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SUMMARY:Examining the Security Situation in the Sahel as France and her Allies Pulls out of Mali
DESCRIPTION:Examining the Security Situation in the Sahel as France and her Allies Pulls out of MaliJuly 7th\, 2022\, at 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cameroon Time via ZOOM . (Register Now)1. Background\nInstability in northern Mali caused by a Tuareg rebellion against the central Malian government was exploited by Islamist groups who gained control over the northern half of the country. In January 2013 France launched a military operation to stop the Islamist offensive from toppling the Malian government and recapturing northern Mali. The operation\, codenamed Operation Serval\, ended in the complete re-capture of all Islamist-held territory by the operation’s conclusion on 15 July 2014. Mali gave France a warm welcome in the year 2013 that is nine years ago\, but relationships among them have turned cold. The number of Malians joining insurgent groups has increased and the terror attack has equally increased. For the past nine years\, the Islamist militant threat has also spread to other countries such as Burkina Faso and Niger\, with insurgents raiding the region from their bases in the Sahara Desert. Many feel that France\, as an advanced military power\, should have been able to solve the terror problem and that it should get out of the way if it cannot do so. France and her allies have thus decided to pull out of Mali. It is against this framework that the peace and security division of Nkafu Policy Institute is organizing this discussion to examine the security situation in the Sahel as France has decided to withdraw.\n2. Objective of the dialogue\nThe event’s objective is to examine the security concern in the Sahel region as France and her allies decide to pull out of Mali and see how far Mali can hope for stability in the Sahel region.\n3. Who should participate?\nThis event will bring together international stakeholders\, civil society organizations\, NGOs\, researchers\, local authorities\, human rights activists\, journalists\, and youth leaders.\n4. Expected outcome\nThe following outcomes are expected at the end of the dialogue:\n· Increased awareness of participants on the ongoing conflict in the Sahel region\, and how France has decided to refrain from the conflict.\n· Participants are motivated and committed to engaging in bringing out peacebuilding strategies on how the Sahel region can obtain stability.\n5. Organizers\nThis event is organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute- a think tank at the Lenora Foretia Foundation\n.fusion-button.button-11 {border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-11 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:none;}Register Now.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-22{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-22 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-22{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-22 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-22{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-22 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-21{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/examining-the-security-situation-in-the-sahel-as-france-and-her-allies-pulls-out-of-mali/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Peace & Security Division
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SUMMARY:Promoting the Creation of Women-Led Businesses in Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:PROMOTING WOMEN’S ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN CAMEROON (WERC PROJECT)9th PANEL DISCUSSION“Promoting the Creation of Women-Led Businesses in Cameroon”\nDate: 14th July 2022  –  Time: 3pm – 4;30pm (GMT+1)\nVenue: Online (Register Here)\n1) Background\nIn Cameroon\, women especially married women face many difficulties in starting their businesses. For illustrative purposes\, married women must obtain their spouse’s authorization to start a business or register their company. In addition\, according to the decree N° 2007/254 of September 4th\, 2007 regarding the characteristics of obtaining a national identity card\, married women need to present a marriage certificate before obtaining a national ID. However\, this national ID is needed when registering a business and when applying for a loan from a financial institution. A marriage certificate is equally a requirement for a loan grant for women in Cameroon. According to the Doing Business Index report (2020)\, there is gender inequality in business creation as follows: the number of procedures required (is currently 5 procedures for men and 6 for women)\, the time needed (is 13 days for men and 14 for women)\, the official fees required\, the cost in the percentage of income per capita (is 24.6% for men and 24.9% for women). With this in mind\, the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation with the mission and vision of canalizing Africa’s economic transformation is organizing a panel discussion on the theme: “Promoting the creation of women-led businesses in Cameroon\n2) Objective\nThe main objective of this event is to discuss strategies that should be implemented by the government and other actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem to promote the creation of women led businesses in Cameroon. Specifically\, it will be a matter of:\n· Analyzing the impact of women-led businesses on economic performance in Cameroon.\n· Examining the procedures of creating businesses in Cameroon.\n· Identifying difficulties encountered by women in the process of creating businesses in Cameroon.\n· Discussing the opportunities to promote a maximum of women-owned businesses in Cameroon;\n· Proposing some policy recommendations on promoting the creation of women-led businesses in Cameroon.