*Meets The University of Bamenda (UBa) for a MoU with PIMA Community College
*Assesses
2012 Loan Scheme, Installs New BOD & Visits Financed Projects *Reveals
Campaign action Plans & Intensions against Ebola in West Africa
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| Dr John David Arnold and traditional dance group in Bambui |
Varyingly are the major axes that summarily details
the four days charged program of Dr John David Arnold’s visits to Cameroon
making it for the third time with the benediction of his mother organization
cum Foundation which has touched many lives and impacted several courses for
change for well over 47 years in America, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and West
Africa in general.
Portable Practical Educational Preparation (PPEP)
Inc Foundation whose primal goal is building a common future for all, has a
wide range of activities that redefines standards in practical and vocational
training, promotion of organic farming for healthy leaving, provision of sound
education to the needy, environmental protection, promotion of cultural
heritages and values, twinning, above all going beyond tribal and boundary lines
to torch the lives of the needy socially through the conservation of natural
resources and great forest reserves which are subjected to the adverse effects
of man.
To ride home, the Legendary Icon Dr Arnold has done
a lot for his Country and Cameroon in particular. On a first visit to Cameroon
in 2011 crowned son of the Bambui Palace, because of services to humanity, this
great figure who is code named by the Bambui people as social actor number one,
donated corn mills to the expectant villagers, accorded them a loan scheme to
promote basic and organic farming which by extension is helping to improve
health, promote good standards, fight poverty and at the same time saving
nature.
Three years after, Dr John David Arnold comes back
for stock taking, reassessment and evaluation of project reports and activities
of the taking care committees.
At the Bambui Water Authority (BAWA) office on the
15th of December 2014 where the stock taking exercise played host,
Dr Arnold was hilariously welcomed by benefactors of the scheme and board
members of the loan taking care committee headed by Mr. Bisah Charles, the Village
Council Chairman Ache Andrew, Manager of BAWA Mr. Angafor Valentine in the
presence of the King of Bambui HRH Fon Angafor Mombo-oh II.
Stock taking
meeting
In the meeting, after the reading of the agenda and
a welcome address that recognized the supreme gestures of Dr Arnold extending
abundant gratitude to PPEP Inc Foundation, Valentine Angafor for the BOD
presented a statement of account which scored that since 2012 that the loan was
created, she has granted financial assistance to twenty three farming groups,
to the tune of 7.955.000, of this amount, 4.110.000 fcfa has been recovered
representing 64% of the total amount due. On the other hand, he reiterated that
an amount of 2.705.000 fcfa is not mature for repayment while the sum of
1.185.000 fcfa represents sums due but not yet paid.
Stressing further, he enumerated some of the major
problems affecting the smooth running of the loan scheme which ranged from poor
studies of projects, inability of prompt and timely repayments of loans, lack
of permanent paid staff to do proper follow up and recovery, lack of proper
education, community involvement, absence of business plans or collaterals, the
need for training with the added opinions of Phillipe Ntehboh, Ma Ngonengue,
Azuni Alfred who actively participated.
The Village Council Chairman and the Fon on their
part scolding the practice of absenting from meetings assured “Montoh” that the
outstanding loans will be recovered at all cost and accorded only to reliable
loaners so that the scheme can be sustained. Also to that effect, monthly
reports shall be sent to the Foundation.
On a sincere appeal, Ndifor Augustine new board
chair pleaded on Dr Arnold to help link up the scheme with other model and
exemplary loan schemes in Ghana and Nigeria so that their baby scheme can
borrow expertise to better functions.
Dr Arnold reacting interposingly appraised the
efforts of the BOD, cautioning them to review their actions and activities stating
some of the terms guiding proper management of a loan scheme sitting major
examples. By extension, he dished out a lesson on how Mother Nature that is the
soil, the sea, the earth, the forest functions and what we must each do to
sustain natural norms of nature, by not felling trees out rightly and not
burning the soil. He also disclosed the foundations plans to embark on a
massive campaign against the Ebola Virus in West Africa.
To end the ceremony with the installation of a newly
put in place BOD headed by Augustine Ndifor, Assisted by Ma Ntooh Prudencia,
with Toni Sebastian as Sectary, Angafor Valentine as accountant, Tobby the
communication officer, field supervisors, Brigete Akemse, Gideon Atia, Paul
Akaba, Mildred Mengie etc.
Later during the Day “Montoh Mbeuh” had the
privilege of visiting the King of Bambui’s Fish Pond at Filieh, Azuni Alfred’s
Tomatoes farm and Ache Andrews plantain plantation all financed projects by the
loan scheme.
Moves to twin The
University of Bamenda, Buea, Business College & PIMA Community College
Tucson Arizona USA Accomplished
Prior to the stock taking and evaluation exercise of
the Bambui loan scheme, Dr John Arnold the Executive Director of PPEP Inc
Foundation was granted an executive audience at the University of Bamenda with
the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ndashaco seating for the Vice-Chancellor Prof
Tafah Edoka, who expressed worm words of welcome to Dr Arrnold for his second coming to the University and
embraced in great satisfaction the idea of the University of Bamenda signing a
memorandum of understanding with the PIMA Community College in Tucscon Arizona
when he made known the intension that the exercise will boast and promote
vocational training, why not practical education through vegan farming.
Through the MoA actions will be corroborated by the
two Universities to exchange skills and learning methodologies. Studies by
correspondence and even scholarships will be awarded at the same time enabling
students to exchange cultural values and heritage.
