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Hilda Bih invited me to her home to teach me how to make peanut butter soup, a Cameroonian dish, which is actually known as groundnut soup.  Peanuts, which is also known as groundnuts, are very commonly found in Cameroon.  Unlike in the US, they’re not used as spreads but instead they’re used in different ways […]

During the last seven months of my Peace Corps service, I am featuring photographs and stories of several persons with disabilities living in Cameroon. All the photos are part of a series called “Persons with Disabilities of Cameroon.” The goal of presenting photographs and their stories is to create better awareness about the plights that […]

When I first received my Peace Corps invitation to serve in Cameroon over two years ago, one of my first reactions was, “Cameroon?  But there is no cochlear implant center there?  Did Peace Corps really say it’s OK for me to serve there?  If they say so, then no problem.  I can just get remote […]

I met a strong and powerful advocate for women and girls, Adah Mbah, who is dedicated and passionate about working in human rights, women’s rights, sexual reproductive health, gender equality, gender based violence, and youth development  She is the founder and executive director of a non-profit organization called Mother of Hope Cameroon (MOHCAM), which focuses on […]

As I was inspired by the Peace Corps Legacy video series, I created a video sharing a story of a volunteer, Claudine Hennessey, who served at Alex’s post 11 to 13 years ago, and the community members. Thank you Alex for sharing Claudine’s story with me and taking care of all the logistics which included arranging interviews […]