challenge. In Fondjomékwet’s school garden, the language barrier between the students and me is a multi-layered issue. First and foremost,...
View ArticleBioLife in Bafoussam
Welcome to BioLife, the new hot spot for “bio” products in Bafoussam. Utamtsi and GIC Sondason have finally opened a store in Bafoussam that will now serve not only as an office space but also as a...
View ArticleSpring Break ’13
Roots’ Spring Break 2013, although certainly no Cancún or Miami, was a welcome change of pace. Our break was timed to coincide with the Easter break that most primary and secondary schools in Cameroon...
View ArticleMixed Messages: Fear of Empowerment “Imbalance” from Cameroon’s Ministry of...
Recently, I accompanied a group of Dickinson students to a meeting with the North West delegate for the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family, located in the region’s capitol, Bamenda. After...
View ArticleBrief Reflection: English Teaching in Fondjomékwet
For the five months that we helped teach English at the Government High School of Fondjomékwet, there was no shortage of challenges to keep us on our toes or of chances to engage with a pocket of the...
View ArticleA Little Cultural Glimpse, featuring One “Pièce”
A cup of coffee, a bag of papaya slices, grilled corn, three lollipops….what do all these snacks have in common? Well, I’ll tell you: You can buy them each for one pièce, which is the Cameroonian-slang...
View ArticleFinal Update from ‘Roots
Sprouting Seeds : Six women’s groups (Kayo, Batoukap, Lemgo, Fonegom, Mvelé, and Toba) learned about organic agriculture and finance. These six are the first to participate in GIC Sondason’s credit...
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