Year of Implementation: 2019\u20132020
Financial Partner: Orange Foundation
Area of Intervention: Gouache, Bafoussam, West Region, Cameroon
Sectors: Education, Health, Basic Social Infrastructure
This project aimed to improve access to quality essential social services, particularly education and healthcare, for the populations of Gouache, Bafoussam. It is consistent with AIWO-CAN\u2019s approach to inclusive community development, human dignity and the strengthening of wellbeing for vulnerable populations.
Implemented by AIWO-CAN with the support of the Orange Foundation, the project addressed the advanced deterioration of local school and health infrastructures, which was directly affecting children\u2019s learning conditions and the quality of patient care.
The interventions carried out focused on the rehabilitation and equipping of key infrastructures:
Gouache Public School:
\u2022 Rehabilitation of eight (08) classrooms, improving the safety, comfort and learning environment for pupils
\u2022 Construction of a block of four (04) latrines, contributing to better hygiene and school health conditions
Gouache Health Centre:
\u2022 Rehabilitation of the main building
\u2022 Construction of a patient reception shelter, enabling better patient management and flow
\u2022 Renovation of the on-call accommodation for the Head of Centre, strengthening the continuity and availability of health services
Through these achievements, the project brought about a significant improvement in teaching and care conditions, providing pupils, teachers, patients and health staff with safe, functional and fit-for-purpose infrastructures. The works also contributed to strengthening school attendance and access to basic healthcare within the community.
Through this project, AIWO-CAN demonstrated its capacity to implement concrete, high social impact actions in partnership with private sector actors, in service of sustainable local development and community wellbeing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ce projet visait \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des services sociaux essentiels de qualit\u00e9, en particulier l\u2019\u00e9ducation et la sant\u00e9, au profit des populations de la localit\u00e9 de Gouache, \u00e0 Bafoussam. Il s\u2019inscrit dans l\u2019approche d\u2019AIWO-CAN en faveur du d\u00e9veloppement communautaire inclusif, de la dignit\u00e9 humaine et du renforcement du bien-\u00eatre des populations vuln\u00e9rables.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":208,"template":"","class_list":["post-99","action","type-action","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","action-cat-community","action-tag-durable","action-tag-gouvernance","action-tag-grassfield","action-tag-sante"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aiwo-can.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/action\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aiwo-can.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/action"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aiwo-can.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/action"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aiwo-can.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aiwo-can.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}