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Country Contacts:
Name Organisation Email
Baloma Josué Camerooon Education for All Network (CEFAN) Cefan2005@yahoo.fr

What's happening in 2008:

28th April - Cameroon Tribune - Cameroon
Cameroon: Nation Celebrates Merits of Education
In effect the World Week for Education for all was inaugurated during the first forum on education in Jomtien, Thailand, in 1990. ...

Plans for Action Week are going well, although the Prime Minister can't make the World's Biggest Lesson due to prior commitment the Minister for Basic Education has accepted the invitation.  The coalition is now preparing with his Ministry and the eight other departments that are in charge of education in the country.  During the week different activities will take place:
  1. Workshops on Writing Messages
    There will be 39 workshops across the country – bringing together 975 children in total, preparing them in how to write messages to the government.  These will be held in schools, learning centers and specialized institutions.

  2. "Politician Go Back to School"
    In each province politicians will return to school, alongside policy makers, leaders of associations and parents who will be invited.  Each ministry responsible for education in each province will a send a high level representative to take part in this activity. A total of 8000 people across the country are expected to take part in this on the 26th April.

  3. The World's Biggest Lesson
    The event will be held on the 21st April, in Yaounde, where more ministers are available.   At least eight ministers, the diplomatic corps accredited in Yaounde, MPs, Mayors, NGOs, parents and 1500 children will attend the lesson. The principal government representative will be Ms. Haman Adama, Minister of Basic Education, who'll be accompanied by at least 7 Ministers. The draft programme of the lesson is:
    • Welcome speech (National Coordinator of EFA);
    • Statement by CEFAN chair;
    • Presentation of the 2008 EFA global monitoring (UNESCO);
    • Messages of learners;
    • Address by the representative of UNESCO;
    • Speech by the Minister of Basic Education;
    • Commitment of the politicians.

  4. Organize a televised round table.
    A televised round table will be organized in a large coverage television channel on the 23rd August. Focus of the discussions will be that of the week on "Quality Education to End Exclusion". The roundtable will bring together representatives from government, the United Nations, the INGOs and CEFAN (union).
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What happened in 2007?

Throughout the country, dossiers were compiled of information where the Right to Education had been violated, before huge numbers of campaigners gathered in the capital Yaounde.  The events were covered by the media. And a popular debate was aired on the topic Respect of the Right to Education in Cameroon: Stakes and prospects by 2015. After which a Great Chain Reaction for Learning took place where hundreds of people held hands for education. The debate involved civil society organizations, including Unions and the National EFA coordination unit. The Minister for Basic Education heard the public’s demands at this rally, which united hundreds of children in colourful cultural events.




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