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In line with the series of training sessions on the digitalization of the civil status registry in Cameroon, the PAMEC II programme has launched in Bafoussam, West region a three-day workshop for registrars and clerks of five targeted councils. Participants convened at this three-day workshop that takes place from the 25 to 27 April 2023 in Bafoussam, West region of the country are from the Foumban, Dschang, Bangou, Bafoussam II and Mbouda councils. These five councils targeted within the framework of the pilot phase of the Support Program for the Modernization of Cameroon’s Civil Status Registry known by its French acronym as PAMEC II have been identified as those with a crucial need to upgrade their registration process. One of the trainees at this workshop, Emmanuel Sejine said the teaching has been fruitful and will help them in fulfilling their daily activities. Emmanuel Sejine, municipal officer from Mbouda said: “This training will not only help us to upgrade our knowledge but it will boost our activities in terms of registration of birth certificates, marriages, etc. Thanks to this workshop we are getting new tools as this will change several issues in terms of time and financial constraints. Concretely, these IT skills will reduce the cost of registers, save time for the staff of councils and the population…” On her part, Diane Lambo Yenika, registrar officiating at the Dschang council confessed she knew little of information and communication technologies before this workshop. Thanks to the PAMEC II programme co-funded by the German cooperation, GIZ and the Korean International Cooperation Agency, KOICA, these other sets of trainees will upgrade their knowledge with basic information and technology skills. “I think the digitalization of the civil status registry is very important simply because it serves archives; it helps us to easily register our population; to fight against fake certificates and with the help of computers we have an advantage of automatic corrections made.” She indicated after the training session. Moreover, Diane thinks such training sessions should be extended to all councils’ staff. According to Essama Dieudonne, one of the trainers of this second cohort of registrars and clerks of the 20 councils selected for this pilot phase, the methodology used to school the various participants is based on 30% of theory and 70% of practices. He said: “We opted for an andragogical methodology that focuses on 70 % of practice and 30% of theory because we understood from previous workshops that participants assimilate easily when they practice themselves activities. Furthermore, there is a simplified guide with six modules that helps us as trainers to facilitate the training.” These training sessions mainly focus on: the genesis of digital technologies; the field of application; the benefits of using digital technologies; the architecture and functioning of a microcomputer; input devices; the output peripherals; storage devices; operating systems and application software; how to start and stop a computer.         The Support Program for the Modernization of Cameroon’s Civil Status Registry, PAMEC II has been initiated to fill the gaps observed in several councils where few staff are computer literate. It was observed that registrations for birth, death, and marriage certificates were fully manual. Therefore, the fulfillment of this gap in basic IT skills sounded like a critical issue to be addressed through this pilot project which is placed under the banner of the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development and the National Civil Status Registration Office, BUNEC. Elise Kenimbeni

