Total Health Mobile Unit Expands Its Reach

In the Northwest Region of Cameroon, most of the roads are still unpaved and in the rainy season these dirt roads turn into slippery mud-rivers. Without a rugged vehicle, travel can be dangerous or simply impossible.
For the Total Health Mobile Unit, being able to reach remote villages is sometimes the most challenging part of the [...]

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Community Radio in Kumbo

Up until 5 months ago, Kumbo had suffered from severe communication isolation—a city of 100,000 with no local TV or radio station. The Kumbo Development Organization in collaboration with the BBC has started a community radio station called Bui FM, and in only 5 months it’s clear that community radio is doing its part to [...]

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It’s a Girl! The HI Cameroon Family Expands

Congratulations to Sylvia and Gisleng Folaven on their beautiful baby girl!
Shanti Folaven was born at 5:58 AM on the morning of September 7th. She weighed 6lbs 6oz. Sylvia was up and walking around just a few minutes after the delivery. The baby is also very healthy and happy.

Sylvia and Gisleng are staff members at the [...]

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Internal Growth To Support Community Development

On Monday August 29th, the Himalayan Institute Cameroon held the first of a series of meetings and events that will result in an organizational overhaul of its community center operations. The goal of this reorganization is to make the center more efficient and more effective at delivering its programs to the community. By looking at [...]

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Alleviating Water Scarcity in Jakiri

The Himalayan Institute Cameroon with support from the Buffalo Arts Studio has been working to address water scarcity in rural Cameroon. November to April is the dry season in northern Cameroon – 6 months with hardly any rainfall. During this time, rivers dry up, municipal water sources are rationed, and village people are forced to [...]

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