FEICOM National Award : Garoua II Council Emerges Winner

Within the framework of promoting local development and good governance, the Special Council Support Fund for Mutual Assistance (FEICOM) in collaboration with partners has since 2012 through its national award initiative rewarded councils in the country which strive in improving the standards of living of their inhabitants through the implementation of projects. The Garoua II Council in the North Region was awarded overall first in the award ceremony that held at the Hilton hotel in Yaounde on August 23, 2019 and was presided at by the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, Georges Elanga Obam in the presence of several cabinet ministers. The Council received FCFA 50 million following a project on the empowerment of women through a savings and credit financial scheme which they implemented for improving living conditions of its population.

Presiding at the ceremony, Minister Elanga Obam said the initiative celebrates excellence in local development by recognizing councils that have the most obvious impact and visibility on its population. The Minister noted that the initiative is an in depth realization of the decentralization process and rewards councils that make the best use of transferred resources.

The Director General of FEICOM, Philippe Camille Akoa, on his part said the award which is in its third edition respects certain criteria. He stated that the five different domains in which different projects can be presented include the mobilization of resources, good local governance, sustainable development, management of resources and the management of infrastructure. Going by him, the award is destined for ...