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Mbeyo'o, Dieudonné Ndoum. "Dynamics of agro-ecological knowledge among the Mafa, North Cameroon /." Leiden : Leiden university, 2001. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb391678467.
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Argenti, Nicolas Pandely Albert. "The material culture of power in Oku : North West province, Cameroon." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336509.
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Berg, Adri van den. "Land right, marriage left : women's management of insecurity in North Cameroon /." Leiden : CNWS publications, 1997. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb375112006.
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Mope, Simo J. A. "Gender, agro-pastoral production and class formation in Bamunka, North-Western Cameroon." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292292.
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Mah, Victor Agha-Ah. "Sustainability of community-managed projects in the North West Region of Cameroon." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/8266.
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There is wide recognition among contemporary researchers that sustaining community-managed projects in rural areas remains a herculean challenge. Empirical evidence shows that about 65% of community-managed projects in sub-Saharan Africa including Cameroon are not sustainable. Community management is one of the strategies widely adopted by project providers at grassroots levels to ensure the sustainability of community projects, yet sustaining these projects after the depature of donor agency has remained a difficult task. It was in furtherance of this approach that this study set out to gain insights into why sustaining community-managed projects in the NWRC after being handed down to the grassroots has proven to be challenging despite the widespread popularity of community management as a bottom-top development strategy that allows grassroots community members to have overall support for their project ongoing operations. The study was guided by five objectives, and data were collected through 4 focus group discussions held with projects end-users, 12 interviews granted to project committee staffs, traditional authorities and political elite. Additional data were gathered through a survey questionnaire administered to 77 respondents in the four chosen community-managed project sites, documentary review and on-the-spot appraisal of projects. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the data paved the way for the drawing up of meaningful conclusions and suggestions of ways to improve the sustainability of community-managed projects in the NWRC. What emerges from the data collected, analysed and interpreted enabled the study to conclude that the strategies adopted so far by community project providers in the NWRC were not effective. The implementation of these projects disregarded the traditional beliefs and practices of end-users and engendered loss of access to shrines, groves and forest-based or water-based resources without providing alternatives. The findings equally show that increasing temperature and reducing amount of rainfall result in a greater incidence of bushfires, which threaten the sustainability of some community-managed projects. Handing down project management to a local community is not synonymous with sustainability. If community-managed projects are to be sustainable, they require the project end-users to have a real sense of ownership and control over the project‟s ongoing operations as well as an increase in governance capacity and environmentally friendly practices.
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Mezop, Temgoua Alice Lucie. "Archéologie, traditions orales et ethnographie au nord du Cameroun: histoire du peuplement de la région du Faro durant le dernier millénaire." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209940.
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A la limite entre le Cameroun et le Nigéria, la région du Faro est une zone d’extraordinaire diversité, tant du point de vue des populations que de la topographie. Pas moins de 13 groupes ethnolinguistiques y sont documentés, qui appartiennent à 3 grands ensembles linguistiques et se répartissent dans la plaine et les montagnes. Les données de la linguistique indiquent que les représentants des langues adamaoua seraient présents dans la plaine de la Bénoué et du Faro depuis environ quatre mille ans. Au niveau de l'ethnohistoire, on sait que les habitants des plaines sous soumis à l’autorité des Foulbé depuis deux siècles. Mais au delà de cette période, de nombreuses zones d'ombre demeurent. L’histoire des populations de cette partie du bassin de la Bénoué avant le 19ème siècle semblait donc hors d’atteinte, car la région du Faro restait vierge du point de vue archéologique. <p>Dans ce travail, j’apporte par le biais d'une approche historique et comparative des éléments susceptible d’expliquer, d’une part la complexité qui caractérise le peuplement du Faro et, d’autre part, la façon dont le peuplement de cette région a évolué au cours du dernier millénaire. Il est également question de faire progresser la réflexion méthodologique, en évaluant la façon dont les modèles obtenus par l’archéologie peuvent être confrontés avec ceux qui se basent sur les traditions orales, les éléments de la culture matérielle actuelle et la linguistique.<p>L’étude des traditions orales a permis de classer par ordre chronologique les éléments historiques importants et d’établir une histoire du peuplement durant ces derniers siècles. Elle confirme qu’il est possible de reconnaître des racines remontant au delà du 19ème siècle à la plupart des groupes qui peuplent encore la région aujourd’hui, ainsi que de nombreuses ruptures dans l’histoire du peuplement du Faro. Contrairement aux travaux antérieurs, la plus importante de ces fractures date du début du 19ème siècle, avec l’occupation des conquérants foulbé, qui ont provoqué l’insécurité généralisée, la division de la région en deux et les plus importantes déportations de populations des plaines vers les montagnes refuges.<p>L’approche archéologique a permis d’établir la première séquence chrono-culturelle du Faro au cours du dernier millénaire. Si la présence d’un peuplement ancien dans la plaine était envisagée, l’étude archéologique apporte la preuve que des communautés humaines vivent dans le Faro depuis environ 1000 ans. A partir du 15ème siècle, des modifications surviennent. Celles-ci se manifestent surtout par l’apparition d’une nouvelle poterie ornée au Blepharis sp. Lorsque l’on compare la carte de distribution des sites associés à cette céramique, au trajet suivi par les Bata, qui remontent le cours du Faro en implantant des villages et à l’aire d’extension des langues tchadiques au Faro, il semble plausible que de nouvelles populations occupent la région vers le milieu du dernier millénaire de notre ère. Pour le 19ème siècle bien documenté par les traditions orales, les données archéologiques viennent renforcer l’idée d’une profonde rupture durant cette période.<p>En abordant l’histoire du peuplement du Faro, il était nécessaire d’examiner le concept de l’ethnicité comme il est classiquement employé dans la région. D’une manière générale, l’étude conforte l’idée qu’il est très difficile d’aborder la profondeur historique des identités des groupes actuels.<p>La confrontation entre les faits des cultures vivantes et les résultats archéologiques a permis d’évaluer les potentialités de raisonnements historique et comparatif. On ne peut que constater, dans cet exemple concret, le grand intérêt qu’il y a à fonder la reconstitution du passé sur de multiples sources. <p><br>Doctorat en Histoire, art et archéologie<br>info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
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Alubafi, Mathias Fubah. "Art, tourism and the sustainability of tradition in the Bamenda Grassfields, North West Province, Cameroon." Thesis, University of Reading, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.497117.
