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Regional Staff Makes Successful Bid for UNDP Grants to Support Income Generation Activities
February 3, 2009 | Add Comment
Regional Staff Makes Successful Bid for UNDP Grants to Support Income Generation Activities

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Poverty Reduction Project provides substantial grants to associations of HIV+ people in northern Cameroon. In November 2008, they approached EFA’s regional staff to inquire about potential areas of collaboration.
After …

Sponsor a Community Garden
January 2, 2009 | Add Comment
Sponsor a Community Garden

The members of ASSYSGOD, in the rural village of Godola, are planning a community garden as an income generation project. This garden will engage all members of the association and create employment opportunities, from working …

Happy Holidays from EFA International!
December 18, 2008 | Add Comment
Happy Holidays from EFA International!

We hope this message finds you happy and healthy at the end of 2008. Thanks to your generous support, EFA has grown over the past year as we continue to work with five youth groups …

New Associations Launch Income Generation Activities
September 3, 2008 | Add Comment
New Associations Launch Income Generation Activities

Once accepted as members of the EFA youth network, associations are eligible to receive a number of benefits, including seed money to start their own income generation activity (IGA). In June 2008, EFA worked with …

EFA Establishes Peer Mentoring Program
September 3, 2008 | Add Comment
EFA Establishes Peer Mentoring Program

In April 2008, EFA International established a Peer Mentoring Program to assist with the development of the youth network in northern Cameroon. Five members of AJEPS, the first youth association to be supported by EFA, …

Three New HIV+ Support Groups Join EFA’s Youth Network
June 3, 2008 | Add Comment
Three New HIV+ Support Groups Join EFA’s Youth Network

Following leadership training in January, HIV+ youth support groups ABEPSA, ASSYSGOD and AWALLA were legalized as registered associations in Cameroon and officially joined EFA International’s HIV+ Youth Network. EFA’s HIV+ youth Technical Assistants worked with …