Out founder is at it and we are rooting for her. In her own words:
“I am looking forward to this training with all my being. Sometimes, people don’t even know what they are dealing with or how they can help themselves or get help. Sometimes, the stigma both from within and without, debilitates and makes it all the more daunting. This is a life time mission for me, and am so grateful. @worldpulse thank you for the platform and spaces you provide. #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillnessawareness #notostigmatizationofmentalhealth #recoveryispossible”
Do not suffer in silence, we are offering psycho-therapeutic support so do not hesitate to reach out to us
Our founder takes her involvement in mental health sensitization and advocacy so seriously for the reasons she gives in the flyer…we stand by and with her all the way. #thereishope #bethehope
It starts from Me Ending Sexual Violence/Rape Campaign
Each month, hundreds of cases of rape and sexual assaults are being talked about and we know these appalling crimes of sexual violence/rape is being committed against our sisters/brothers, daughters/sons and babies.These heinous acts have caused some fatalities as young as 3 months old and three quarters of survivors of this distressing involvement are under the age of 15.
Despite the trauma involved many cases of rape and sexual violence still go unreported as families and communities practice a culture of silence or indifference about sexual violence/rape leaving victims devastated.
In Cameroon there are no safe homes/shelters for victims/survivors and medical treatment is unaffordable to many of them.
The N4SHE found that institutional practices and traditions can lead to a highly unsafe environment rarely challenged by our society.The society has miserably failed to educate and evolve to always pass the blame on the victims thereby communicating to victims that violence is a ‘normal’ feature of life.Schools, therefore, can be breeding grounds for potentially damaging rape culture which remain with pupils into adult life. Yet, with appropriate intervention, schools can provide an enabling environment for the prevention of sexual violence/rape.
The main objective of this campaign is to raise awareness and sensitize parents, teachers and communities at large to make use of the three Rs “RECOGNISE, RESPOND, REPORT” in children who are victims of sexual violence.
The target population is parents/teachers & community stakeholders across the nation.
So, do you want to join the campaign raise awareness, sensitize and normalize the conversation around rape? We are just a WhatsApp away
Our Founder was hosted once again by Goretti of the epic show the Woman Experience, to discuss the rape epidemic in Cameroon.
Rape is fast becoming a daily occurrence, with another grueling case of incest followed by the murder of 13 year old Aisha by her own Father this 10/16/2020. This was closely followed by the gruelling rape of a 3 year old child in Yaoundé by unidentified men.
Do you want to invite our founder on your show to look at such pertinent topics and the devastating mental health consequences on all involved?
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Our Founder had a great time with the 20 or so kids gathered at the Hope Alive Foundation center on the outskirts of the Littoral Region in Cameroon last October 10th.
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Our founder keeps honouring invitations to raise awareness on mental health and mental illnesses on different shows. In the past weeks she participated at the following:
1. “Lived experience with Mental Illness”, hosted by Global Mental Health Peer Network (In Our Voices) and the focus points where as follows -Receiving a diagnosis (how to handle the information) -Holistic Health Management -Effect of stigma and combating stigma
Watch that show here: https://youtu.be/vkz5xCavyaY
2. A presentation on Self Confidence to the world pulse a 3. Ambassadors (World Pulse is an independent, women-led social network for social change. By harnessing the power of technology to accelerate women’s leadership, they are speeding up the pace towards gender equity), it was organised by the house of hope. The main focus of this presentation was to show how lack of self confidence can drastically affect mental health.
3. World Suicide Prevention day 2020: Let’s talk awareness, prevention and stigma by the Voice of Hope Media on the occasion of World suicide prevention Day. she also joined in her capacity as a Psychotherapist; Executive Representative for the African Region for Global Mental Health Peer Network, and country executive- Cameroon.
The discussions were structured around the following topics
1) What is suicide 2) What is suicide Prevention 3) What are the causes of suicide 4) What can be done to stop or prevent people from committing suicide? 5) What are some of the cultural and traditional believes towards suicide? 6) What are the short and long term effects of someone who is suicidal, has had suicidal thoughts has had failed attempt in committing suicide? 7) What can we do as individuals or as a community to help these individuals? 8) What is your final or general advice to anyone out there bearing in mind that suicide can directly indirectly affect individuals 9) Should we limit suicide prevention only for one day a year?