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My dissertation is concerned with the role played by tourism and modem art and craft institutions in bringing about change in the art of the Bamenda Grassfields. A number of reasons explain why research on tourism and art in the Bamenda Grassfields is timely and relevant. They are the rich and diverse art and material culture of the region; the increasing number of visitors into the region (such as researchers. expatriates, missionaries and internal tourists) and their interest in art and material objects. Research on tourism and art in the Bamenda Grassfields is needed to produce a complete inventory of the different categories of art, artists, patrons and institutions in Bamenda in particular and Cameroon in general, in order to produce fuller empirical concepts, wider knowledge and to address the question of generalisation in African art studies, as well as the neglect of relevant issues such as the complex nature of African societies and their art, and to give a fuller understanding of the concept of authenticity.
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Lawrence, Yuven Lafen. "Traditional culture, science education and changing values among the Nso people of North West Cameroon." Thesis, University of Reading, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.388397.
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Abonge, Christiana Vegah. "Women's microenterprise development : an effective strategy for poverty alleviation in the North West Province of Cameroon?" Thesis, University of Leeds, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.521440.
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Fonkeng, E. G. "An analysis of private secondary education in the North West and South West Provinces of the Republic of Cameroon (1976-1984)." Thesis, University of Hull, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382913.
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Agbor, Michael A. "The Role of Traditional Healers in Oral Health Care in the Bui Division, North West Province, Cameroon." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2009. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2217_1275598250.
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<p>The majority of Cameroonians depend on traditional medicines for their health care needs and about seven per cent of the average household health budget is spent on traditional medicines irrespective of their incomes. The aim of this study was (i) to assess the role of traditional healers (THs) in providing oral care services in Cameroon<br>(ii) to determine their cost of treatment and to investigate reasons why people visit THs. The present study was cross sectional and consisted of a sample of 21 THs and 52 clients with a history of dental problems. It utilized semi structured questionnaires and photographs to collect data. The mean age of THs was 46.0 years (range 20-77 years). Thirty per cent of THs were above 40 years and the majority males. Nearly a quarter of the THs practiced as herbalists and the remainder practiced both divination and herbalism. More than two thirds of Cameroonians, who patronize THs for their oral health needs, fall within the 20-40 year age group. THs in this region are experienced and enjoy good relationships with hospitals and other THs. However, collaboration between the oral health work force and THs is very poor as only 6% of all patients seen by THs are referred to the dentist. Socio-cultural and economic factors affect the oral health care seeking behavior of patients in this area and only 6.5% of patients visit dental clinics. Reasons for not attending dental clinics included cost, poor accessibility, superstition and fear.</p>
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Barber-Riley, Richard Mark. "Changes in student attitude to physics in the north west province of Cameroon from 1987 to 1992." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.307625.
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Nchoji, Nkwi Paul. "Traditional diplomacy : a study of inter-chiefdom relations in the western Grassfields, North West province of Cameroon /." [S.l.] : Publication of the Department of sociology, University of Yaounde, 1986. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35457851k.
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Ndamukong, Kenneth Jacob Ngoh. "Sheep and goat production in the north west province of Cameroon, with special reference to parasitic gastroenteritis." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29911.
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Ebot, Etta Barnabas. "Risk factors and knowledge of dental fluorosis in three communities in the far north region of Cameroon." University of the Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7529.
