Tag: Alexander Gwanvalla

Dear friends and supporters, Thank you to everyone from the global network that supported our efforts in Cameroon. As you may have seen on the news, the COVID-19 cases are rising in in Cameroon and our communities are doing our best to gear up to stay safe. Unfortunately, Cameroon is second only to South Africa in… Continue reading Thank You and Update from Cameroon

Over the past four years, I have painfully witnessed my country of Cameroon be ravaged by a steadily escalating war which has displaced thousands of civilians internally, and into neighboring countries. As the president of Community Green Engagement (COMGREEN), I and my colleagues have strived to ensure the communities which we serve not only have… Continue reading Caught between Two Wars

By Jimmie Briggs, Director of Learnign In the last two weeks alone, more than 8,000 Cameroonian refugees have streamed across the border into neighboring Nigeria, fleeing an increasingly high intensity conflict between the national government and English-speaking militias seeking to form a breakaway state called “Ambazonia.” For Global GATHER alumnus Alexander Gwanvalla, the deteriorating situation… Continue reading GATHER Alum Supports Community Amidst Conflict in Cameroon

Dear Friends and Supporters: I hope this missive meets you well. Just to inform you that we met with the community leaders of Nsongwa Mile 90 recently. This community is amongst the four noted with high recruits of child combatants and separatist fighters. Also, the land is not fertile. After the meeting, the community leaders… Continue reading Building On Our Assets Workshop with the Nsongwa Community in Cameroon