West: Mbororo want better access to education
The Mbororo people in the West region say they have limited access to education, grazing land, health services and are not considered in decision making processes.
The minority group considered today as the main group of indegenous people in the region expressed these worries in Bandjoun this August 9th as Cameroon joined the rest of the globe to observe this year’s world indegenous peoples day.
The day was observed under the theme “promoting inclusive education in a post covid19 context: the place of the indegenous child.”
The close to 66 000 Mbororos living in the West under the Mbororo Cultural Association MBOSCUDA, made their voices heard through some of their leaders such as the Lamido of Didango in the Noun division, El Hadj Oumarou Roufai and the president of the Mbororo Cultural Association who pleaded on competent authorities to include them in decision making processes.
The plights were made in a ceremony to close week-long activities in Bandjoun, Koung-Khi division that was presided over by the Regional Delegate of Social Affairs for the West, Fidelis Njie Ewumbue in presence of the Senior Divisional Officer for Koung-Khi, Jean Daniel Joboena. Traditional and religious authorities were also in attendance.
Amongst some of the plights were the inclusion of Mbororos in decision making and Local governance and the creation of health facilities and schools around Mbororo settlements to help improve their well-being and fight delinquency in the Mbororo community.
The day celebrated around the world is aimed at recognizing the efforts made by thousands of indegenous peoples worldwide to preserve the fragile eco-systems of which they are custodians for the benefit of all.
According to statistics from the United Nations, there are over 476 million indegenous peoples spread across 90 countries and they constitute 6.2% of the world population.
