Back-to-School : 800 Children Receive School Kits

The Minister of Special Duties at the Presidency of the Republic, Philippe Mbarga Mboa, has called on Muslims, resident at the Ekoudou-Briqueterie neighbourhood in Yaounde to send their children to school, especially girls because, the world belongs to those who are hardworking and educated. He was speaking on Sunday August 25, 2024 in Yaounde during the 10th edition to distribute school kits organised by the Babanya’s Youth Association in the Yaounde II Subdivision. The event took place in the presence of the Divisional officer of Yaounde II, the Mayor of Yaounde II and several other dignitaries. 
Minister Philippe Mbarga Mboa recalled the founders of the Babanya’s community at the Ekoudou-Briqueterie neighbourhood and thanked the promoters and partners of the event which he termed a social civic action to encourage development through education. Addressing the beneficiaries, the Minister told the children that the gifts of didactic material are to encourage them to take their school work serious to become better citizens tomorrow.
The Executive President of the Babanya’s Youth Association, Abdourahaman Hamadou Inoussa said the event, which has become a traditional and yearly ceremony, aims to support students from disadvantaged families in the Yaounde II Subdivision and its environs.  He revealed that the Association was created in 2014 by a group of young people from the Greater Babanya family with the aim of solving the problem of non-scolarisation in their environment. Initially focused on mutual aid between the grandsons of the Babanya family during the start of the school year, the solidarity movement gradually expanded its actions to the Briqueterie district, then to the entire Yaounde II Subdivision. The President said the expansion was motivated by the growing number...