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Projects in Cameroon

Agriculture

Six males and one female persons in the farm, cutting grass.
Agriculture Trainees practice making compost and manure tea during pre-service training.

Peace Corps Volunteers in the Agriculture sector support the government’s efforts to increase agricultural production through strengthening the capacity of small-scale farmers and in-school youth. The project aims to train them in the practice of sustainable integrated farming in order to ensure food, nutrition, and income security. Volunteers collaborate with grassroot structures of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and work with farmers and their organizations to improve agricultural production, nutrition, and income. In addition, they work with schools interested in experiential learning through school gardens.

Education

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An Education Trainee practices teaching science during model school.

Peace Corps Volunteers in the Education sector teach English, math and science in secondary schools and promote student excellence. Response Volunteers support students in attaining math and science skills that will enable them to access opportunities in science and technology. Volunteers in the Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program help students gain communication skills in English that will enable them to access academic and professional opportunities. Education Volunteers work collaboratively with teachers to improve teaching skills by promoting classroom management, engagement methods, and student-centered techniques. Lastly, Volunteers encourage community members to increase their involvement in student learning and school improvement.

Health

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A Volunteer and a community health worker talk to women during antenatal visits.

Community Health Volunteers support rural communities to improve health outcomes, particularly for women of childbearing age and children under 5 years of age through behavior change, communication, and strengthening capacity. The goal of the Community Health project is to end preventable child and maternal deaths and attain an AIDS-free generation. In their capacity as Community Health Educators, Health Volunteers support the following program objectives:

  1. Increase the knowledge and skills of women of childbearing age to adopt practices that contribute to a healthy pregnancy, safe delivery, and a healthy newborn;
  2. Increase the knowledge and skills of caregivers to keep children under 5 healthy; and
  3. Increase access, knowledge and skills of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphans and vulnerable children and their families, to improve their well-being and resilience within their communities.

President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Peace Corps’ PEPFAR program promotes better care and treatment outcomes for people living with HIV, particularly youth. Volunteers work in community-based organizations and clinical facilities that provide life-saving HIV care and treatment services and promote anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence and retention. Care interventions include promoting and facilitating youth-friendly services, treatment literacy, and safe spaces to educate youth about treatment adherence and treatment-as-prevention. Volunteers work closely with psychosocial support agents, community health workers, and clinical care providers to implement activities.