Cameroon’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union, Daniel Evina Abe’e, chaired a meeting of Cameroonian freshmen of Belgian Universities, within the framework of his annual get-together, initiated by him and organised by the Cultural Service of the Embassy on Sunday 11th February 2018 in Brussels, in order to give them an additional opporunity to ensure good results at the end of their academic program.
The twin event combined Cameroon’s tradtional Youth Day activities with the Ambassador’s meeting with freshmen each year. According the programme outlined by the Cultural Service of the Embassy headed by Mrs Christine Bissou Ngue and Mr. Frédérique Lebe, Cultural Attaché.
The two main speakers, experts at the more than 60-year old Brussels-based association, CIRE (Coordination et initiatives pour réfugiés et étranger) were Mrs. Laureta Panxhaj and Delphine Nouind. In their two separate exposés they explained the academic system at the higher education level with all the requirements, while at the same time outlining all the existing opportunities for students to meet the challenges leading to a successful outcome.
Prior to their presentation, Mr. Lébé coordinated a three-person panel with two students Mr. Henri Batick and Mr. Othniel Takenwa, a discussion in which he himself did a detailed presentation of the national programmes that have been created by the government over the years to cater to the specific needs of youths, namely, LE PIASSI – le Programme Intégré d’Appui aux Acteurs du Secteur Informel; Le PTS – JEUNE – Plan Triennal « Spécial Jeunes » pour la facilitation et l’accélération de l’insertion de la jeunesse; ONJ – L’Observatoire National de la Jeunesse ou l’interface entre les jeunes et les différents programmes et projets gouvernementaux et non gouvernementaux d’insertion socio-économiques; PPEJ – PROGRAMME DE PROMOTION DE L’ENTREPRENARIAT DES JEUNES; LE CMPJ – Les Centres Multifonctionnels de promotion des Jeunes créés en 2005, ces structures d’encadrement et d’accompagnement des jeunes; and LE PARI -JEDI – Le Programme d’Aide au Retour et à l’Insertion des Jeunes de la Diaspora; LE FONIJ ou Fond National d’Insertion des Jeunes est un mécanisme de pérennisation financière du programme d’appui à la jeunesse rurale et Urbaine(PAJER-U) et du projet d’insertion socio-économique des Jeunes par la création des micro-entreprises de fabrication du matériel sportif(PIFMAS)
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