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MOHWA Buea in family picture with some laureates |
Over 30 sons and
daughters of Manyu Division from
primary to university level, residing in Buea, who succeeded brilliantly
in their final/certificate exams (FSLC, BEPC, GCE etc) this year, were on
September 7, honoured at an award- ceremony organized by Manyu Women’s
Association (MOHWA) Buea.
The ceremony, which took place at Mariton Hotel,Buea, was
presided over by Dr.Kate Ogork, president of MOHWA Buea and witnessed by Dr.Comfort OjongKpot,the
association’s national president.
The ceremony also assembled some MOHWA patrons, who are elite
of Manyu Division and they used the opportunity to advocate for a Manyu
cultural revival.
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Dr.Kate Ogork,MOHWA Buea President with a laureate
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MOHWA Buea recognized the academic performance of the over 30
school children by giving them books, cash prizes and certificates, a gesture
that put a smile on faces of the laureates. The excellence award is a yearly MOHWA
activity.
According Dr. kate Ogork, MOHWA objectives include: educational
empowerment of Manyu Children, sponsoring needy and displaced Manyu children,
cultural empowerment of the Manyu youth and recognizing excellence in Manyu
children each year.
Dr.Mrs. Ogork, said
apart from the those who excelled at examinations, “today we have also assisted
those who are not financially strong;the needy like children from handicapped parents.
We have ten of such children here.We have given
them books, uniforms and 25,000Fcfa each
,so they can get registered in schools. For those going to secondary school, we
have given them 50,000fcfa to help them buy school needs”
The President of MOHWA Buea said “We are out to empower
ourselves and our children. We cannot empower only ourselves and leave the
children behind.
We don’t rely only on
academics,that is why we invited some young entrepreneurs to come and talk to
our children about engaging in entrepreneurship”
The laureates were given career orientation by Thomas Orock,
who is Southwest Regional Delegate for Employment & Vocational Training.
Dr. Comfort Ojongkpot, MOHWA national president and
university don, talked on “Academic /University Orientation.
Presentations on the “Valorisation of the Manyu Culture” were
made by Sesekou Takem Collins (retired Commissioner of Police) and Martina
Agbor Tambe, member of the Southwest Regional Assembly.
The laureates were also
told the merits of “Youth Entrepreneurship” by Eyong Pearlson and Takang Olive,
both of whom are young entrepreneurs.
Speaking on the “Valorization of the Manyu Culture”,Sesekou
Collins Takem urged his kin and kith to always practice their culture .
“You should be proud to dress in your Manyu cultural attire,
learn to speak your dialects and learn how to prepare typical Manyu dishes like
Fufu and Eru.
“Manyu children should learn how to greet their
elders/parents with politeness and be respectful.”
Martina Agbor
Tambe,who said a typical Manyu woman is intelligent and smart, advised, “We
should encourage Manyu children to marry among themselves, so that Manyu women
are not married away by other men.”
Prof.Agbor Ntui described MOHWA as a model association made
of accomplished women,and expressed his readiness to support them.
Mr.Orock Thomas (earlier mentioned), who talked on career orientation,
insisted that no job is useless.
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Sesekou Collins Takem awarding a certificate to a
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Addressing the laureates directly, Mr Orock remarked,“We cannot talk of Vision 2035 with academicians, but
technicians. Cameroon needs more technicians than academicians to emerge in
2035
“If you want to be
rich, don’t work with the government, but engage in the private
sector/business. Parents, let us encourage our children to face the realities of
life.”
A health professional from the Southwest Delegation of Public
Health, Buea was given the opportunity to brief the assembly on the available
COVID-19 vaccines and the public was urged to get vaccinated against the
pandemic.