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Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)<br>BACKGROUND: Fluorine is an abundant trace element in the Earth’s crust. The presence of fluorine in bedrocks is the primary source fluoride in ground water, though fluoride occurrence varies with the different rock types. High concentrations of fluoride ions are found in regions of volcanic activities. Volcanoes are the main persistent natural source of fluoride in ground water and in the atmosphere. The occurrence of high concentrations of fluoride in ground water has been reported worldwide. Dental fluorosis is a developmental disturbance of enamel that results from ingestion of high amounts of fluoride during tooth mineralization. Consumption of untreated fluoridated ground water remains the main cause of dental fluorosis in rural settlements.
AIM: To establish the risk factors and knowledge of dental fluorosis in three communities of the Far North Region of Cameroon.
METHODOLOGY: This study was descriptive and cross-sectional study with an analytic component and was conducted in three communities in Far North Region of Cameroon. The study population was a convenience sample irrespective of age, but who must have been living in the selected study sites for a minimum of 6 to 8 years. Structured questionnaires were administered to elicit socio-demographic characteristics, perceptions dental fluorosis and oral health practices. Oral examination was conducted to determine the extent of dental fluorosis that was scored according to the Thylstrup and Fejerskov index. Participants declared their water sources and water samples were obtained from these sources. Samples of commercial bottled mineral water was purchased from various local outlets. These samples were sent to a certified laboratory for fluoride analysis and are reported in milligrams of fluoride per litre.
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Kim, Hyeyoung. "The Role of Pastoralist Mobility in Foot-and-Mouth Disease Transmission in The Far North Region of Cameroon." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469174270.
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Warri, Denis. "Perceptions of pregnant women on reasons for late initiation of antenatal care in Nkwen Baptist Health Center, North West Region, Cameroon." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6894.
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Magister Public Health - MPH<br>Background:
Antenatal care serves as a key entry point for a pregnant woman to receive a broad range of services and should be initiated at the onset of pregnancy (WHO, 2016). Cameroon has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world (UNICEF, 2016). The majority of pregnant women in Cameroon initiate antenatal care after the first trimester (Njim, 2016). Most studies on initiation of antenatal care in Cameroon have not explored in greater depth the reasons why most of the pregnant women initiate antenatal care late.
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The aim of the study is to understand the reasons why pregnant women initiate antenatal care late in Nkwen Baptist Health Center, North West Region, Cameroon. It is an exploratory study and applied purposive sampling to recruit eighteen pregnant women and three key informants for data collection through individual interviews. Pregnant women who initiated antenatal care after the first trimester were recruited during antenatal care clinics and interviewed in a room at the antenatal care unit. Key informants were midwives working at the antennal care unit. Participation in the study was voluntary. Participants were explained the purpose of the study and signed a consent form if they were willing to participate in the research. Participation in the research did not inhibit the respondent’s access to care. Data was collected using an audio tape and analyzed using Thematic Coding Analysis (TCA) to identify recurring themes that emerged from the data to adequately describe the perceptions of respondents on the reasons for late initiation of antenatal care.
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Tembon, Mercy Miyang. "The financing of secondary education in Mezam Division, North West Province, Cameroon : an uneasy partnership between family and state." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1994. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10006587/.
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The government of Cameroon like that of many Sub-S aharan African countries is faced with dwindling revenues and cannot provide the required fmances for the education sector. Since many other developing countries are facing similar fmancial constraints, policy options have been proposed for the recovery of costs as a way of revitalizing and improving the quality of education in these countries. The introduction of user charges is one of the more prominent options that applies to all levels of education. In light of the educational financing situation in Cameroon, this study sets out to assess the possibility of implementing this option. It therefore seeks to analyze how secondary schools are fmanced and to measure private direct costs of secondary education so as to determine parental willingness to spend on schooling. A household and a school survey were conducted in Mezam Division of the North West Province of Cameroon. 335 households in urban and rural areas were involved in the household survey, while 16 principals and 750 students, selected from 16 secondary schools, took part in the school survey. Results from these surveys indicate that in government secondary schools, although tuition is provided free, parents are obliged to meet the costs of books and uniforms. Moreover, because government funding is inadequate, by default, parents are obliged to contribute further towards the provision of additional facilities in these schools through the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Thus parents incur substantial costs for their children's education, in relation to household income and Gross National per Capita Income. The study also reveals that in the private educational sector, fees and other parental contributions, including PTA levies, form an important source of finance for secondary schools. Parents of government school students value the education of their children highly, and therefore indicated willingness to pay more, even though they already incur substantial costs. The findings further indicate that willingness to pay will be increased if the quality of education is improved. However, ability to pay is related to family income and number of children, which have important implications for equity which are discussed in the thesis. Finally the study reveals that the highly centralized financing policy and practice in government secondary schools does not take into account the fmancial capacity of communities and private individuals sufficiently. The thesis argues that, in order to improve access, quality and efficiency of educational provision, an appropriate cost-sharing strategy needs to be developed to finance government secondary schools, with provision of scholarships or other selective assistance to the most needy. The thesis suggests further that, efforts be made to explore parental willingness and the inherent self help tradition of the people, by encouraging local management and fmancing of schools. Hence support from individual users and contributions from local communities through Parent-Teacher-Associations should be actively solicited. It also suggests that the decentralization of educational management of schools will go a long way towards enhancing educational quality and efficiency. This will require some adjustments to the existing financing structures, and changes in the regulation and management of the education system. The successful implementation of these recommendations require immense political will on the part of the policy makers.
