Tag Archive: Peace Corps

While many women and I have shared our voice about women issues at home in the United States, I believe that our voice hasn’t been as well heard as it should be. I should say that I didn’t realize that we have not been so vocal about women issues until coming to Cameroon, especially seeing […]

When I woke up on my first morning in Bamenda and I saw the sun rising behind the mountains from the window of my apartment, I saw that I was going to be living in a very beautiful and scenic place for two years.  Once I got past the culture shock and became more familiar […]

In the past couple weeks, I met a number of persons with disability who have very rarely or never left their home due only because of their disability.  Their life and view of the world is very limited.  Sometimes one has to wonder if these people are living in a life like an animal who […]

Last week, when Samuel, my work supervisor, handed me an invitation to a wedding, he said to me, “This is a historical, once in a life time wedding. A woman with disability is getting married.” In Cameroon, marriage is one of the greatest challenges in the population of women with disability. Majority of women with […]

Youth Day is celebrated in many countries and Cameroon happens to be one of the countries that recognizes this day. Cameroon holds the day as a national holiday every year on February 11th. It’s a day to honor all the youth and embrace the importance of education. Many towns around the country celebrate the day […]