Video – A Conversation with Dr. John Nkengasong (Director of Africa Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC))
A Conversation with Dr. John Nkengasong (Director of Africa Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)) and Dr Denis Foretia (Executive Chairman, Nkafu Policy Institute and Co-Chair of Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation) on COVID-19 & Africa's Health Sector.
On Policy Magazine Logo Competition
The Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation is initiating the “On Policy Magazine” Logo Design Competition to stimulate the creativity of young Cameroonians. The “On Policy Magazine” logo will be featured on our website and other communication material related to this online Magazine.
Digitization Of Frontiers, Involvement Of Youths Proposed As Solutions To Cameroon’s Crises
The Digitization of the nation’s frontiers, the involvement of youths in problem-solving are some of the measures that have been brought forward as a solution to the various crises that Cameroon is currently facing. The crises range from the Boko Haram insurgency in the Far North, the Refugee Crisis in the East Region, and the Anglophone crisis in the North West and South West Regions. The webinar organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation under the theme “Road map to justice and peace in Cameroon” that took recently, and was moderated by Dr William Arrey, [...]
Appel A Candidatures – Formation En Politiques Publiques (2020)
APPEL A CANDIDATURES – FORMATION EN POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (2020)Le Nkafu Policy Institute – Think Tank de la Fondation Denis & Lenora Foretia a conçu un cours intensif spécial d'une semaine (5 jours) afin de doter les jeunes d'une pensée critique sur la libre entreprise, la transparence du gouvernement et la responsabilité fiscale. Le cours a été spécialement conçu pour :Renforcer la compréhension des participants sur les principaux défis auxquels sont confrontées les entreprises au Cameroun, y compris l'indice Doing Business et la manière de gérer une entreprise.Améliorer les techniques des participants en matière d'analyse des politiques publiques aussi bien sur [...]
Call For Applications – Public Policy Course (2020)
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – PUBLIC POLICY COURSE (2020)The Nkafu Policy Institute at the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation has designed a special one-week (5 days) intensive training course to equip young scholars with critical thinking about free enterprise, government transparency, and fiscal accountability. The course has been specifically designed to:Strengthen participants’ understanding of key challenges to businesses in Cameroon including the Doing Business Index and how to run a businessImprove participants techniques in policy analysis, both qualitative and quantitativeEnhance participants’ ability to promote evidence-informed public policy through writing strong op-Eds, policy briefs and reportsUnderstand the process of planning an effective policy advocacy [...]
Protection Of Vulnerable, Ceasefire, Proposed As Strategies To Peace building And Justice In Cameroon
The need for a ceasefire, the acceptance of peace, psycho-social support, and employment of youths has been proposed as strategies to promote peace-building and justice in Cameroon.Persons drawn across from various sectors were speaking during the seventh NED Debate (Webinar) this May 6, 2020, on strategies to peace-building and justice in Cameroon organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute, a think tank (research centre) of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.Mindful of the present health pandemic across the globe, and Cameroon government’s measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Nkafu Policy Institute resulted to a webinar that brought together participants from [...]
Video: COVID-19 Community Sensitisation Campaign Pilot Project
CRTV Report || COVID 19 Community Sensitisation Campaign Pilot Project Simbok YaoundeThe CRTV Report on the COVID-19 Community Sensitisation Campaign Pilot Project launched on Thursday, 16 April, 2020 in Yaounde, at the Simbock neighbourhood specifically, in block 10 and 2 by Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation Reportage CRTV || Projet pilote de campagne de sensibilisation communautaire COVID 19Le reportage CRTV sur le projet pilote de campagne de sensibilisation communautaire COVID-19 lancé le jeudi 16 avril 2020 à Yaoundé, dans le quartier Simbock en particulier, dans les blocs 10 et 2 par la Fondation Denis & Lenora Foretia. [...]
Bulletin 002 on COVID-19 in Cameroon
Cameroon is one of many countries that have been hit by the coronavirus. The first case was detected on the 3rdof March and 21 days later, there has been an upsurge to 88 confirmed cases. Majority of the cases were confirmed between the 20th and 26th of March with most of these cases in the center region and fewer cases reported in Littoral and the West Regions. Figure 1 shows the incidence since the index case was detected.Figure 1: The incidence of COVID 19 in Cameroon in March – @ Copyright Nkafu Policy Institute The exponential increase in the number of casesCameroon among other [...]
Bulletin #001 On Covid-19 In Cameroon
BULLETIN #001 ON COVID-19 IN CAMEROONThe Coronavirus pandemic has already led to more than 340,840 cases with at least 14,582 deaths worldwide. Since the first case in sub-Saharan Africa appeared the number of new cases has risen exponentially. Cameroon already has 56 cases and trends suggest that this will get worse unless appropriate initiatives are taken to curb the spread of the virus.Already 56 confirmed cases in Cameroon. This is where the United States was on 100 cases just three weeks agoAt least 5 percent of COVID-19 cases will require intensive care managementThe Cameroon health system, like most in Africa, [...]
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