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Obale-Ebanga, Francis. "Impacts of agricultural land use histories on soil organic matter dynamics and related properties of savannah soils in North Cameroon." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2001. http://dare.uva.nl/document/84987.
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Niba, Loveline Lum [Verfasser], and Klaus [Akademischer Betreuer] Parhofer. "Determinants of outcome of children with type 1 diabetes in the North West Region of Cameroon / Loveline Lum Niba ; Betreuer: Klaus Parhofer." München : Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1121507921/34.
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Lewis, Emily Nicole Anna. "Assessing the current state of government and community influence on anti-child trafficking efforts in the north west region of Cameroon, Africa." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2010. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/542.
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Human trafficking affects every country in the world regardless of a country's history, laws, economic status, anti-trafficking efforts, or religious beliefs. Trafficking in persons has largely resulted from mass globalization during the 20th century. Human trafficking is a violation of the most fundamental human rights and must be addressed in a critical way in order to protect and prevent further trafficking. Child trafficking is one aspect of the trafficking of persons which fundamentally violates the rights of children. Child trafficking and exploitation is currently plaguing many countries including The Republic of Cameroon. Both the practices to combat trafficking and progress trafficking are evident with reference to the government of Cameroon and Cameroonian society. The objective of this project is to identify and explain how the government of Cameroon and its citizens are both combating and progressing child trafficking and exploitation.
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Palou, Madi Oumarou. "Déterminants socio-économiques de la gestion paysanne des plantations d'Acacia sénégal et de la production de la gomme arabique au Nord-Cameroun." Thesis, Toulouse 2, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011TOU20145.
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E Nord-Cameroun comme toutes les zones arides et semi-arides de l’Afrique subsaharienne est confronté à la désertification qui est causée par les aléas climatiques et la surexploitation des ressources naturelles. L’une des conséquences est la baisse des rendements des cultures due à la dégradation des sols cultivables. Dans cette situation, l’une des voies pour améliorer le niveau de vie paysan est de développer la plantation des ligneux à usages multiples. L’introduction de l’A. senegal dans les années 90 dans les exploitations agricoles avait l’optique de restaurer la fertilité des sols et de diversifier les sources de revenus des agriculteurs par la production de gomme arabique. Malgré la multifonctionnalité de cet arbre et les efforts des projets pour sa vulgarisation, les résultats et les réactions des populations pour sa plantation restent peu concluants et sélectifs. La thèse identifie et analyse les facteurs socio-économiques et leurs effets sur la décision paysanne à planter A. senegal. La méthode est basée sur les enquêtes et entretiens semi-directs. Les résultats montrent que la plus grande production en gomme obtenue par une exploitation est de seulement 50 kg/ha/an. Toutefois les recettes des ventes éventuelles des autres produits des plantations complètent celles de la gomme. Les planteurs n’ont pas tous disposé d’information ni de formation suffisantes. Une plate forme de concertation est à mettre en place pour redéfinir les rôles des acteurs de la filière gomme. Pour une gestion durable des plantations d’A. senegal, les projets de développement et les décideurs doivent faire respecter les normes de différentiation des prix de la gomme<br>The North Cameroon like all arid and semi-arid zones of African sub-Saharan is facing desertification caused by climatic factors and over exploitation of natural resources.One of the consequences is the decline of crop yields due to degradation of arable land. In this situation, promotion of multipurpose trees plantations can improve the farmers’ livelihood. The introduction of A. senegal in the 90’s in agricultural farms had the aim to restore soil fertility and diversify sources of income for farmers through the production of arabic gum. Despite the multifunction aspect of this tree and the involvement of different development projects for its extension, the results and reactions of local people to its plantation remain inconclusive and selective. The thesis identifies and analyzes the socio-economic factors and their effects on the farmers decision to plant A. senegal. The method is based on surveys and semi-structured interviews. The results show that the best gum yield observed on the exploitation is 50 kg / ha / year. However, the revenue can be increased with the sale of byproducts of A. senegal. Not all farmers are sufficiently informed or trained. A platform for dialogue is to be set in order to redefine the roles of stakeholders in the market chain. For the sustainable management of A. senegal plantations, development projects and policy makers need to meet the standards of gum price differentiation
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Arrah, Moise Oneke. "A Gift of Nature and the Source of Violent Conflict: Land and Boundary Disputes in the North West Region of Cameroon The Case of BaliKumbat and Bafanji." Diss., NSUWorks, 2015. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dcar_etd/109.
