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Over 1000 people sensitised on HIV/AIDS on February 11, 2008

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[simage=1153,200,y,left]As Cameroonians celebrated the11th of February 2008 as the youth day, HINT, HINT HED, Elizabeth Embry and Rachelle Clune, both volunteers from the U.S.A used the occasion to sensitize the youths on the dangers of STD’S and AIDS.

Over 1000 people were sensitized and a good number went home with flyers, male and female condoms and sound education on living a life free of HIV and aids.

HINT was particularly impressed and calls you today to be part of the team to say no to premarital sex as we kick aids out of our community. The HINT members could be seen from all directions in red t-shirts putting sticker (the cross ribbon) on the chest of many sign for a world free of aids.

Medical Outreach 2008

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In February 2008, Rachelle Lynn Clune and Elizabeth Rhea Embry, both nurses in the United States of America (USA), will visit Helps International (HINT), an NGO located in Buea, South West Province of Cameroon in Sub-Sahara Africa.

During their time here, they will take part in a medical outreach program planned to take place in 2 rural communities: Ekona and Tole.

The outreaches are intended to:

  • Sensitize these communities on the HIV/AIDS pandemic
  • Train HIV Educators in these communities
  • Educate the public (esp. youths) on sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
  • Train community members on various aspects of basic hygiene.
  • Offer free consultations and free medication.

Rachelle & Beth need US$ 3,425.97 (excluding their flights to Cameroon and back) to be able to reach these rural villages with this life-saving information, training and resources.

We would like to invite you to participate in this outreach with your donations.

You can donate online through PayPal or write a check to:

Hope Outreach International Ministries (Put HINT in the Memo)
10993 N Harrells Ferry Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-8304
Phone: (225) 272-5432
Fax: (225) 272-6805

OR

Give directly to Rachelle (dallfn123@yahoo.com) and Beth (bembry28@yahoo.com)

You can also download details of the program and budget here.

We need local volunteers to help with ground work. If you have medical knowledge and training and can help, please contact us immediately.

Thank you for being a part of this outreach.

Tobias Blaser arrives Buea from Switzerland

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Tobias arrived Buea on November 13 2007 to volunteer with HINT for 3 moths.

He holds an M.Sc in Electrical Engineering and is also a specialist in computer hardware maintenance and networking, with additional knowledge in software and computer administration.

After arriving on 13th, he immediately started working on 14th! While at HINT, Tobias will help maintain computers at our 2 training Centres here in Buea. We also hope he will also be able to train some hardware maintenance students as well as some in programming.

Tobias, welcome to Buea and we hope you enjoy your time with us.

6 Women receive small business training

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6 members of the Dominion Sisters Credit group located a Great Soppo Buea have received a one-day seminar on small business management and set up.

Combining the business skills that HINT’s Executive Director, Tinshu Genesis gathered during the Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) organized by Santa Clara University in the USA in concert with the Leavey School of Business Administration in 2006, he trained the women on topics such as:

Session 1:
Choosing your business
Planning your Finances

Session 2:
Assessing Profit: Will it work?
Borrowing Money

Session 3:
Keeping Records
Expanding your Business

Go here for photos of recipients and the training.

A big thank you to Helen Savage in the UK for helping to put this training material together during her volunteer time at HINT.

Helen completes last HIV Seminar

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Helen Savage ran her last HIV Educators Seminar this week. She is due to return to England this Friday after volunteering with HINT for over 3 months.

While here Helen donated so much of her business and medical skills to HINT and the Buea community as a whole.

She spent time researching strengths and weaknesses of micro finance Institutions in Buea. Her research has been very useful in further developing HINT’s micro finance project. Her achievements are many among which are:

  • Improvements to Heather’s HIV Training of Trainers’ PowerPoint presentation.
  • She conducted a number of HIV HIV Educators seminars.
  • She wrote a complete business proposal for our micro finance project based on her research in Buea.
  • She wrote an excellent PowerPoint presentation on training micro business operators.
  • She wrote a PowerPoint presentation to sensitize a community on Sexually Transmitted Infections STIs).
  • Then she prepared another PowerPoint presentation to provide basic hygiene training to a rural community.

See some photos of Helen’s work in Cameroon:

The material you’ve written will make a lasting impact in the lives of several thousands of people in the next few years. Thank you so much Helen and we appreciate your invaluable contribution to HINT.

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