\n3) Target audience\nThis event is open to policy makers\, women-led organizations\, women leaders\, youth leaders\, financial institution leaders\, and the general public.\n4) Outcome of the event\nAt the end of the event\, it is expected that the participants’ knowledge on how to advocate for the promotion of women-led businesses will be improved.\n5) Panelists\n· Dr. Fotabe Elmine\, Founder and CEO\, Fotabe University of Cameroon (FUNIC);\n· Mr. Jean Blaise Nkonga\, Senior Director of Operations\, Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation;\n· Mrs Carole Mbessa Elongo\, Co-Founder\, Deputy Managing Director Business Facilities Corporation SA (BFC)\, Executive Member Management Committee Douala Port Weighing Services SAS DPWS/Registrar of the Prime Ministry for the Cameroon Business Forum;\n· Mrs. Manuela Kamadjou\, Founder of KEBE HOME\, Cameroon.\nModerator\nProf. Robert Nantchouang\, Director of the Nkafu Policy Institute.\n6) Contact\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org / Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-14{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-14 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-14{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-14 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-14{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-14 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-13{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
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LOCATION:Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Women's Economy Right's In Cameroon
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SUMMARY:Obstetrical Emergencies: Improving Optimal-Care Response Time Through Digital Health Services
DESCRIPTION:Obstetrical Emergencies: Improving Optimal-Care Response Time Through Digital Health ServicesDate / Time: 15 July 2022 – 3PM (Register Now)Maternal and neonatal mortality remains high in Cameroon and many parts of the world. This situation is explained\, in part\, by factors like delays in diagnosis and management of obstetrical emergencies\, limited access to standard of care services and qualified healthcare personnel as well as malpractice. Concerted action from a wide variety of stakeholders is required\, to bring improvements on a public health scale. The current role and potential of digital health services to improve public health service delivery is also being recognized and digital innovation hubs are springing up and rising up to this challenge. This webinar will engage experts in the health and digital development industries to raise a discussion around the actual and foreseen role of technology to drive innovative problem solving in healthcare in general and as related to obstetrical emergencies in particular.\nThe main objective will be to understand the potential of digital health services to improve the outcome of obstetrical emergencies.\nSpecifically:\n– Discuss models to improve access to information for pregnant women and healthcare providers through digital health services.\n– Review the presence and impact of digital health tools in the domain on maternal and child health services.\n– Create platforms to bring digital service developers and policy makers for uptake of digital health services for maternal and child care\nTarget:\nClinicians\, health administrations\, ministries of public health\nPanelists\n-Dr. Philbert Eko\nObstetrician/Gynecologist\,\nRegional Delegate of Public Health\,\nSouth West Region\, Cameroon\n– Dr. Crysantus Nzometia \nConsultant Obstetrics and Gynecology\,\nRegional Hospital Buea\,\nSouth West Region\, Cameroon\n-Dr. Mediatrice Niendum \nMPH and Public Health Expert in Health Economics and Health Equity\,\nBaptist Health Services\,\nNorth West Region\, Cameroon\n-Dr. Conrad Tankou\nFounder and CEO of GICMED Cameroon\nModerator\n-Dr Gobina Ronald\,\nDirector and Researchers\,\nNkafu Policy Institute\,\nDenis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\,\nYaounde\, Cameroon\nVenue:\nOnline zoom meeting hosted by Denis and Lenora foundation\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-16{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/obstetrical-emergencies-improving-optimal-care-response-time-through-digital-health-services/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Health Policy and Research Division
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220720T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220720T153000
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SUMMARY:The Future of Universal Basic Income: Welfare Schemes and Social Policies for the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:“The Future of Universal Basic Income: Welfare Schemes and Social Policies for the Digital Age”Date: 20th July2022Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (India Time)\n(02:00 pm – 03:30 pm GMT+1)\nVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Now)\nBackground\nAs the world continues to grapple in effectively protecting the poor and those most at risk\, reinforcing public policy focus and institutional systemic reforms remain an unfinished agenda. With poverty and income inequality having co-existed for long in a structural manner\, functional social policies appear as the way forward in addressing widening societal disparities\, predicted to further accelerate in the digital age.\nInstitutional systems are designed to assist and enable favourable socio-economic conditions for human welfare. However\, the systems may at times come under pressure potentially caused by various destabilizing factors\, including the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The transitions may generally be difficult to navigate\, especially by most at risk. In such scenarios\, universal basic income (UBI) may come to rescue as a policy instrument to tackle socio-economic disruptions on conditions that it is neither to be treated as a substitute to job creation nor economic doles.