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Close to 20 registrars and clerks of the civil status registry office from the South-West region are participating actively in a three-day workshop in Douala, Littoral region.  As part of a series of workshops organized by the Support Program for the Modernization of Cameroon’s Civil Status Registry known by its French acronym as PAMEC II, a three-day training workshop holds from April 18 to 20, 2023 in Douala. Participants trained in the course of this session that comes after the training workshop of trainers organized on April 13 to 14, 2023, are from the South-West region. The trainees who are registrars and clerks of the national civil status registration office, BUNEC were upskilled in basic information and technology tools. As indicated by organizers of this program, the training is aimed at helping trainees to have some skills in computer science; master how a computer works; list more than 6 peripheral devices that can be connected to a computer and their function; start and shut down a computer safely; use the Office suite to process text, create a spreadsheet and make a presentation; use the internet to conduct research, send and receive emails, interact on social networks; organize the filing of documents on a computer; use productive software on their tablets and smartphones as well as to make use of printers, scanners just to name these few. Anna Enanga Itambi Itoe is one of the 20 participants who have been trained in this first cohort of trainees of phase 2 of the PAMEC project. According to her, the training was not easy but was insightful. She has gained many new notions in computer sciences. “I wished to thank all the different trainers, the GIZ representative, and the staff of the national civil status registration office for this added value. It has not been easy for the past three days but we have learned a lot from the training granted to us through this program. All thanks go to PAMEC.” She pointed-out. Trainers of these practical sessions have focused training on the genesis of digital technologies; the field of application; the benefits of using digital technologies; the architecture and functioning of a microcomputer; input devices; the output peripherals; storage devices; operating systems and application software; how to start and stop a computer? Aude France Bensong, Chief of Service for data processing files and statistics in the BUNEC South-West region is one of the trainers trained by the PAMEC II, she praises this initiative which allows her to share in return with others what she has learned. She said: “The main objective of this training was to show the different participants how to make good use of their IT devices such as computers and smartphones. We taught them how to use google meet and create a video conference. And we focused on practical exercises that will greatly help them. We taught them how to draw tables with the content; create an Excel sheet with graphs. They did it themselves and we printed it. We are therefore sure that at the end of this training, many practical aspects unknown to the participants will benefit their services.” The 20 trainees were equally schooled on: the use of computer equipment; the use of a keyboard; the use of Microsoft Office; preventive maintenance of computer equipment; cybersecurity and data protection and on internet and computer networks. Co-financed by the Korean cooperation KOICA, the digitalization component of the Support Program for the Modernization of Cameroon’s Civil Status Registry, PAMEC II was launched in September 2022 by the Ministry of Decentralization and local development, MINDDEVEL with the key objective, of digitalizing civil status registry in some 20 pilot councils, notably in the North, West, South-West and South region s of the country. Worthy to note, the upcoming training sessions of this program will take place in, Bafoussam, Garoua, and Ebolowa. Elise Kenimbeni

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A two-day workshop aimed at upgrading the skills of trainers of the PAMEC II civil status registry in Cameroon took place from April 13 to 14, 2023 in Douala. As part of activities of the Support Program for the Modernization of Cameroon’s Civil Status Registry known as PAMEC II in its French acronym, a two-day workshop aimed at training a pool of trainers was organized in Douala from April 13 to 14, 2023. This workshop focused on training trainers identified by the PAMEC and the BUNEC based on a series of modules. Among these modules, there was an initiation to the computer tool and the use of civil registration software. The objective is to train the identified pool of trainers (from ST-Digital and BUNEC) on the common standard, approach, methodology, and best practices to conduct a training session in IT capacity building for staff registry and other actors involved in the civil registration system At the end of this training, the trainers from the 4 pilot regions of the project were equipped by NASLA and AMBERO-NLD Experts on the various andragogic tools specific to the IT modules. Co-financed by the Korean cooperation KOICA, the digitization component was launched in September 2022 by the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development (MINDDEVEL) with the main objective of digitizing civil status in 20 pilot municipalities, particularly in the regions North, West, Southwest, and South.

C’est à la faveur d’un Atelier de formation du Pool des formateurs des Officiers et Secrétaire d’état civil des mairies retenues dans le cadre de la phase Pilote du PAMEC II. Les 13 et 14 avril 2023, la ville de Douala a abrité les travaux de l’atelier de formation des formateurs dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du volet digitalisation du Programme d’Appui à la Modernisation de l’Etat Civil du Cameroun (PAMEC II). Cofinance par la coopération coréenne KOICA, le volet digitalisation a été lancé en septembre 2022 par le Ministre de la Décentralisation et du Développement Local (MINDDEVEL) avec comme objectif principal, la digitalisation de l’état civil dans 20 communes pilotes, notamment dans les régions du Nord, de l’Ouest, du Sud-Ouest et du Sud. Pour cet atelier, il est question de former les formateurs identifies par le PAMEC et le BUNEC sur les approches andragogiques pour le déroulement de plusieurs modules au profit des officiers et secrétaires d’état civil, entre autres les modules Initiation à l’outil informatique et Utilisation du logiciel d’enregistrement des faits d’état Civil, etc.  L’objectif est de Former le pool de formateurs identifié (issu de ST-Digital et du BUNEC) sur la norme, l’approche, la méthodologie et les meilleures pratiques communes pour mener une session de formation en renforcement des capacités informatiques pour le personnel de l’état civil ainsi que d’autres acteurs impliqués dans le système d’enregistrement des faits d’état  civil Au terme de cette formation, les formateurs venus des 4 régions pilotes du projet ont été outillés par des Experts NASLA et AMBERO-NLD sur les divers outils andragogiques spécifiques aux modules IT.