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39TH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: MINRESI WOMEN’S CHARITABLE DONATION TO THE AGED

On Tuesday 5 March 2024, women from the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation presented gifts to the grey-haired inmates of the Béthanie VIACAM retirement home.

In preparation for the 39th celebration of the International Women’s Day, MINRESI women carried out social activities under the supervision of theMinister, Dr. Madeleine TCHUINTE. In this connection, they handed gifts to the BETHANIE VIACAM retirement home in the Yaounde- Nkolmesseng neighbourhood on Tuesday 5 March.

The Béthanie VIACAM Centre (for disabled and abandoned grey-haired people in Cameroon) was founded in 1981 by Sister Gertrude Julienne AVOUZOA, sensitive to the difficulties faced by the elderly. It is one of the few institutions that takes care of the elderly in Cameroon. Since the death of its founder in 2016, the Béthanie VIACAM centre has relied exclusively on donations from do-gooders.

The MINRESI delegation, led by the Secretary General, Prof EBELLE ETAME Rebecca, was welcomed at the centre by its residents, their two housekeepers and Abbé MBALLA EFFA, representative of the centre’s Director. They were hosted in the centre’s tiny chapel.

The prelate’s sermon focused on one of the three pillars of the lent season, namely “sharing”. He saluted the visit of the women from MINRESI, which is a perfect example of sharing according to the Gospel. Speaking on behalf of the lucky beneficiaries, he thanked the Minister and all the women who had made the trip. Apart from the gifts in kind, they had shown love and provided warmth, which the residents lack most.

In her turn, the Secretary General of MINRESI recalled that the Minister, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, is very sensitive to human suffering in general and to that of the elderly in particular. She pointed out that old age is a blessing and warmly comforted the inmates. Having handed the gifts, the “Amazons of MINRESI ” had a warm chat with all the fourteen inmates of the centre. Their spokeswoman, fondly called “Princess”, thanked the Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation in particular for her special gifts. She also expressed her gratitude to all MINRESI women, appealing to them that they must not compete with men, but rather they must courageously support and tirelessly work in developing their families and our country.

The two-hour visit ended in jubilation, amid singing and dancing. Memorable photo shots were captured and archived in the “Amazons of MINRESI “collection, bearing witness to the imperative need to “invest in women”.

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39TH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: A CAPACITY-BUILDING CONFERENCE FOR MINRESI WOMEN

As part of activities organised for the 39th International Women’s Day, a conference was held on Monday 4 March 2024 at the MINRESI conference room. It focused on the theme: “Women and nutrition for a healthy family”.

A number of activities have been organised by various administrative bodies since the official launch of the 39th International Women’s Day in Akono by the Minister of Women’s Empowerment and the Family.

At MINRESI, Dr Madeleine TCHIUINTE, launched a series of activities on 1 March. These activities included a scientific conference held on Monday 4 March on the theme of “Women and nutrition for a healthy family”. The conference, chaired by Prof. NGONKEU Eddy Leonard, was moderated by the Secretary General, Prof. EBELLE ETAME Rebecca and attended by women from the central administration and MINRESI’s technically supervised institutes.

The aim of the conference was to raise women’s awareness on best food preservation and storage practices in order to avoid mould, which, according to the speaker of the day, is a public health problem in our country.

Professor NGONKEU also enlightened them on the importance of ones choice of food with regards to their blood group. He demonstrated that diet is closely linked to blood type.  People with different blood types cannot eat the same foods. Not all blood groups develop the same food tolerance. For example, people of blood group A should eat mainly fruit and vegetables.  Those with blood group B should prioritize dairy products.  People with blood group AB can adopt a diet plan containing foods adapted to groups A and B. Group O does not tolerate dairy products or cereals.  This blood type diet, based on a theory developed by Dr Peter Adamo, was explained to the women to consider it and ensure their family’s nutritional well-being. 
After the conference, the women received training on how to make certain beauty products.