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Balikumbat and Bafanji are the names of two villages in the Northwest Region of Cameroon that have been warring against one another over Bangang, a tract of fertile land. The conflict hinges on perceived differences about who should have access to this fertile land. Both villages claim ownership. This conflict has persisted from colonial times to the present with no tangible resolution. Understanding the place of land within the political, social, and economic fabric of the lives of both villages prior to and after the arrival of the colonial administration is the centerpiece of this research endeavor. This study sheds light on why the conflict persists. The land tenure decree of 1973, which was later promulgated into Cameroon law in 1984, is the most recent attempt at resolving disputes over land. It did not resolve this conflict. A clash of cultures between the indigenous population and the European colonizers may have triggered a legacy of land conflict between these two communities. This study unravels and seeks to explain when the Balikumbat and Bafanji villages transitioned from being two loving neighbors, capable of sharing their use of and kinship to the land, to hostile enemies ready to fight and kill one another at the earliest opportunity. In this study, interviews, observations, journal intakes, field notes, as well as document reviews, are pivotal tools used in justifying the claims highlighted in the research.
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Mouafo, Djontu Robinson Herrick. "Territorialisation du droit à l'éducation à partir d'une analyse des dynamiques de pouvoir : le cas de la région de l'extrême nord du Cameroun." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017GREAD007/document.
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Dans la quasi-totalité des nations du monde, l’éducation s’impose comme un droit fondamental de la personne. Les Etats africains, suite à leur accession à l’indépendance dans les années 60, ont également accordé une primauté absolue à l’éducation, parce que condition sine qua non de tout développement. De la Conférence d’Addis-Abeba en 1961 aux assises de Harare en 1982, en passant par les rencontres d’Abidjan en 1964 et Lagos en 1968, l’éducation a toujours été au cœur des préoccupations des Chefs d’Etats et de Gouvernements. Elle est consignée dans un ensemble d’instruments juridiques internationaux. Ces instruments relatifs au droit à l’éducation ont été internalisés dans le corpus juridique interne du Cameroun. Au Cameroun, l’expansion de l’école en général et celle et de l’enseignement de base en particulier, a connu un ralentissement remarquable avec la crise économique du milieu des années 80, entraînant un fort taux de déscolarisation, dont le plus élevé s’observe dans la Région de l’Extrême-Nord. Bien que le tout premier Président du Cameroun ait été issu de cette Région et qu’elle dispose de la population la plus importante à l’échelle nationale, il n’en a pas pour autant résulter, au profit de cette région, une action publique conséquente en matière d’investissement éducatif. L’application des instruments relatifs au droit à l’éducation garanti à ceux qui en sont bénéficiaires de pouvoir disposer de la pleine capacité de participer à la gestion des affaires publiques, de développer leur potentiel tout en contribuant au développement national. Sauf que, l’effectivité de ces instruments est loin d’être assurée au niveau local en raison de contraintes politiques, économiques, démographiques, géographiques, sociales et culturelles du système éducatif. Divers politiques publiques, dont celle liée à la décentralisation ont été adopté en vue d’accroître l’efficacité de l’action publique locale. Toute chose qui ne peut qu’impacter positivement sur la qualité de l’investissement éducatif. Politique de décentralisation tendant vers une « nouvelle gouvernance fondée sur les dynamiques locales » . Cette décentralisation est elle-même plombée par de nombreuses contradictions qui retarde ou diffère son effectivité dans le contexte camerounais<br>In almost all nations of the world, education is required as a fundamental human right. African states, following their accession to independence in the 60s, were also granted an absolute primacy to education, because sine qua non of any development. Conference in Addis Ababa in 1961 the foundations of Harare in 1982, through the Abidjan meeting in 1964 and Lagos in 1968, education has always been at the heart of the concerns of Heads of State and Government . It is contained in a set of international legal instruments. These instruments relating to the right to education have been internalized into the domestic legal corpus of Cameroon. In Cameroon, the expansion of the school in general and and especially basic education, has been remarkably slow with the economic crisis of the mid-80s, resulting in a high dropout rate, the highest of is seen in the Far North Region. Although the first President of Cameroon was coming from this region and it has the largest population nationwide, it has none provided result, the benefit of this region, a public action consistent in terms of educational investment. The application of instruments relating to the right to education guaranteed to those who are recipients able to have the full capacity to participate in governance, to develop their potential and contribute to national development. Except that the effectiveness of these instruments is far from guaranteed at the local level due to political, economic, demographic, geographic, social and cultural education system. Various public policies, including those related to decentralization have been adopted to increase the efficiency of local public action. Anything that can qu'impacter positively on the quality of educational investment. Decentralization policy tending towards a "new governance based on local dynamics." This decentralization is itself weighed down by many contradictions or delaying its effectiveness differs in the Cameroonian context
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Tembon, Chi Andy. "The demand for outpatient care in a health district in the North West Province of Cameroon : an empirical investigation into the potential effects of introducing community financing in public health centres." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.286412.
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Angwafo, Tsi Evaristus. "Status of wildlife and its utilisation in Faro and Benoué National Parks North Cameroon: case study of the Derby eland (Taurotragus derbianus gigas Gray, 1947) and the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus Temminck, 1840)." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2006. http://se6.kobv.de:8000/btu/volltexte/2006/11.
