Yoga at the Palace

Continuing with the HIC Total Health Center’s Yoga Month, a free yoga class was held at the Fon’s Palace last Saturday.
Fon Sehm Mbinglo I, traditional ruler of the Nso Kingdom in which Kumbo lies, invited the Himalayan Institute Cameroon to hold a class at his palace in the spirit of a years long relationship between [...]

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Preparing for the Baccalaureate

In Cameroon, passing the Baccalaureate Exam is the equivalent of earning a high school diploma in the US. Passing the exam is a ticket to better jobs and a chance to attend a university.
Passing the Baccalaureate is not easy. The exam tests general education as well as the specific areas in which the students have [...]

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Yoga Class at Mbveh Center

As one of its ongoing community services, the HIC Total Health Center offers a free yoga class each Saturday morning. March is the HIC’s Yoga Month, featuring yoga classes in different locations throughout Kumbo, in addition to the weekly class at the main campus in Tobin. This week HIC volunteer Jeff Abella led a class [...]

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Planting the Seeds of Knowledge

This past week, the Himalayan Institute Cameroon teamed up with Knowledge For Children to bring books to a rural school. Knowledge For Children (KFC) is a Kumbo-based NGO currently working with 35 rural schools in Bui Division to increase access to reading materials and textbooks. When KFC invited the HIC to collaborate, the HIC eagerly [...]

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