Our founder was a guest on an very important platform to talk about the corelation about mental health and Menstruation matters.
Maybe some ladies didn’t grow up in a society which stigmatizes menstruation; maybe it wasn’t a taboo to talk about menstruation in your community; maybe you didn’t lack a sanitary pad ever; or maybe just maybe you always had the right information about your reproductive organs which are largely affected by your menses? But in our community and many many others around the world, menstruation has been such a hush hush and even ‘unclean’ thing to talk about or pay attention to. And yes, when you go about something in such ‘eggshell’ way, there is bound to be anxiety, frustration, hopelessness, helplessness and outright depression which could lead to other mental health challenges and even suicide in extreme cases. And maybe the men don’t know what the girls and women go through or just don’t care? We will continue to share our reflections and raise awareness on such issues.
She can be contacted at www.marieabanga.com
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Some things women can do for their mental health
Good mental health doesn’t necessarily mean being happy all the time. Women with good mental health can experience happiness and sadness, anger, and excitement, all in healthy ways. When you have good habits to improve mental health, it means your mind can perform all its functions appropriately.
You can do things such as:
Learn new information
Build strong relationships with other people
Adapt quickly to change
Experience a range of emotions in a healthy way
Work and contribute productively
A variety of factors can affect your mental function and health. These factors can be as simple as being sleep-deprived or hungry or as complex as eating disorders and major depression. Depending on your state of mental health, you can increase your wellbeing with healthy habits. If you’re concerned about the current state of your mental health, then seek the support of experienced healthcare professionals.
Good habits to improve mental health will look different for every woman. For instance, some women relax by taking a quiet bath while others release stress through physical activity.
To help maintain good mental health, you can:
Exercise regularly.
Practice mindfulness (living in the moment).
Get eight hours of sleep each night.
Express gratitude for things and people in your life.
Say positive things about yourself and others.
Make new friends and connections.
Participate in activities you enjoy.
Women’s care Florida,(2020). Habits to Improve Mental Health for Women
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More inspiration and motivation from our founder full of Hope
3 spot on Awareness and Advocacy events our founder spoke at S2
Our founder is a regular guest on different national and international virtual platforms to continue raising awareness and sensitizing on different societal issues at stake especially during these challenging times
On the 11th of July, our founder was once more a guest on the platform aptly titled “Afro Boss Lady to talk about rape culture in Africa. She spoke using some statistics of her engagements in the community both as a lawyer and a psychotherapist who has worked with over 30 children victims or rape and incest. Kindly watch the show at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKMBIrZtC6E
On the 25th of July, she was a guest on an amazing international virtual platform called I am Cameroon. This is a platform with an over 10K followers both on Facebook and YouTube combined. She was invited as a psychotherapist to look at the correlation between Covid – 19 and the Mental Health especially of the front liners. You could watch the show at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2dDV4DYV4o
– On that same 25th July, she was equally invited to talk on bereavement and mental health, especially on how long term bereavement could affect our mental health and vice versa. Using her personal experience, she shared how she almost committed suicide, and how to bring support to the bereaved so they don’t feel lost and hopeless through it all. Here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg5QqtNQVZ8
She can be contacted at www.marieabanga.com
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Donate to help us make birth certificates for IDP children in Douala, Cameroon
Project Birth certificates for 83 IDP Children in Douala
Good morning world, please we have a project to facilitate the issuance of birth certificates to over 80 IDP kids and we need donations for that project because the costs per child is 10.000frs. We tried to get some fee waiver from the powers that be since November last year but to no avail. Schools resume in October and many might once more not be registered without birth certificates. We would appreciate your donations.
Do you want to join us help them?
We can’t do this alone as such we count on your collaboration and support.
Support us by mobile money 00237672576011 – account name is Hope for the Abused and Battered.
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Thank you very much
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Some new week reflective and motivating vibes from our founder
Locked down & trapped with abusive partners: No where to run
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in March this year in Cameroon, several cases of violence against women by their partners or even ex partners in our community have made headlines. These women are trapped and have nowhere to run to.
#notodomesticabuse #notodomesticviolence when will enough be enough? This happened in the NW region of Cameroon earlier this week. Trapped victims with nowhere to run. #bethehope #mentalillnessawareness #breakthestigma #helpishere #youarenotalone
Violence against Women VAW) and Violence against Children (VAC) on an alarming rise
Violence against Women VAW) and Violence against Children (VAC) is on an alarming rise in community with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and general instability in our country Cameroon.
What could be done to prevent or respond rapidly and effectively to such violence against 2 of the most vulnerable groups in our society?
Women are trapped with violent partners and have no where to run. Children are violated by their own family members and there is little or nothing done other than rage our frustration on social media. Available Policy is so discouraging and there are no promptly responsive social services available for victims to find refuge in.
Hope for the Abused and Battered is therefore undertaking a research project with the aim of collecting empirical evidence with the goal of effecting policy change.
Under the guidance of our founder Barrister Marie Abanga, our project consultant led the team with the design, appreciation and elaboration of the proposal. With this project, H4AB would be able to address the causes and effects of violence on the mental health needs of these vulnerable groups in our community especially during this period of the Covid-19 pandemic amidst so much instability in the country as a whole.
Would you like to be a changemaker? What about joining our dynamic team with one or more of our project roll-outs. We welcome all donations and partnership proposals with our young organization. Do not hesitate to connect with us through any of the accompanying:
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Motivating us all is a passion of our founder
Let’s go forth into a new week with the reminder that happiness is from within and we can choose how to act or react to external stimulus such a pressure from the world or that from within…yes because our #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthadvocate #breakthestigma #thereishope #bethehope #youarenotalone #mindfulness #beautifulminds #wellness
Let’s talk Covid-19 and Domestic Abuse
Let’s talk Covid-19 and Domestic Abuse. Our founder was once more a guest on an very important program. She focused on sharing the situation in Cameroon as well the mental health effects the double pandemics are having on all the stakeholders involved.
In a nutshell her reflections were around the following questions:
The Impact of gender based violence on mental health;
a) What is gender based violence and how is it exacerbated during this pandemic?
b) What in brief is mental health and mental health disorders?
c) How does GBV affect our mental health?
d) What is the effect of our mental health on GBV?
e) What can be done?
f) What are the resources available in Cameroon?
g) What needs to be done?
She can be contacted at http://www.marieabanga.com
Do not suffer in silence, we are offering psychotherapeutic support so do not hesitate to reach out to us
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