OTHER CONFERENCE
The First International Alexander Von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation Gender Networking Conference in Cameroon
Concept of the Conference
It is very disheartening to mention here that there are ONLY 04 registered female Humboldt Alumni (Humboldtians) in Cameroon out of a total of 60 members as of January 2019. This low or almost insignificant number of female Humboldtians is a great cause for concern to any right-thinking person; knowing that a seasoned scientist/professional is what it takes to build a scientific & technological-driven, innovative, and developed society. In Cameroon, females make up more than 55% of the total population; although not more than 15% of these female populations have obtained MA or Ph.D. degree qualifications (MINPROFF, 2018).
However, if Cameroon has to reach its full potentials in all domains of its society, it must strive to increase its number of female scientists whose talents, know-how, and natural endowments can be refined through highly acknowledged standards funding bodies like the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation scholarship/fellowship. The best way to motivate and inspire these sections of women scholars is for them to listen to some great women who have made successful career paths using renowned post-doctorate grant providers like AvH and the unlimited Alumni privileges that come after it.
We need to Support Female Scientific Researchers in Cameroon
CaPROWN Agenda
Goal of the conference
The main goal of this conference as the title (“Mindset change and empowerment of the professional Cameroonian women for development”) suggests was to set up machinery where female Cameroonian scientists, professionals, junior researchers, academia, and scholars are exposed to mentorship programs and post-doctorate scholarship award possibilities to change the traditional gender-shrewd/polarized mind-frame that has been stopping them from thinking out-of-the-box. This would involve introducing these career-oriented women scholars on how to develop enticing projects and applications that can earn them a place in post-doctorate fellowship grants and in the Alexander Von Humboldt scholarship award list in particular.
Objectives of the conference
prof.Dr. Evelyn Fogwe Chibaka
Prof. Dr. Evelyn Fogwe Chibaka opened the First International Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation Gender Networking Conference with a heartfelt expression of gratitude. She acknowledged the support from various government ministries, including MINPROFF, MINSERI, and MINSUP, as well as the authorization from the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency for the event. Prof. Chibaka paid tribute to the AvH Foundation, the German Ambassador Dr. Daniela Kneissl, the Local Organizing Committee, and Professors Rose Leke and Beban Chumbow for their contributions to the conference's success.
Donation of AvH souvenirs
The Minister MINSERI, Prof. Magdeleine Tchuente was offered an AvH souvenir by Dr. Daniela Kneissl
Prof. Evelyn Fogwe was presented with a special souvenir from Dr. Daniela Kneissl as a token of appreciation and recognition
The Minister of MINESUP, represented here by his Secretary General, Prof. Wilfred Gabsa was honoured with a gift by Dr. Daniela Kneissl
The Minister of MINPROFF, Prof. Marie Therese Abena Ondoa Obama receiving a souvenir from Dr. Daniela Kneissl on behalf of AvH Foundation.
Main Speakers
prof. Rosalyn Mutia
TOPIC: Womanism or Feminism: The Woman’s Struggle in Cameroon and in America
Prof. Therese M. S. Tchombe
TOPIC: Cameroon Women in Research for New Dimensions in Sustainable Development Processes
Prof. Godfrey Tangwa
TOPIC: Mindset Change and Empowerment of African Women for Development: Building on Traditional African Foundations
Dr Esther Ngandjui
TOPIC: The Prevalence of Factors Associated with Dysmenorrhea
Prof. Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
TOPIC: Women and Development: The Ethiopian Experience
Prof. Dr. Nol Alembong
TOPIC:Strategies for Harnessing Creative Innovative Research-Oriented Minds
Prof. Beban Sammy Chumbow
TOPIC: Women-in-Science and Knowledge Production for Africa’s Development Agenda
Prof. Lilian Lem Atanga
TOPIC: Thinking out of the Box: the Value of Creating Your Research Niche and Research Networks
Prof. Gratien G. Atindogbé
TOPIC:From Research Grants to Career Building in Higher Education: the Challenge of Women
Prof. Evelyn Fogwe Chibaka
TOPIC:Gender Mindset Change for Sustainable Development: the Case of the “Cameroon Professional Research-Oriented Women
Dr. Daniela Kneissl
TOPIC: Enhancing Scientific Cooperation between Germany and the World – Sponsorship Programmes of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Dr. Heather G. Marco
TOPIC:AGNES, an Example of Networking in the African Region and beyond
1st CaPROWN ACADEMIC WRITING RETREAT
From 26th August, 2021CaPROWN will be hosting a good number of Registered and selected Members for the 1st CAWR at the ”Maison Saint Pierre” located in Mvolye, Yaounde, Cameroon. The Retreat will be rich in Activities such as Trans-lectures, Workshops on tips about Academic writing skills, groups, and individual training, interactive sessions and so much more…
Dr. Pricelia Tumenta F talking to CaPROWNians
Mrs Lynda Awasum, External evaluator signing CaPROWN certificates