\nUBI programmes\, across variants\, have been on policy tables of governments across the developed and developing world including in countries such as US\, Canada\, Brazil\, India\, China\, Kenya\, Tanzania\, South Korea\, seized of the potential of the UBI to successfully tackle societal disparities and disruptions accelerated by the techno economic rhetoric in current age of digitalization.\nBusinesses at differentiated levels\, urge for unbiased consideration about the future of welfare and policies. Business leaders are also mulling over on how the UBI could be given a more predictable provision to enable it to be a sound ‘social security’ mechanism for building business competiveness based on improved quality of human resources and better market conditions while taking advantage of innovations and modern technologies.\nCountries appear to have relatively higher acceptance on desirability and usefulness of the UBI as it provides financial pipeline to those most at risk to spend cash transfers received on goods and services that may best suit their needs than the one given through targeted ‘welfare schemes’. Furthermore\, governments are currently piloting the UBI by bundling overlapping ‘welfare schemes’ and financial doles into just one single or a few welfare schemes to keep local economic supplies and community’s activities ongoing.\nOne major issue\, though\, in UBI programmes continue to be its financing. With conclusive data from country contexts remaining sketchy\, there appears to be the need for putting together scenario mapping exercises to estimate desirability of the UBI versus overall size of its financing\nTo put vital issues around human welfare\, existence and dignity into proper context\, leading experts from Asia\, Africa and Europe would converge on a single platform to ideate and discuss full spectrum of narratives about UBI covering interdisciplinary dimensions and lived experiences around IR 4.0\, digital economy\, impact on labour markets\, welfare mechanisms\, sustainable development goals\, poverty\, income inequality\, scheme’s financing\, social policies\, pandemic\, political leadership and trust in institutions\, including realignment of distribution systems and the future of UBI. This platform will be organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute\, the leading think tank of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\, on the theme: “The Future of Universal Basic Income: Welfare Schemes and Social Policies for the Digital Age”.\nObjective of the event\nThe main objective of this event is to discuss the relevance of universal basic income as a social protection scheme in the digital age. More specifically\, it will be a matter of:\nUnderstanding the moral\, economic\, and political fundamentals of universal basic income;\nDiscussing the opportunities and risks of universal basic income for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 in developed and developing countries worldwide in a post-COVID 19 world and in the digital age;\nAnalyzing the potential effects of universal basic income on reducing inequalities\, especially gender inequalities;\nIdentifying potential sources of financing for universal basic income and its economic effects on activity and the general price level;\nAssessing the opportunities and risks of universal basic income in developing and developed countries;\nProposing recommendations on the preconditions for the adoption of universal basic income in developing and developed economies in the digital age.\nTarget audience\nDecision-makers\, public authorities\, private sector organizations\, academia\, civil society actors\, non-governmental organizations\, business leaders\, human rights activists\, entrepreneurs\, members and leaders of syndicates.\nExpected outcome of the event\nBringing together leading experts from Asia\, Africa and Europe on a unique platform to imagine and discuss the potential of Universal Basic Income to reduce social inequalities in a world of technological and digital change.\nPanelists & Moderator\n Panelists\nAmbassador Anup Mudgal\, Former India’s High Commissioner to Mauritius & Career Diplomat.\n Danijel Mlinaric\, President\, Center for Economic Diplomacy\, Croatia;\nProfessor Desiré Avom\, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management at the University of Yaoundé II-SOA; and Director of the Laboratory of Analysis and Research in Applied Economics (LAREA) in Cameroon.\n Pooran Chandra Pandey\, Fellow\, Central European University\, Brussels & Non-Resident Fellow\, Nkafu Policy Institute\, Cameroon.\nModerator\nProfessor Robert Nantchouang\, Director of the Nkafu Policy Institute.\nContact\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org / Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 653 78 25 81/ 698 64 55 24\n.fusion-button.button-4 {border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-4 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:none;}Register Now.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-7{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/the-future-of-universal-basic-income-welfare-schemes-and-social-policies-for-the-digital-age-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Nkafu Policy Institute":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation_org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220720T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220720T153000
DTSTAMP:20250127T112707Z
