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Day of Families Observed in Bafoussam, Douala, Kousseri, and Yaoundé
Written by UPF - Cameroon
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Bafoussam, Douala, Kousseri, and Yaoundé, Cameroon - UPF–Cameroon celebrated the UN International Day of Families in four regions of the nation with a total attendance of 225 participants. Among the participants in all these conferences there were government delegates, MPs, journalists, academicians, and leaders of NGOs and civil society.
The first conference relating to this event took place in the UPF conference hall in the Bafoussam-West region of Cameroon on May 13, with an attendance of 56 participants.
May 14 was the turn of Douala, in the Littoral region, which took place at Hotel Lewat, with an attendance of 76 participants.
On May 15, conferences were held in both Yaoundé, in the Center region, and Kousseri, in the Far North region, with an attendance of 57 and 36 participants respectively.
UPF-Cameroon Secretary General Rev. Fongoh Innocent presided over the conferences in the West, Littoral, and Center regions elaborating on the theme of the year, “Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion.” He emphasized that the lack of character education, which leads to self-centeredness, is the main cause of internal and external poverty in the family.
Rev. Fongoh's insights caught the full attention of the audiences, which responded with great applause. People were touched by the conference and expressed interest in special workshops organized by UPF about how to promote happy families.
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