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King-Owen, Scott. "North Carolina's federalists in an evolving public sphere, 1790-1810 /." Electronic version (PDF), 2006. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2006/king-owens/scottking-owen.pdf.
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Mahamat, Alhadji. "Les facteurs contribuant à la réussite scolaire chez les adolescentes des lycées et collèges du Logone et Chari dans la région de l'Extrême-Nord / Cameroun." Thesis, Besançon, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013BESA1005.
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La présente étude traite de la problématique de la réussite scolaire chez les adolescentes âgées de 13 à 18 ans des lycées et collèges du département du Logone et Chari dans la région de l’Extrême-nord du Cameroun. Les filles de cette région font face à un certain nombre de difficultés liées à leur environnement, tant familial que scolaire, ainsi qu’à leurs propres attitudes qui compromettent leurs études. En dépit de ces écueils, certaines adolescentes réussissent à passer en classe supérieure avec des moyennes élevées et à décrocher leurs diplômes. Notre objectif en abordant cette recherche est d’étudier l’influence des facteurs personnels, familiaux et scolaires sur la réussite scolaire des adolescentes. En effet, nous nous sommes posé une question fondamentale, à savoir : quels sont les facteurs personnels, familiaux et scolaires qui prédisent le plus la réussite scolaire chez les adolescentes des lycées et collèges du département du Logone et Chari ? Pour répondre à cette préoccupation, quatre hypothèses nous ont guidé notamment une hypothèse générale intitulée « des facteurs personnels, familiaux et scolaires prédisent le plus la réussite scolaire chez les adolescentes des lycées et collèges d’enseignement général et technique, publics et privés du département du Logone et Chari », et trois hypothèses spécifiques : « les aspirations élevées contribuent à la réussite scolaire chez les adolescentes » ; « les attitudes éducatives parentales positives encouragent la réussite scolaire des adolescentes » et « les attitudes et les pratiques éducatives encourageantes des enseignants expliquent la réussite scolaire chez les adolescentes ». Trois questionnaires préalablement validés ont été administrés à un échantillon de 1031 adolescentes des lycées et collèges, de 1010 parents d’élèves, de 180 enseignants et 36 entretiens ont été conduits auprès de « femmes/filles sorties de l’école après y avoir réussi ». L’analyse des résultats a montré qu’il existe des corrélations significatives entre les différents facteurs personnels, familiaux et scolaires et la réussite scolaire chez les adolescentes. Nous avons suggéré quelques recommandations aux responsables du ministère des enseignements secondaires, aux parents et aux enseignants pour une meilleure implication des uns et des autres dans la réussite scolaire des adolescentes. Enfin, des propositions des recherches complémentaires ont été suggérées dans l’optique de pallier les limites mentionnées à la présente étude<br>This study focuses on the problem of the school success of the teenage girls between the ages of 13-18 in the secondary and high schools of the Logone and Chari division, in the far-north region of Cameroon. Girls in this region face a number of problems related to their environment, family as well as academic due to their attitude which affect their studies. Inspite of these difficulties some young girls succeed in their studies. Our aim is to study the influence of individual, family and school factors on the school performance of the girl child. In effect we have raised one fundamental question in order to know: what are the individual, family and school factors which have to do with the teenage girl which determine their school success? In answering these question, the following hypotheses guided us: a main hypothese entitles “personal, family and school factors favour school success among the teenage girls in government and private secondary and high school both general and technical of Logone and Chari division” and tree specific hypotheses: “high aspirations contributed to school success among teenage girls”; “the attitudes and parental positives educational encourage school success of teenage girls” and “the attitudes and positives educational practices of teachers explain school success among teenage girls”. Tree questionnaires and a pilotated interview guide were administrated to a sample of 1031 teenage girls of secondary and high school, 1010 parents of students, 180 teachers and 36 “women/girls who succeeded in school before leaving”. The analysis of results showed that there are significant correlations among individual, family and school success factors and the school success teenage girls. In conclusion, we made some suggestions on areas of intervention to the hierarchy of the ministry of secondary education, to parents and to teachers in order to involve each of them in the school success of girls and make them more resilient. At the end some proposal, for further researches were made with the view to amend the limits of research
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Green, Arthur Gerrish. "Ethnic and geographic distribution of natural resource management strategies in the Tchabal Mbabo region, Cameroon." 2005. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-08102005-123933/unrestricted/etd.pdf.
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Ghong, Mary Njang. "Examining aspects of linguistic knowledge of anglophone primary school teachers of north west province of Cameroon in relation to children's literacy achievement." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1095.