CREATED:20230824T081912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T112707Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Universal Basic Income: Welfare Schemes and Social Policies for the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:“The Future of Universal Basic Income: Welfare Schemes and Social Policies for the Digital Age”Date: 20th July2022\nTime: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (India Time)\n(02:00 pm – 03:30 pm GMT+1)\nVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Now)\nBackground\nAs the world continues to grapple in effectively protecting the poor and those most at risk\, reinforcing public policy focus and institutional systemic reforms remain an unfinished agenda. With poverty and income inequality having co-existed for long in a structural manner\, functional social policies appear as the way forward in addressing widening societal disparities\, predicted to further accelerate in the digital age.\nInstitutional systems are designed to assist and enable favourable socio-economic conditions for human welfare. However\, the systems may at times come under pressure potentially caused by various destabilizing factors\, including the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The transitions may generally be difficult to navigate\, especially by most at risk. In such scenarios\, universal basic income (UBI) may come to rescue as a policy instrument to tackle socio-economic disruptions on conditions that it is neither to be treated as a substitute to job creation nor economic doles.\nUBI programmes\, across variants\, have been on policy tables of governments across the developed and developing world including in countries such as US\, Canada\, Brazil\, India\, China\, Kenya\, Tanzania\, South Korea\, seized of the potential of the UBI to successfully tackle societal disparities and disruptions accelerated by the techno economic rhetoric in current age of digitalization.\nBusinesses at differentiated levels\, urge for unbiased consideration about the future of welfare and policies. Business leaders are also mulling over on how the UBI could be given a more predictable provision to enable it to be a sound ‘social security’ mechanism for building business competiveness based on improved quality of human resources and better market conditions while taking advantage of innovations and modern technologies.\nCountries appear to have relatively higher acceptance on desirability and usefulness of the UBI as it provides financial pipeline to those most at risk to spend cash transfers received on goods and services that may best suit their needs than the one given through targeted ‘welfare schemes’. Furthermore\, governments are currently piloting the UBI by bundling overlapping ‘welfare schemes’ and financial doles into just one single or a few welfare schemes to keep local economic supplies and community’s activities ongoing.\nOne major issue\, though\, in UBI programmes continue to be its financing. With conclusive data from country contexts remaining sketchy\, there appears to be the need for putting together scenario mapping exercises to estimate desirability of the UBI versus overall size of its financing\nTo put vital issues around human welfare\, existence and dignity into proper context\, leading experts from Asia\, Africa and Europe would converge on a single platform to ideate and discuss full spectrum of narratives about UBI covering interdisciplinary dimensions and lived experiences around IR 4.0\, digital economy\, impact on labour markets\, welfare mechanisms\, sustainable development goals\, poverty\, income inequality\, scheme’s financing\, social policies\, pandemic\, political leadership and trust in institutions\, including realignment of distribution systems and the future of UBI. This platform will be organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute\, the leading think tank of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\, on the theme: “The Future of Universal Basic Income: Welfare Schemes and Social Policies for the Digital Age”.\nObjective of the event\nThe main objective of this event is to discuss the relevance of universal basic income as a social protection scheme in the digital age. More specifically\, it will be a matter of: \nUnderstanding the moral\, economic\, and political fundamentals of universal basic income;\nDiscussing the opportunities and risks of universal basic income for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 in developed and developing countries worldwide in a post-COVID 19 world and in the digital age;\nAnalyzing the potential effects of universal basic income on reducing inequalities\, especially gender inequalities;\nIdentifying potential sources of financing for universal basic income and its economic effects on activity and the general price level;\nAssessing the opportunities and risks of universal basic income in developing and developed countries;\nProposing recommendations on the preconditions for the adoption of universal basic income in developing and developed economies in the digital age. \nTarget audience\nDecision-makers\, public authorities\, private sector organizations\, academia\, civil society actors\, non-governmental organizations\, business leaders\, human rights activists\, entrepreneurs\, members and leaders of syndicates.\nExpected outcome of the event\nBringing together leading experts from Asia\, Africa and Europe on a unique platform to imagine and discuss the potential of Universal Basic Income to reduce social inequalities in a world of technological and digital change.\nPanelists & Moderator\n Panelists \nAmbassador Anup Mudgal\, Former India’s High Commissioner to Mauritius & Career Diplomat.\n Danijel Mlinaric\, President\, Center for Economic Diplomacy\, Croatia;\nProfessor Desiré Avom\, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management at the University of Yaoundé II-SOA; and Director of the Laboratory of Analysis and Research in Applied Economics (LAREA) in Cameroon.\n Pooran Chandra Pandey\, Fellow\, Central European University\, Brussels & Non-Resident Fellow\, Nkafu Policy Institute\, Cameroon.  \nModerator \nProfessor Robert Nantchouang\, Director of the Nkafu Policy Institute.  \nContact\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org / Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 653 78 25 81/ 698 64 55 24\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/the-future-of-universal-basic-income-welfare-schemes-and-social-policies-for-the-digital-age/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Nkafu Policy Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220721T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220721T170000
