CBC Health Services Launches Scholarship For Persons With Disabilities


November 10, 2020 marked another milestone in the work of the CBC Health Services to persons with disabilities. The day witnessed the official launching of a Scholarship Service for Children and Youths with Disabilities in Cameroon managed by the Services for Persons with Disability (SPD) program of the CBC Health Services. The scholarship is run with funds donated by Organisations and individuals with interest in specific disability areas.



The launching took place virtually in respect to COVID-19 preventive measures and brought together potential donors and beneficiaries of the Scholarship from within and out of Cameroon. The Director of the CBC Health Services, Prof. Tih Pius Muffih used the occasion to present background information on the work of the institution with respect to support for children with disabilities in general and education in particular.

In his succinct presentation, he highlighted that the Cameroon Baptist Convention (CBC) Health Services is noted for its Promotion of the Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities since the 70s. Thus, CBC Health Services’ journey alongside persons with disabilities started three decades back. The institution initially began supporting children with disabilities as part of its mission towards vulnerable groups. In those early days, the support was essentially limited to health care. Over time, the CBCHS identified other critical challenges faced by persons with disabilities, including education. Then, to address the educational needs of persons with disabilities and for ensuring holistic and more strategic responses to the academic gap observed, the CBCHS created in 1981 the Integrated School for the Blind, based in Kumbo, and later in 2001, added the Integrated School for the Deaf in Mbingo.
With support from the Christofell Blinden Mission (CBM), the CBCHS piloted an Inclusive Education project in the Northwest region in 2010 which results were later used to inform robust national-level advocacy for inclusive education. Since 2014, the Netherlands based Liliane Fonds (LF) has supported the CBCHS in its noble mission towards promoting the education of children with disabilities in Cameroon. Through this support, the CBCHS has continued expanding its services towards children with disabilities, including direct educational support to needy children from birth to 25 years and strengthening some 24 LF grantee Partner Organizations providing education to children with disabilities in eight regions of Cameroon.

Overall, the CBCHS has remained a key partner to the government, ensuring good health for people and socio-economic empowerment with various impairments. Since engaging on this challenging path, the CBCHS has made great efforts in offering children with disabilities opportunities to fully access education as a right in Cameroon.

Therefore, this Scholarship Service translates the CBCHS’ resolve to keep looking for ways to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. Many of these children have dreams, sound intellectual capabilities, and academic prowess. Yet, they lack the means to harness their knowledge and skills to become that doctor, pilot, engineer, academic, writer, and what have you, for financial reasons. Through this Scholarship scheme, destitute children with disabilities will have the opportunity to enjoy their fundamental right to education, and reduce the education and opportunities gap between children and youths with disabilities and their peers without disabilities.

The Scholarship Service is operating six scholarship schemes beginning with the Wil Schijvershof Scholarship for deaf girls in primary schools in the Northwest Region of Cameroon and the Blind Scholarship for Learners with severe to profound visual impairment irrespective of sex and level of education in Cameroon.

According to the World Health Organization, there are one billion persons with disabilities worldwide, 150 million of whom are children. The majority of these are children with disabilities from low-income families. In most cases, these children are considered uneducable. Experience has proven that with the right environment, structures, attitudes, and pedagogic strategies in place, these children can and do learn. This Scholarship will therefore give the children a right to inclusive education and contribute to inclusive 
societies.
For more information,visit the link below.

https://scholarships.cbchealthservices.org


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bamenda: Man Drinks Acid After Pouring It On Wife

Image
  Ebai Elias When He Was Alive  Raymond Dingana Shock and consternation have grabbed inhabitants of Alahlieh, a neighborhood in Nkwen, Bamenda III council area after what many have described as a reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet unfolded  there on Saturday October 12,2024. A road side fuel dealer by name Ebai Elias drank what sources say was acid after pouring it on his wife, a lady reports say is a lecturer at the University of Bamenda. The woman is currently in critical condition at a healthcare facility in Bamenda haven suffered severe burns from the chemical substance. We learned that he poured the chemical on his wife, prompting her loud screams that alerted neighbors.  By the time the neighbors arrived, Ebai had already consumed the chemical, and collapsed to the floor before they could intervene. The event has left the entire neighborhood in shock ,with many residents questioning what might have driven Elias to carry out such an act. In a video recorded at the ...
Read more