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Literacy is an important phenomenon in all societies today. Nations around the world put in a great deal of effort and allocate a lot of funding for educational purposes to improve literacy rates of children and to help them to become literate citizens so that they can function better in society. Studies of teacher education in the United States have shown that many of the in-service teachers lack the basic foundation of linguistic constructs needed to improve literacy skills in elementary classrooms. Further, it has been shown that students who were taught by teachers with a linguistic background performed better on reading, writing, and spelling skills than those children who were taught by teachers without such a linguistic background. These studies have recommended better teacher training programs that incorporate classes to specifically teach linguistic constructs. However, there are various factors that may affect literacy development in school children, such as family background and number of books available at home. The majority of these studies have been conducted in the United States and what is true for the U.S. may not be true for other countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the linguistic knowledge of elementary classroom teachers and how it impacts children’s achievement in literacy skills in the North West region of Cameroon where English is the predominant language of instruction in schools. Data were collected from 100 primary school teachers and 200 third grade children from the rural and urban regions, then analyzed using independent t-tests at a 0.05 level of significance. Overall the teachers exemplified a lack of linguistic knowledge; however, when comparing rural to urban, the urban teacher’s linguistic knowledge was significantly higher. Similarly, the children’s results also revealed a higher performance rate from the urban children. Based on the results it is recommended that teacher preparatory programs should foster content and pedagogic expertise and include essential features in literacy instruction. The quality of teachers teaching in the primary schools is important and the Ministry of National Education in Cameroon should ensure a better teacher education program that can prepare confident and knowledgeable teachers.
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Müller-Kosack, Gerhard [Verfasser]. "The way of the beer : ritual re-enactment of history among the Mafa ; terrace farmers of the Mandara Mountains (North Cameroon) / vorgelegt von Gerhard Müller-Kosack." 2006. http://d-nb.info/980649927/34.
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MCTAVISH, SARAH. "What paves the road to maternal health care use? Investigating education, urban-rural residence, social-networks and supernatural beliefs in the Far-North province of Cameroon." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/5949.
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Every day, 1500 women die in pregnancy or due to childbirth related complications worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of maternal mortality. Maternal health care use is critical in reducing maternal mortality worldwide. Cameroon has one of the highest maternal mortality rates worldwide (over 1000 deaths per 100,000 live births), but there is little knowledge about maternal health care use in the Far-North province. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of education, urban and rural residence, social networks, and cultural beliefs on the use of maternal health care use in the Far-North province. A maternal health questionnaire was completed by 110 Cameroonian women between the ages of 18-45. Participants were recruited door-to-door in the urban town of Maroua and rural village of Moutourwa in the Far-North province. Questionnaires assessed maternal health care history, social networks and demographics. Follow-up interviews were conducted with nine questionnaire participants to gain a greater understanding of how daily activities, food consumption and beliefs in the supernatural impact maternal health care use. Poisson regression analyses were used to determine the association among education, social network characteristics, urban and rural residence, and maternal health care service use in Maroua and Moutourwa. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews revealed themes of witchcraft, diet and social ties. Women in the rural sample had a greater risk of failing to seek prenatal consultations than women in the urban sample (RR: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.61-0.88). When stratified by urban/rural location, education played a greater role in women’s use of prenatal services in Moutourwa (RR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.50-0.94) compared to Maroua (RR: 0.66; 95% CI: 0.41-1.06). Qualitative analyses suggested that beliefs in witchcraft may deter women from speaking about pregnancy, and that mothers often believe that envious women can cause harm to mother and child through the use of witchcraft. Social network analysis revealed that women who belonged to a women’s organization were more like to use prenatal services (RR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.07-1.62). Both qualitative and quantitative findings have implications for maternal health interventions in the Far-North province of Cameroon.<br>Thesis (Master, Kinesiology & Health Studies) -- Queen's University, 2010-07-29 11:15:40.276
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Tangang, Yuntenwi Ernestine Andandoh [Verfasser]. "Improved biomass cookstoves: a strategy towards mitigating indoor air pollution and deforestation ; a case study of the North West Province of Cameroon / by Ernestine Andandoh Tangang Yuntenwi." 2008. http://d-nb.info/990144917/34.
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Nyambi, Gwendoline. "A Comparative SWOT Analysis of the National Agricultural Extension Program Organization to Determine Best-Fit Program Model: A Case Study of the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-05-10983.
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Agriculture is crucial to the economic and social wellbeing of the Republic of Cameroon. A national need for increased productivity, farm incomes, food security and rural development requires more effective agricultural extension and advisory systems. The need is persistent. This study analyzed strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that existed within the current national extension program and examined how form, function, and policy influenced two regions in Cameroon. Analysis focused on 15-year time changes using a comparative case study design. Four regional focus groups and 28 individual interviews bounded 59 cases from four stakeholder groups of farmer leaders, non-governmental organizations, extension representatives, and governmental counterparts. Eighteen primary themes emerged with overlap of opportunities and threats among stakeholders. Incentives to program performance included staff competence and innovative technology transfer. Barriers included infrastructure, postharvest technology, market incentives, financial sustainability, and feedback. A lack of vision for sustainability, inadequate government funding, poor collaboration and linkages, uncoordinated parallel programs, and ineffective management systems reduced program potential. Four themes framed recommendations for improved programs: government investment, trainings, market incentives, and management. Options to improve program sustainability included subsidies that benefit all farmers, more council and private sector engagement with extension, rural infrastructure development, price standardization, and fees for service. Medium and large-scale farmers were willing to pay for extension services when and if available whereas small-scale farmers relied heavily on subsidized services. Accessibility to markets, farm size, and cash crop production are associated with farmers’ acceptance of fees for service. These findings highlighted areas where changes in the nation’s agricultural extension service could improve its relevance in meeting performance targets. Stakeholders’ recommendations for more effective agricultural extension and advisory systems included: 1) providing an autonomous extension service that focuses on specific needs and market opportunities and coordinates all support/parallel programs while collaborating among research and private advisory services; 2) implementing holistic government policies that integrate technology transfer, innovation, health, value-chains, and markets to benefit all farmers; 3) redesigning subsidies that equitability incentivize production and sound environmental practices that benefit all farmers; 4) increasing in-service trainings related to innovations; and 5) updating innovations and harmonizing program activities.
