NDES Foundation Provides a Borehole Water to Communities in Buea
TimesNews2 mars 21, 2021
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NDES Foundation Provides a Borehole Water to Communities in Buea

As part of their mission to empower the underprivileged through the provision of technical, material and financial assistance, NDES foundation granted a borehole water to communities living in the neighbourhoods of Malingo, Bomaka and Mile 18, all located in Buea, South-West region of Cameroon. The donation that took place on March 8, 2021 under the chairmanship of the vice-president comes to reinforce series of activities already undertaken by the foundation in order to provide the needy with some basic necessities. The action of NDES foundation has been praised and saluted by many people living in these neighbourhoods. A timely donation as expressed by inhabitants who have nightmares due to lack of potable water in these parts of Buea where Covid-19 equally affects many. “Water is LIFE yet so many people around the world live without access to clean water to meet their basic needs. We at NDES foundation are proud to be part of the solution.” Said representatives of the Ndes foundation during the ceremony. Created in May 2019, the young community serving foundation has already made some great strides in various parts of the country. During the pandemic outbreak, this non-profit organization has offered thousands of face masks, hydro-alcoholic solutions and other equipment to help tackle Covid-19 in communities. For recall, Ndes foundation provides health related assistance to patients in critical need of financial and non-financial medical assistance as well as medical supplies and equipment to ill-equipped medical facilities especially in rural areas. The foundation equally works in collaboration with already established health facilities and universities to provide the following services in a bid to reduce the incidence of time-sensitive mortality and absence of proper health care.         Elise Kenimbeni

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NDES Foundation Marks First Anniversary With 300 Needy Families
TimesNews2 août 30, 2020
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NDES Foundation Marks First Anniversary With 300 Needy Families

To mark its first anniversary, humanitarian based organization-NDES foundation has undertaken a donation of gifts to several families in dire need. A total of 300 households based in Muea, Mbengwi and Njikwa in the North and South West regions of Cameroon received raw food items from the NDES foundation. The donations that were launched by the non-governmental organization took place respectively on July 16 in Muea, South West region, on August 23, in Mbengwi and on August 26, 2020 in Njikwa North west region of the country. Items shared were made up of basic foodstuff and ingredients used for the cooking of local meals. Recipient families expressed happiness and extended abundant blessings to the foundation for thinking about them and its constant support to the underprivileged. Since its creation on July 16, 2019, the NDES foundation has imposed itself in the humanitarian relief landscape of Cameroon, trending with numerous outstanding projects in the domain of health and education. The foundation keeps printing its landmark by pursuing with its main mission; that to empower the underprivileged through the provision of technical, material and financial assistance that will help improve their overall health situation as well as their access to quality education as the surest way to their self-development and economic emancipation. For recall, NDES foundation was created on the 19th of May 2019 by the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of late Elisabeth and Zacharia Nde. The family regretted the loss of their loving parents whom they believed could have lived much longer if they had access to better medical care and assistance.             By Elise Kenimbeni  

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NDES Foundation and MECUDA France Revamp The Bulu Blind Center With Solar Energy
TimesNews2 juin 9, 2020
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NDES Foundation and MECUDA France Revamp The Bulu Blind Center With Solar Energy

A 2 Kilowatt solar electrification project has been launched officially on June 6, 2020 in Buea, South West region of Cameroon. The project which emanates from a fruitful  partnership sealed between NDES Foundation and the Meta Cultural and Development Association (MECUDA) France is out to curb the problem of constant power shortages observed within the Buea-based rehabilitation institute for visually impaired persons. The renown institute commonly called Bulu blind center benefits from this humanitarian gesture that acts as a great boost to the health care of the blind trainees and to the entire Bolifamba community. The highly welcomed solar energy initiative was appreciated through a series of key speeches granted during the ceremony. The Director of the Bulu Blind center, acting as the representative of the ministry of social affairs has addressed his guests. In his key message, Godfred Anutemeh has hailed the gesture of the two donors and highlighted the positive impact it will generate in the said institute. « With the 2 Kilowatt solar energy system, all the units of the center such as the health unit, the ICT unit, the girls’ and boys’ dormitory as well as the poultry farm will now boast of constant supply of electricity. And this is great for us » He said. According to Head Nurse of the health unit, Christy Njikang, the move is laudable. She explained how the health unit which serves over 200 patients per month in the entire Bolifamba community has been crippled due to power shortages which  made it so strenuous to store vaccines and to use the autoclave and microscopes. Benefits of this solar electrification project were equally echoed by Benard Achu Quadiga, the Livestock Instructor. He underscored the importance of the solar system in providing uninterrupted supply of electricity to the poultry farm which has a capacity of over 600 fowls.  Speaking on behalf of the President of NDES Foundation, Ruth Sakwe, Vice President of the foundation has outlined how necessary and impactful the project will boost the quality of life of the visually impaired trainees. Ruth Sakwe expressed her satisfaction and noted that, though this was a great realization, more is still needed as the system can be scaled up to supply electricity to the staff quarters and borehole. On her part,  Lizette Ikwoh who represented MECUDA France, expressed the desire of their association to carry out more humanitarian actions. The project jointly initiated by NDES Foundation and MECUDA France led by Stanley Enyih and Henry Fortu respectively enters within the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) signed on the 02nd of September 2019. Worthy to note, the rehabilitaion institute for the blind created in 1967, is the sole government institution of its kind in Cameroon. The Bulu blind center currently host Close to 39 visually impaired persons. Age from 6 to 35 years.          Elise Kenimbeni

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