Empowering Our Children - Support early child education in Eyumojock.

Primary school Children:

Access to primary education is a basic need and right of every child in Eyumojock sub-division. For parents, education for their children is a must and a gateway out of poverty.

As in the rest of Africa, our rural schools are desperately short of resources. Although education is free and universally mandated by the government, parents too have a role to play in the education of their children. But due to the cycle of poverty inherited by these parents, some who never went to school, providing basic school needs is a major task. They have to prioritize between food needs, housing and medication. Most children are therefore in need of books, uniforms, pencils, pens and other school accessories. As families keep struggling to provide necessities for their children’s education, the result is a vicious cycle where poor children attend poor schools and achieve poor results.

The short answer is for us to allocate a safety net fund for our rural primary schools, so we can provide basic needs for children’s education. The cost of a pair of shoes or shirt for a child who sometimes walks miles to school can therefore make a difference between dropping out or staying in school.

Sports equipment have also shown to provide rural school children with the opportunity to practice their skills, boost morale and compete in inter-school tournaments with pride and confidence. Equipment like soccer and basketball balls can surely make a big difference.

Let us therefore join hands and unlock the resources that begin the process of change for early primary school education for Eyumojock children. Empower our community to solve problems, identify resources, knowledge, creativity and supplement with finances. Together we can build around the children of Eyumojock a supportive environment in which they can attend and succeed in primary school with an opportunity for greater achievements in life and ending the cycle of poverty in their families.

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ABOUT EYUMOJOCK SUB-DIVISION

Eyumujock Sub-division is young, vibrant and growing. It was created in 1982 by Presidential decree and has a surface area of 3,442 Sq. Km and a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants. The sub-division has secondary, technical and high schools located in the various communities.

There are 66 villages with 3 principal ethnic groups or clans namely: (1) Keaka or Ejagham central (2) Ekwe or Ejagham Njemaya (3) Obang clan. Each clan has a customary court area with sittings at Kembong, Inokun and Bakogo.

Eyumojock town has wireless telephone access provided by MTN and Orange Cameroon as well as electricity supplied by a diesel generator. However, the municipality is still largely underdeveloped and lacks basic infrastructure like feeder roads, health centers, electricity from the power grid and portable drinking water. For global development agencies, Eyumojock is a fertile ground for renewable energy (solar)  assistance projects due to pressing needs and availability of sun light all year round.

                                                                    Lake Ejagham

There is a range of touristic areas to be fully exploited such as Lake Ejagham, the German graves at Nsanakang with embellishment of German antiquities during the 2nd world war. The Akpata hill in Ossing still serves as an ancient missionary group.

EYUMOJOCK COUNCIL

Obang Road to Mamfe

Eyumojock Council is the Municipal administrative organ of Eyumojock sub-division and one of four councils in Manyu division. It is a two way link international border council of great strategic importance, blessed with natural resources such as timber, crude oil and unexploited salt ponds. There is a vibrant agricultural sector with a high yield of cash and food crops such as cocoa, oil palms and plantains.

Eyumojock Council Building

The new council administration was installed on September 19, 2007 under the stewardship of Lord Mayor Agbor Mbi James. The council is currently working on creating the Eyumojock Development Agency (EDA). This new institution will be an auxiliary business arm of the council. It is expected that the following projects will be realized within 5 years .

Cocoa Tree

1. The establishment of 250 hectares of cocoa plantation, 125 hectares of oil palm, 100 hectares of citrus fruits and 75 hectares of plantains. This agriculture projects will call for purchase of shares by citizens.

2. The main council building will be fully upgraded with a local area network (LAN), computers and internet facilities. The council is partially computerized and has a website – http://www.eyuumojockcouncil.org/.

3. Plans are being made with the chamber of commerce for financing construction of a border market at Ekok and Otu to improve cross border trade.

4. To promote global frienship, resource and information sharing, the council seeks twin city relationships with sister City and Municipal councils in USA, Europe and Asia.

5. For more information on council activities, needs and donations, contact: eyumojockcouncil@yahoo.com.