Global Conscience Initiative (GCI) is a Non Governmental Organization and a Non profit making Organization situated opposite Kumba High Court. It has as objective to promote and protect Human Rights in and around Kumba and its vicinities. To attain this…
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CAMs Update 30/7/12
The CAMs project has been very productive this week! On Thursday, three of our staff members put their heads together to begin forming our new workshop curriculum on mob justice. Spearheaded by American intern Rachel Braden, this curriculum will eventually…
Matoh Detainee Protest
Yesterday there was a protest in front of the High Court Building in Kumba. This is opposite our office building. It began around 11 am and ended around 4:30 pm. There were about 1000 people in attendance. The peaceful protest…
CAMs Update: Mbalangi 2012
This past week the CAMs project saw an enthusiastic crowd in attendance for its fourth workshop with the Mbalangi Traditional Council. Our workshop this past Friday concentrated on Transparency and Accountability within the government structure. In particular, this workshop addresses…
Prisoner’s Rights Project UpDate
We have been very busy these last few weeks. We have organized several film presentations with local secondary holiday programs. We have done one presentation at CLABIC. We have one presentation at St,. Anthony’s on Friday the 20th of July…
CAMs Update: Mbalangi 2012
For the past week CAMs has been continuing with our workshop series in Mbalangi. Last week we held two workshops, one each for the Quarter Councils and for the Traditional Council, respectively. With the Quarter Councils and Social Group leaders,…
CAMs is Under Way in Mbalangi!
The CAMs project is well under way in Mbalangi! Every Tuesday and Friday CAMs team members deliver workshops to the Mbalangi community on Good Governance, Accountability and Transparency, and Fair Justice. On Tuesdays we work with the Quarter Councils and…
Prisoners’ Rights Project
This past week has been a very exciting one for GCI. We have received a new projector and are busy making plans on how to best utilize it. We are making plans to show short films to various community groups…
New Interns and Projects at GCI!
June has been a month of transition for GCI. We said goodbye to one intern, Dimitrios Lais, and welcomed two more, Rachel Braden and Ariel Bilyeu. Rachel arrived on June 1st and has been working diligently on implementing the CAMs…
“Scratching” under the surface : The problem in Cameroon
Four months, approximately in Cameroon. From the madness of Douala airport, namely the policeman who wanted to illegally charge me ￡20 to get my things and the countless children that were waiting for me to give them money – in…