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MINRESI AND ISTAO SIGN A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

On Wednesday, 31 January 2024, MINRESI and the Ombessa Higher Institute of Agricultural Techniques (ISTAO) signed a public-private partnership framework agreement. During this signing session, the Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, declared: ‘MINRESI-ISTAO partnership is one of the mechanisms set to implement the Government’s policy in the field of research and development as advocated by the Head of State, His Excellency Paul BIYA’.

The promoter of ISTAO, Minister Pascal ANONG ADIBIME, equally expressed the high expectations his institute specialised in agriculture, has of this partnership.

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FRANCE-CANEROON COOPERATION: MEETING TO DISCUSS THE HUBERT-CURIEN PARTNERSHIP

The Minister of Scientific Research, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, in collaboration with the French Embassy, organised a meeting to discuss the Hubert-Curien partnership on Wednesday 31 January 2024.The main idea behind this meeting was to brief researchers on the organisation and functioning of the Hubert-Curien Partnership, a scholarship programme to which Cameroon was admitted during the Cameroon Science Week in France.

It is worth mentioning that the Hubert-Curien Partnership is one of the main spin-offs of the Cameroon Science Week in France, organised from 03 to 07 April 2023.

The programme is a significant scheme designed by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Higher Education and Research.It is also one of the most prestigious French research programmes implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.In Cameroon, it is known as PHC-BANTOU.The aim of this programme is to support researchers’ mobility between Cameroon and France through the creation of joint research teams.These teams may include researchers from research institutes and higher education institutions.As such, young researchers and women are encouraged to submit research projects.All projects submitted in French or English shall be carefully examined.

Cameroon’s admission to this partnership reflects the dynamism of MINRESI’s scientific diplomacy and the strengthening of the scientific partnership between France and Cameroon.

It was announced at the meeting that the deadline to submit projects for the current year is 22 February 2024.

A DELEGATION FROM THE AFRICAN UNION OF BROADCASTING UNION (AUB) MEETS WITH THE MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

A delegation of journalists from the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) was received in audience by the Minister, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, as a prelude to the organization of the Pan-African International Conference on African Audio-visual Media and Artificial Intelligence.

The Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, received a delegation from the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) in audience on Monday 22 January 2024 at 11:30 am.  The delegation of 3 journalists was led by AUB’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. NDJAKA Grégoire. Discussions focused on the importance of scientific information and the need to train journalists specializing in science.  The delegation informed the Minister of the organization of the Pan-African International Conference on African Audio-visual Media and Artificial Intelligence, to be held in Yaounde from 4 to 6 March 2024.  AUB’s initiative was welcomed by the Minister, who places great importance on the dissemination of research results.  MINRESI is fully committed to the development of Artificial Intelligence in Cameroon. It is with this in mind that, under its supervision, five (5) start-ups have been selected to receive funding from the French Embassy as part of the Startup237 project.

It was in light of these that the Minister instructed the Permanent Secretary of the National Committee for Technology Development (CNDT) to support AUB with expertise from his institute.  Following the audience, CNDT and AUB officials held a restricted working session.

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AUDIENCE GRANTED TO CORAF DELEGATION AT MINRESI 

On 18 January 2024, a delegation from the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) was granted an audience at the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation.  The delegation consisted of the President of CORAF’s Board of Directors, accompanied by the Executive Director of the institution and the Director of Research and Innovation.

The delegation was received by the Secretary General of MINRESI in her capacity as representative of the Minister, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, who was unable to attend.  She was accompanied by the Inspector General of MINRESI, the Director General of IRAD and some of the Minister’s close collaborators.

The purpose of this courtesy visit was for CORAF to present the conclusions and prospects arising from the regional conference organized in Yaounde from 16 to 18 January 2024.  This conference is part of the process of revising the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at ECCAS level.  CORAF, which covers 23 countries, is committed to supporting this process.  To this end, the organization intends to ensure that in the process of drafting the CAP, research and training are taken into account.  Headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, CORAF is also planning to set up a representative office in Central Africa.  Talks are already underway to this end.

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