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"The role of health education, community health workers and single-dose metrifonate therapy in the control of morbidity related to urinary schistosomiasis in an endemic focus in the Far-North Province of Cameroon." Tulane University, 1990.
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The control of morbidity in endemic and high risk populations can be accomplished with currently available antischistosomal drugs. This study measured the impact of community-based distribution of metrifonate to people with presumptive infection with S. haematobium Urinary schistosomiasis is endemic in the Diamare division of the Far-North province of Cameroon and is an important cause of morbidity in the population, especially among school-age children. W.H.O. proposes the use of the primary health care approach in controlling morbidity This community-based, controlled field experiment involved three villages and two interventions. Two case villages received either health education alone (HE) or health education in addition to the availability of single-dose metrifonate therapy dispensed by community health workers, on presumptive diagnosis of schistosomiasis (HE/CHW). A control village received no intervention. The objectives were to determine (a) if health education increased knowledge about the disease, (b) if treatment-seeking behaviour changed with either intervention, and (c) if there was a reduction in the total S. haematobium egg output in each village, depending on the intervention received The baseline prevalence of infection in the study populations of the three villages was less than 10 percent, but the prevalence in the 10-19 year olds was much higher (49%, 19% and 4% in the three villages respectively) The study showed that health education did indeed increase knowledge about schistosomiasis. It was also demonstrated that the positive predictive value of microscopic haematuria was adequate to be used for presumptive diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis. The results, however, indicated that increased knowledge about the disease was not sufficient to affect treatment-seeking behaviour. Rather, the convenient availability of inexpensive and safe medication in the immediate community provided the key incentive for infected people to seek treatment. There was a 99.8 percent reduction in the total number of eggs shed by infected persons who received a single 10mg/kg dose of metrifonate between baseline and final surveys The use of community health workers in diagnosing and treating urinary schistosomiasis would greatly assist in morbidity control and in improving the health delivery system of medically underserved areas of Cameroon<br>acase@tulane.edu
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Angwafo, Tsi Evaristus [Verfasser]. "Status of wildlife and its utilisation in Faro and Benoué National Parks North Cameroon: case study of the Derby eland (Taurotragus derbianus gigas Gray, 1947) and the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus Temminck, 1840) = Ist-Bestand der Wildtiere, deren Nutzung in den Nationalparks Faro und Benoué (Nord Kamerun): Fallstudie Riesenelen (Taurotragus derbianus gigas Gray, 1947) und Afrikanischer Wildhund (Lycaon pictus Temminck, 1840) / by Tsi Evaristus Angwafo." 2006. http://d-nb.info/982854323/34.
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Van, Genderen Kate. "Evelyn Cameron: a study in three parts of her photography, diary, and life in Montana." Thesis, 2017. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8546.
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Evelyn Jephson Cameron (1868-1928) was born to a wealthy merchant family outside London. At the age of twenty-five, she moved to Terry, Montana to raise horses and homestead with her husband, Ewen Cameron. Evelyn Cameron recorded their time in eastern Montana in her daily diary entries, which span over thirty-five years from 1893 to 1928. She became a self-taught professional photographer, and made thousands of photographs with large-format cameras of the people in the towns of Terry, Fallon, and Marsh. She photographed the landscape, birds, and other animals she kept as pets or encountered in the wild. She wrote in her private diary nearly every day, offering a first-person point of view of life for women in the late nineteenth-century in the American West. This thesis focuses on three particular aspects of Cameron’s life. The first chapter focuses on spaces or mediums that Cameron had access to that offered her autonomy and privacy, things which were often difficult for women to find at this time. These spaces and mediums include her photography, her diary, and her darkroom, all of which gave her different sorts of calm or control. The second chapter delves into Cameron’s photographic portraits of herself and other women, looking into how women portrayed themselves and others in the American West. Cameron depicted herself as a part of the natural world, and she also did so when capturing other women. The final chapter analyzes Cameron’s identity as a Montanan, from her conscious choice to move there to her refusal to return to Britain permanently. She gained American citizenship in 1918 and took living in Montana seriously. Her diary reveals a deep awareness of the natural world and records accomplishments and events that help to build and strengthen her relationship with her chosen home.<br>Graduate<br>2018-08-25