GCI Updates

The collaboration with the Youth Group is ongoing; on the 22nd of May the first discussions on human rights and religion occurred! For helping them understand that human rights are not in violation of religious precepts, and instead often stand by the same issues, GCI’s staff organized an icebreaker where some human rights were listed […]

Max Perry-Wilson spent six months here in Kumba, Cameroon working with Global Conscience Initiative Cameroon in Human Rights related activities. At the end of his internship, he came out with his final report on his work here at GCI. It is very enriching with great experiences and great contributions to humanity. Don’t hesitate to read

GCI has recently started a new collaboration with the youth group of the Full Gospel Church, Fiango. The first meeting was held the last Wednesday, 8th March 2013. It took origin from the need felt by the youth group to tackle controversial issues concerning human rights and religion. Often human rights in Cameroon are considered

The CAM project has been progressing along two fronts. Firstly, in Bombe Bakundu the CAM’s timeline is in full swing. For the past two months the team has been conducting interviews with the Chief, the Traditional Council, and a cross-section of other community members. The data gathered is being used to gauge the levels of

Tomorrow (8th March 2013) is International Women’s Day. In celebration of this day GCI will be raising awareness about women’s rights in Cameroon.  The team will be active in two events, both in collaboration with the local community Bombe Bakundu. In the morning the team will hold a workshop presenting the women’s rights that are

The Human Rights situation in Cameroon still stand far beyond the required standard of the Universal Declaration of Human rights which Cameroon is a signatory to. From government’s failure to protect these rights and also being a major perpetrator of these violations, there are clear indications that we still need to do much to improve

  Over the past week GCI has been busy promoting and celebrating International Human Rights Day. In collaboration with other human rights promoters from around Kumba, GCI organised a large, activity-filled programme spread across three days. On Friday (7th Dec) GCI hosted a ‘drinks ‘n discuss’ session, attended by local activists and members of the

The past month has seen a flurry of activity from GCI, specifically on the CAM project. First of we have the pleasure of welcoming two new international interns to the team. Max Perry-Wilson, from the UK, and Jessica Russell, from Canada, will both be working on the CAM project for a duration of 6 months.