By Christopher Ambe Shu(Picture 1 Left to right:Dr Beatrice Ndoping,Thiery Mobega,Jane-francis Yensii,Dr Irene Anyangwe and Dr Niger Thomas Margaret in familiy photo during the event)
(Picture 2 : Jane-Francis Yensii displaying her award)
The Cameroon Association of University Women (CAMAUW) has challenged Cameroonian female students in particular and schooling women in general to strive always to be counted among the best in their various academic disciplines.
Dr Beatrice Ndoping, president of CAMAUW who threw the challenge to women on February 1 in Buea-Cameroon, was presiding at an award –giving ceremony organized by CAMAUW to honor two female graduates who recently distinguished themselves in education at the University of Buea, on
e of Cameroon’s six state-owned varsities.She stressed that, the more women get formally educated the more are their chances to occupy decision-making positions in society. Dr Ndopings said it is by education that “women and girls are empowered to be agents for change building sustainable futures”
The CAMAUW award-winning females are a Bachelor’s degree holder and a PhD holder, Tume Jane-Francis Yensii and Irene A. Anyangwe, respectively.
Ms. Tume Jane-Francis Yensii, graduated with a Second Class Honors (Upper Division Upper) B.Sc. degree last December from the Department of Nursing; she had as GPA 3.48 and received Cameroon First Lady‘s Prize for the Best Female Student in Health Sciences during the graduation ceremony.
Irene A. Anyangwe, a lecturer of same university and mother, for her part, bagged a doctorate or PhD in Microbiology. She was the lone female among three who graduated last December with PhD from University of Buea.
“Today CAMAUW offers you the Grace Ngemukong Tima Award of Excellence. This award is in honor of CAMAUW’s pioneer president who is courageous, visionary and hardworking. Both of you had developed such characteristics to come this far. These are building blocks to becoming leaders. You are women like Grace Ngemukong Tima on the move to the top. We are here to cheer you and to say “Keep the good work,” remarked Dr Ndoping, before the laureates were awarded their certificates of excellence and an undisclosed amount of money, during a ceremony witnessed among other dignitaries by Thiery Mobega, Assistant Divisional officer for Buea Subdivision.
CAMAUW is a non-profit, non-political NGO working locally, nationally and globally and is affiliated to the International Federation of University Women (IFUW) with headquarters in Geneva-Switzerland and a membership of over180, 000 female graduates from 72 national federations and associations, CAMAUW president said.
The association had before given awards to girls who excelled at the secondary school level, in order to encourage them enroll, continue studies and graduate from secondary school with flying colours.
CAMAUW,The Recorder learnt ,has carried out a wide-range of educational and humanitarian activities addressing issues from national to grassroots perspective through seminars, workshops,conferences,research projects and training programs
According to Dr Ndoping,CAMAUW ‘s missions include :advocacy for the improvement of the status of women and girls ,promoting long life education and enabling graduate women to use their expertise to effect change
Dr Niger Thomas Margaret, Southwest Provincial Delegate for Women & Family commended the awardees. “We are proud of you. You are on the path of a bright future. What has happened to you (the two laureates) is a challenge and you have to keep it up”, she said.
The awardees expressed satisfaction at the honor done to them. “Just as we have been advised, I will continue to further my studies. The sky is my limit”, said Yensii who is still to secure a job.The ceremony was also witnessed by a cross section of University female students
No comments:
Post a Comment