Emanga Foundation, CEYOFE assist COVID-19-affected Families, Orphanages in Buea

Some Buea Beneficiaries of Emanga Foundation of Hope -CEYOFE  assistance

By Christopher Ambe

The dreaded Corona virus/COVID-19 has brought hardship and poverty to the homes of Cameroonians, especially as some of their freedoms have been restricted as preventive/ safety measures against contracting the virus, which has killed over 100 people in Cameroon out of more 2000 cases registered.

But very low-income families are far more hit by these corona virus safety restrictions, which have brought their small businesses to a near standstill, thus begging for assistance from humanitarian NGO’s associations and the government.

In sympathy with affected people, the Center for Youth and Family Empowerment (CEYOFE), a Buea-NGO and Emanga Foundation of Hope, of Germany, working in partnership, last Tuesday May 5, in Buea, came to the assistance of fifteen (15) COVID-19 families and two Buea orphanages, by donating to them, items which included but not limited to: bags of rice, packs of magi, cartons of soap, groundnut oil, as well as some small financial assistance.

Speaking at the donation ceremony, which took place at the Southwest Delegation of Women Empowerment and the Family, Mrs. Eteki Stella Dogima, founder/CEO  of  the Center for  Youth and Family Empowerment ,said “Today is celebrated  globally as “Giving Tuesday”-that is every May 5, when people  decide to share love  with others in different ways”

She said CEYOFE in partnership with Emanga Foundation of Hope, thus took advantage of “Giving Tuesday” to donate foodstuff and other items to 15 families and two orphanages in Buea, after screening through a data base of needy people of the SW Delegation of Women Empowerment and the Family.

“We want to share love and also extend a hand of fellowship and solidarity to these families that have been seriously affected by COVID-19. We understand the situation you have been going as a result of the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis.”,Mrs. Eteki said. “People used to do their small business but because of Corona virus /COVID-19, they cannot go out to freely carry out such businesses. This has brought poverty and hardship to lots of people/families.”

 She noted, “We need to share love among ourselves in times of difficulties. This is a moment people need to share together the little they have”

Mrs. Eteki thanked Cameroonian–born but Germany-based Mrs.Baron Honorine, founder of Emanga Foundation of Hope for raising funds to make the donation a reality. Mrs. Baron is said to have created the GoFundMe  platform when she realized that many people wanted to offer their assistance to the needy but mistakenly thought what they had was small. 

 " When it comes to giving ,nothing is small. We all know the story of the widow's might. What is important is to give out  of love", Mrs. Baron Honorine  reportedly said.

Although, Mrs.,Baron Honorine, founder of Emanga Foundation of Hope ,was not physically present, she was represented by Mr.Philip Mbolem, who said  she  was appreciative of friends of the foundation who contributed  via GofundMe to the realization of the funds, used for assisting the 15 families and two orphanages.

The beneficiaries were thankful to the donors and above all, sang to glorify God.

The beneficiaries were advised to continue to respect safety measures put in place by the Cameroon government to fight against the corona virus/COVID-19, which globally has registered over 2.4million cases of infection with more than 280 thousand deaths.