Anglophone Crisis: Sama Hilda's Killing, What Really Happened

Image
Lt. Sama Hilda  By Raymond Dingana Sama Hilda, business woman, and a mother of two was kidnapped near her Mile 6 residence on Tuesday, September 24, just one day after a two-week lockdown imposed by non-state armed groups seeking to reclaim what they claim is the lost sovereignty of a country they call Ambazonia. According to investigations conducted by a team of Drayinfos reporters, Sama Hilda maintained communication with her husband and other family members while in captivity. The armed men opened these communication channels, demanding a ransom of over 2 million FCFA. Sources revealed that raising such an amount was a daunting task, given the hardships faced by the population in this crisis battered region. According to Michael, (not his real name), Hilda was in constant communication with her husband not knowing the conversation they had was going to be their last. "The last time her husband spoke with her was Wednesday morning. She assured him everything was going to be okay...
Read more

Bamenda Acid Attack Victim Breathes Her Last

Image
  Late Dr Bongka Vivian  By Raymond Dingana Bongka Vivian, after a courageous battle for her life, has taken her last breath. She joined the heavenly choir on Monday, October 28, 2024, in Douala. Bongka Vivian was the Head of the Department (HOD) of Bilingual Letters at the Higher Teachers Training College (HTTC) of the University of Bamenda. She was a victim of an acid attack perpetrated by her husband. Her last journey on planet earth began on Saturday, October 12, 2024, when her husband, Ebai Elias, poured acid on her at the Alahlieh neighborhood in Nkwen, Bamenda III council area before taking his own life by drinking some of it, and died on the spot. Vivian had previously taken a break from her marital home due to her husband's abusive behavior. On that fateful Saturday, she called him to see if he was home, as she wanted to collect some personal belongings. He claimed he was away, but when Vivian arrived, she found him there.The circumstances that led to the acid attack ...
Read more

Popular posts from this blog

Bamenda: Man Drinks Acid After Pouring It On Wife

Image
  Ebai Elias When He Was Alive  Raymond Dingana Shock and consternation have grabbed inhabitants of Alahlieh, a neighborhood in Nkwen, Bamenda III council area after what many have described as a reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet unfolded  there on Saturday October 12,2024. A road side fuel dealer by name Ebai Elias drank what sources say was acid after pouring it on his wife, a lady reports say is a lecturer at the University of Bamenda. The woman is currently in critical condition at a healthcare facility in Bamenda haven suffered severe burns from the chemical substance. We learned that he poured the chemical on his wife, prompting her loud screams that alerted neighbors.  By the time the neighbors arrived, Ebai had already consumed the chemical, and collapsed to the floor before they could intervene. The event has left the entire neighborhood in shock ,with many residents questioning what might have driven Elias to carry out such an act. In a video recorded at the ...
Read more

Anglophone Crisis: Sama Hilda's Killing, What Really Happened

Image
Lt. Sama Hilda  By Raymond Dingana Sama Hilda, business woman, and a mother of two was kidnapped near her Mile 6 residence on Tuesday, September 24, just one day after a two-week lockdown imposed by non-state armed groups seeking to reclaim what they claim is the lost sovereignty of a country they call Ambazonia. According to investigations conducted by a team of Drayinfos reporters, Sama Hilda maintained communication with her husband and other family members while in captivity. The armed men opened these communication channels, demanding a ransom of over 2 million FCFA. Sources revealed that raising such an amount was a daunting task, given the hardships faced by the population in this crisis battered region. According to Michael, (not his real name), Hilda was in constant communication with her husband not knowing the conversation they had was going to be their last. "The last time her husband spoke with her was Wednesday morning. She assured him everything was going to be okay...
Read more

Nollywood Star, Sylvester Madu's Visit To Bamenda Triggers Blood Flow

Image
  Sylvester Madu After The Incident   By Raymond Dingana Several persons have been confirmed dead and many others seriously wounded after gunmen opened fire at a popular drinking spot at the Mile 3 neighborhood in the crisis battered Bamenda in the North West Region of Cameroon. The wounded were rushed to the Nkwen District Hospital in the Bamenda III Council area other hospitals around after the incident.  Reports say the incident that happened on Saturday at about 1opm in Nkwen breaking Sunday November 25 is said to have been triggered by by the presence of popular Nigerian Movie Star, Sylvester Madu, AKA Shina Rambo in a snack bar in that area. " This is not the time to visit Bamenda. We are at war, and you are coming here to act a movie?" narrates a witness who said he could hear the armed men shouting. Amongst those confirmed dead is 18 year old Sandra, a secondary school student in Bamenda. "She went out with friends to see the Nigerian actor, Madu not knowing she ...
Read more