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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

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

Water Crisis Declared in Mindanao Officials of Butuan City in restive Mindanao have declared an unprecedented “state of water crisis” after more than a month of severe water shortage that has affected the lives of the more than 200,000 residents. As the story reports, this crisis was brought on by the last natural disaster that… Continue reading Water on our Mind