Volunteer for Cameroon

By Penelope India Brown


Cameroon is located in west-central Africa close to the Gulf of Guinea. Popular for its diverse range in culture, weather conditions and position, it is also referred to as "Africa in miniature". Cameroon's tribal communities possess their own authentic cultural kinds.

They commemorate, deliveries, yields in the farms, deaths and other holy ceremonies. Song and dance are an essential part of the daily life of Cameroonians. Story-telling, ceremonies, social interactions are usual activities. They have various musical instruments, drums and flutes which are the most favorite.

The households in Cameroon come together for main course large hearty meal traditionally in the night time. The main meals depends on the tribal groups, but rice and yams, cassava, maize, potatoes, fufu (cous-cous) are a part of routine meals. Palm wine and millet beer are beloved refreshments.

Arts and crafts are an asset to Cameroon. They are used for sacrosanct and business requirements. The prevalent faith is Christianity, nonetheless there are several ethnic and religious groups spread out through the location. Schooling is poor in Cameroon. Cultivation and Husbandry are chief jobs in Cameroon.

Why Volunteer in Cameroon? The greatest hardships in Cameroon are associated with poor structure, sub-standard education, orphanages, insufficiency of food, etc. The majority of schools in Cameroon presently has overcrowded lessons and would need more well-versed tutors. The orphan children seek love, care, mentoring and guidance with education and learning. Rendering little ones with the basic skills they must have in life will assist them on their journey to a successful future and free them from poor standards of living, support them provide with the similar alternatives that other young children get.

Volunteering: You can volunteer for foster child homes in Cameroon. Teaching is a good decision. Topics like English, Mathematics, Science, Computer skills, dance, music, games, sports, arts and crafts really need experienced skills which the natives quite often are short as a consequence of the literacy rate.

Furthermore, helping the local farmers with their products is another way. The area sometimes belong to the local orphanages through which kids produce their own food. You can help with weeding, watering, farming.

If you have a medical knowledge you could actually help in spreading awareness about illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, malaria etc. and informing the advantages of healthy surroundings. You can assist adult women with counseling, maternal care information, spread awareness to counter marital violence, guidance foster parents or guardians. There are free volunteer projects and paid volunteer plans based on what is important for you.

Volunteering in Cameroon will certainly be an extraordinary experience that a volunteer will always gladly be able to tell everyone about.




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