Mildew : Surviving with Mold

The phenomenon of mold or mildew affecting walls, dresses, shoes and other household gadgets is on a steady increase in the Douala as the rainy season persists. It’s an all-too-common problem in any area of the home where moisture levels tend to be high: splotches of mold growing on the walls or ceiling.
While mold can sprout anywhere along a wall, it’s most often found either up high near the ceiling, down low near the floor, or creeping along edges of trim or baseboards. It also affect dresses, shoes, handbags, carpets bathrooms with frequently used showers or tubs, damp basements, kitchens, or laundry rooms and other household gadgets. This frustrating and potentially hazardous problem is most common in homes in Douala. Mold occurs when places are damp, ventilation is poor, and temperatures are high. A Douala city dweller recounts how he lost a good per of shoes as a result of mold and mildew, “the situation is very frustrating, I hardly find my size of shoe since my feet are very long, the only pair I depend on got bad as a result of mold, the shoe was sent to me by my cousin from abroad”.
As a result, most city dwellers have derived strategies to survive with the condition. “I have removed all my dresses from my wall rope and air at the balcony. I will continue like this every day until the rains are over”, recounts Odette Yemelong. Mr J.P. Kwed...