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US Secretary of State recognizes Peace Corps Cameroon
May 20, 2010 | Add Comment
US Secretary of State recognizes Peace Corps Cameroon

Reposted from FriendsofCameroon.org
Cameroon’s 50th Anniversary of Independence
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
May 19, 2010
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/05/142016.htm
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On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Cameroon as you celebrate your fiftieth anniversary of …

EFA’s Spring Fundraisers Deliver Hope
May 15, 2010 | Add Comment
EFA’s Spring Fundraisers Deliver Hope

Nearly 100 Washington, D.C.-area residents gathered in the Eighteenth Street Lounge’s warmly lit Gold Room on the evening of April 29. Attendees were present for a fundraiser supporting Education Fights AIDS (EFA) International, a U.S.-based …

EFA Receives PEPFAR Grant for Peer Education
May 5, 2010 | Add Comment
EFA Receives PEPFAR Grant for Peer Education

EFA International proudly announces that it is a grant recipient of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’s Volunteer Activities Support and Training (VAST) program. With the help of Peace Corps Volunteer technical …

Men As Partners Program – a great success!
March 3, 2010 | Add Comment
Men As Partners Program – a great success!

As EFA’s technical advisor and as one of 13 facilitators of the Men As Partners program, I am proud to report that our February 2010 training has been a genuine success!
 
This two-week-long health education and wellness training benefited 30 …

EFA’s Alim accepted to the International Visitors Leadership Program
January 10, 2010 | One Comment
EFA’s Alim accepted to the International Visitors Leadership Program

 EFA International is very proud to announce that it’s Cameroon Country Representative, Alim Ousmanou, has been accepted to the US State Department’s International Visitor’s Leadership Program! Alim will be traveling to the United States in April …

In Memory of Magloire
August 28, 2009 | Add Comment
In Memory of Magloire

I had the honor of first meeting Magloire in November 2005, when I was working as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Cameroon alongside the other founding members of EFA International. After months of …