DTSTAMP:20250127T122539Z
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SUMMARY:Training on Mushroom Cultivation
DESCRIPTION:Training On Mushroom CultivationSMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER (SBEC)\nTRAINING ON MUSHROOM CULTIVATION (Register Now)\nJuly 21st \, 2022\, 9 am at the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation\n1. Background\nAgriculture is a vital sector of the Cameroonian economy\, ensuring food self-sufficiency and foreign exchange. According to the World Bank\, agriculture is the largest employer with 45.7% of the active population\, contributes 17.4% to GDP and in 2013 accounted for about 23% of the country’s total exports\, according to the French ministry of agriculture and food. Youth employment\, entrepreneurship development and women’s empowerment are urgent challenges for Sub-Saharan African countries such as Cameroon. Like agriculture in general\, mushroom cultivation should contribute to meeting these daunting challenges. Today\, seasonal mushroom picking is a widespread practice in Cameroon\, which is why many people are not trained in mushroom cultivation and are not even aware that they can produce edible mushrooms themselves.\nIn response to the various problems responsible for the low rate of mushroom cultivation and the strategic role of agriculture in the Cameroon’s economy\, the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation’s Small Business Entrepreneurship Centre is organizing an onsite training on Thursday the 21st of July\, 2022. The main objective of this training is to promote the economic inclusion of youths and women via the development of entrepreneurship in Cameroon.\n2. Eligibility Criteria\nApplicants must fulfil the following criteria to be considered eligible for the training;\n· Aspiring business person;\n· Willing to start up a business after training;\n· Age group: 18 years and above.\n3. Deadline\nDeadline to receive registration is set for the 15th of July 2022.\n4. Payment Process\nPayment of a training fee of 20\,000 francs will be done via MTN Mobile Money using the number: 672 31 43 10 (Name: Ngole Juliette Eloe) in compliance with the Foundation procedures.\n5. Modules\n· Brief history of mushrooms;\n· Types of mushrooms and identification of poisonous mushroom;\n· Priority to mushroom cultivation than others/ Economic importance of mushroom\n· Materials needed for the production of mushroom;\n· Mixture/ composition;\n· Characteristics of good substrate/precautions taken for a good yield;\n· Nutritional and medicinal value of mushroom;\n· Physical and biochemical characteristics of a good substrate mater;\n· How to construct and manage a mushroom farm;\n· Practical demonstration.\n6. Why Should I Register for this Training?\n· Cost effective to start the business;\n· Can reproduce in all seasons;\n· The business is very lucrative with a fast turnover\n· Can be cultivated for business and household consumption\n· There is a high demand for mushroom\n· Creation of employment for self and others.\n· Will receive a proper follow up after training until business is set up.\n· All participants after the training shall receive seeds\, prepared substrate\, bottle of mushroom seed and a training manual\n· Bonus training module on entrepreneurship and business management.\n· Have direct contact with experts.\n7. Other Benefits\nDirect registration as a simple member of the SBEC Network (www.foretiafoundation.org/sbec-network/)\n8. Information and Inquiries\nFor further information and questions regarding the training\, please contact the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation via:\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org or snamondo@foretiafoundation.org\nTel: (+237) 672 31 43 10\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/training-on-mushroom-cultivation/
CATEGORIES:Events,Small Business & Entrepreneurship Center
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SUMMARY:Social Entrepreneurship – RESTITUTION WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:Social Entrepreneurship For Sustainable Development In Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Learned From Business Incubation In Selected CountriesRESTITUTION WORKSHOPDate: 22nd July 2022    –   Time: 10:00 – 14:00 (GMT+1)\nVenue: Mansel Hotel\, Yaoundé-Cameroon (Only on Invitation)\nVirtual Event (Register Here)\nBackground\nSince September 2020\, the Nkafu Policy Institute\, a Think Tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\, in partnership with organizations in Ghana (Innohub LTD) and Burkina Faso (Burkina Business Incubator)\, is implementing a 2-year project. This project is entitled: “Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons learned from business incubation in Cameroon\, Burkina Faso\, and Ghana” and is funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Its main objective is to map the business incubation practices in these countries and see how these practices contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4\, 5\, 8\, 9\, and 13; and therefore promote social entrepreneurship. Following the panel discussions held in the three countries in April 2022\, the main findings of which were discussed in each country with stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and other experts\, the country reports have been updated by the different teams. Therefore\, it is deemed necessary to share the combined findings obtained in the selected countries; and also gather feedback from stakeholders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and other experts in other sub-Saharan African countries.