An
empowerment association to support vulnerable orphans and the destitute through
social, economic and education programs baptized Charity and Education Fund has
gone operational. The fund was launched in Njinikom, Boyo Division of the North
West Region Saturday December 23, 2017.
Speaking and presenting the mission statement
of the Fund during the launch, the founder and promoter Jude Waindim who also doubles
as Secretary General to the Bamenda City Council told the many who showed up
for the launch “we exist to guarantee basic welfare of the less-privileged ones
of our society, motivated by the fact that it is incumbent upon us to give back
to society, sharing even the very little that God has blessed us with.”
Through activities like the identification
and creation of data base information on vulnerable orphans and the destitute,
self-self-esteem advocacy, economic and educational empowerment of less
privileged kids, the fund according to Jude Waindim will be promoting “a
self-supporting, self-governing and self-propagating association that is
committed to help mankind especially vulnerable orphans, the needy and the
destitute.”
With the slogan “sharing, giving and
receiving” charity and education fund (giving back) membership according to the
standing orders “is open to Cameroonians and foreigners irrespective of race,
colour, religion, nationality or language,” who must not be less than 18years
and “have the heart to give back to society by supporting vulnerable orphans,
the destitute and the less-privileged.”
Less privileged kids in their numbers
answered present at the launching event after which they were served dinner and
given several gifts including food stuff for Christmas and cloths.
Talking to this reporter, one of the guests
at the event whose name we got only as Richard said “Bobe Jude Waindim is only
making this thing formal. We know him to be a very charitable person. He gives
even when he has very little. In fact it is a family issue. He comes from a
family where they also give. I thank God he has decided to make this formal and
we hope we will he will get the right support to be able to help these under
privileged children who are in their thousands here in Njinikom.”
Amongst the
many who show up for the event were Rev Fr Ignatius Waindim Rector of the St
Thoman Aquinas Major Seminary Bambui, Chah Bam Terence Mayor of Njinikom, Media
persons group as Media People Bamenda, staff of the Bamenda City Council and
partner institutions like HYSACAM and some traditional notables of the Kom
Land.
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