North West and South west Regions:

SHUMAS equips technical schools, training centers

By Ndjodzefe Nestor in Bamenda

Nformis Ndzerem Stephen, Director of SHUMAS

Some six Government Technical colleges and 2 vocational and training centers in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon on December 12, 2015 received some school and working equipment from the Strategic Humanitarian Services, SHUMAS.

                Valued at some FCFA 49 million, the equipment will salvage the beneficiary schools and training centers from the deficiency of appropriate training tools especially in technical and training schools.

                The joy was total and mobilization complete as the teachers in their speeches and the students in song and dance appreciated SHUMAS and her partners GERED, a non-governmental organization based in Holland and Building Schools for Africa based in the UK for providing them with what many termed “a sustainable Christmas gift”.

                “Today, we celebrate tools and equipment that some of our schools have never seen not to talk of using since our creation” observed madam Banga Grace, Principal of Government Technical College Bamendakwe who spoke on behalf of the beneficiary schools.

                The Divisional Officer of Bamenda III sub Division, Mbonge Peter Itoe just like the representatives of the Mayor of Bamenda III Council and that of the Regional Delegate of Secondary Education were unanimous that SHUMAS and her partners have been veritable allies in Cameroon’s development efforts.   

                While thanking SHUMAS for timely steeping in to supplement government’s action in the area of technical education by providing learning equipment that is usually always lacking, they cautioned the beneficiary schools to use the equipment judiciously so as to train the youths who will sail the boat of Cameroon to the safe shores of emergence by 2035.

                On his part the Director of SHUMAS, MformiNdzerem Stephen observed that in order to effectively train young engineers and technicians of tomorrow, continuous practical work is needed and for this to happen, equipment is indispensable thus the motive of the donation.

                “The schools here represented today are only going to leave this building with technical equipment to improve on the learning standards of their schools, but also with the zeal to inspire and train these aspiring engineers and technicians to produce betters results” he added.

                The schools and training centers it should be noted were selected based on their level of need of workshop equipment. This was assessed by a team of SHUMAS staff who went to these schools and centers to carry out feasibility studies.

                It is worth noting that in the domain of education, SHUMAS has constructed a total of about 800 classrooms with 38 constructed in 2015 alone. 

                The development Non Governmental Organization which also has special consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council in the domain of health SHUMAS has refurbished and equipped more than 30 Integrated Health Centers with a total of 46 nurses from poor rural community health centers sponsored through its Spreading Health Program.