\nObjective of the event\nThe main objective of this event is to present the findings of the combined country reports to stakeholders and experts of other sub-Saharan African countries. More specifically\, it will be a matter of:\nHighlighting the differences and similarities on business incubation in the selected countries as well as their compliance with the SDGs;\nDiscussing ways to strengthen the technical and managerial skills of business support structures in the selected project countries;\nDiscussing the key recommendations made to each stakeholder in the entrepreneurial ecosystem (business support structures\, capital providers\, ecosystem enablers\, social entrepreneurs and beneficiaries of social entreprises)\, for the promotion of business support practices that result in SDGs 4\, 5\, 8\, 9 and 13 in the selected countries;\nObtaining feedback from the different stakeholders for an enhancement of business support practices in Burkina Faso\, Cameroon and Ghana;\nCollating recommendations from stakeholders on other aspects of the research that promote the social entrepreneurship ecosystem.\nExpected result of the event\nThe expected outcome of this event is to rightly inform the different entrepreneurial ecosystem in sub-Saharan Africa and other experts on the difficulties currently encountered by business support organizations in the field as well as on the main strategies to be put in place in order to strengthen their skills and/or their commitment to achieve SDGs.\nTarget audience\nEntrepreneurs\nBusiness Incubators\nSocial Entrepreneurs\nCapital providers\nEcosystem enablers\nProfessional associations\nCommunity-based organizations(CBOs)\nNon-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)\nHigher institutions of learning – universities\nVocational schools\nExperts\nPublic personalities\nExpected number of participants onsite (on invitation): 50\nContact\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org / Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 653 78 25 81/ 698 64 55 24\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-14{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/social-entrepreneurship-restitution-workshop/
LOCATION:Mansel Hotel\, Quartier-Fouda\, Yaounde\, Centre\, Cameroon
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Social Entrepreneurship
ORGANIZER;CN="Nkafu Policy Institute":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation_org
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SUMMARY:The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Financing in Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Financing in CameroonJuly 28\, 2022\, 3:00 – 4:30pm (Cameroon time) via Zoom Platform (Register Now)Background\nAs COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe\, Cameroon keeps facing challenges in mobilizing and aligning its fragmented health system to address the emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled as the greatest pandemic that has affected hospital and health systems around the globe. In Cameroon\, the first case was detected in Yaoundé on March 6\, 2020 and by May 31st\, 2022\, 119\,947 cases were reported with 1\,930 deaths. Every facet of the Cameroon’s economy has been severely affected\, especially healthcare access\, utilization\, and financing.\nCameroon has a pluralistic healthcare system characterized by multiple sources of healthcare financing\, including the state\, households (through out-of-pocket payments)\, external funding\, faith-based organizations\, NGOs and private health insurance. There is a considerable disproportion between these different funding sources as households essentially bear the burden of healthcare financing in Cameroon. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the structural weaknesses of the country’s health system and its economy\, particularly the low human and financial resources allocated to this sector.\nWith the increasing incidence of COVID-19\, would the already existing catastrophic expenditure on household to finance health care worsen? What strategies can the Cameroonian health system implement to finance health care amid the COVID-19 pandemic? These are some of the questions that this panel discussion seeks to address.\n2. Objectives\nTo analyze the impact of COVID-19 on health care financing in Cameroon and to discuss strategies that will help improve health care financing and accountability in the country to build a resilient healthcare system\n3. Expected outcome\nIncreased awareness of the impact of COVID-19 on health care financing in Cameroon\nWays to improve health care financing amid the COVID-19 pandemic context are explored.\n4. Target Audience\nHealth economists\, public health researchers\, civil society organizations\, health care provider\, private health insurance companies\, policy makers and the public.\nPanelists:\nDr. Gizachew A Tessema\nEpidemiologist and health care services researcher\nDr. Bona M Chitah\nEconomist\, University of Zambia\nProf. Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang\nAssociate Professor of Public Health Promotion\nUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences\nModerator:\nDr. Odette Kibu\, Senior Health Researcher\n.fusion-button.button-5 {border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-5 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:none;}REGISTER NOW.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-8{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-health-care-financing-in-cameroon/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Health Policy and Research Division
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