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Cameroon: Centre - Canadian Government Supports Bakoa People
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Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé)
14 April 2008
Posted to the web 14 April 2008
Elizabeth Mosima
Bakoa (Mbam and Inoubou)
Bakoa, Bokito in the Mbam and Inoubou Division was in a festive mood last Friday. A water pump worth FCFA 10 million was inaugurated in the campus of the Government Primary School Bakoa Group 1 at Kendangne.
The event took place in the presence of the Prefect of Mbam and Inoubou Division, Ngambi Dikoume Robert, administrative, political and traditional authorities as well as the elite of the division. Despite the heavy rainfall, sons and daughters of Bakoa animated the occasion with traditional dances and lots of animation to show their gratitude.
The water project worth FCFA 10 million falls within a Cameroon-Canadian cooperation convention. The ceremony began with the singing of the national anthems of Canada and Cameroon by pupils of the Government Primary School Bakoa Group I. Bakoa village is one of the 35 villages that make up the Bokito sub division. The locality has a population of 4000 inhabitants. The major problem faced by the Bakoa people is the lack of potable water. People had to go long distances to fetch clean water, especially during the dry season.
As a result the population was exposed to gastrointestinal diseases, amibiasis and other water-borne diseases. The water pump is therefore timely as it will prevent the population from infections. The project, which is the initiative of an elite H.E. Martin Mpana, Cameroon's newly appointed ambassador to China was conceived by the Women's Association of Bakoa (AFFIBA). The project which lasted for three years received the sum of FCFA 6 million from the Canadian government, FCFA 1.5 million from students in Canada and FCFA 2.5 million from local collection.
Speaking during the occasion, the Canadian High Commissioner to Cameroon, Jean Pierre Lavoie, said the realisation of the water pump will protect the Bakoa people from water borne diseases which cause severe damage in the infant population. He congratulated the population of Bakoa for the initiative and called on them to continue with their development efforts. The well is 55m deep.
According to the director of the project, Tekeu Antoine, the water is free from colour, taste and smell, making it fit for consumption. The ambassador also donated some books and other equipments to the Government Primary School Bakoa.
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