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Ambassador Visits West Region
Ambassador Garvey and an Embassy team visited two universities, attended a memorial ceremony, and tasted the fruits – quite literally – of a Food for Progress program while touring the West Region of Cameroon from March 23-25.
At the University of Dschang, the Ambassador was welcomed with song and dance performed by the school’s Club des Supporters before sitting down to a meeting with the rector. While walking around the campus, the Ambassador learned that many of the buildings had been built by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). She also saw several pieces of equipment donated by the U.S. government and various American institutions. During the Ambassador’s tour, Embassy officials provided the students of the university of Dschang information about continuing their studies in the United States, informed them of exchange programs available through the Embassy, and helped them better understand the process for obtaining a visa. The Ambassador also met with two Peace Corps Volunteers and an American Fulbright Scholar working with the University of Dschang.
Following a touching memorial for slain U.S. diplomat John Granville (click here for the full story), the Ambassador met with a team from the NGO Winrock engaged in managing a project funded through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food for Progress program. At the Winrock offices in Bafoussam, the Ambassador saw prototypes for machines to enable Cameroonians to more efficiently mill grain and dry agricultural products. Afterwards, the Ambassador visited the drying center of Mrs. Nguewo Tecla, where she sampled the delicious products dried, packaged, and sold by Mrs. Tecla, including mushrooms, pineapples, prunes, and bananas.
On the final day of her trip, Ambassador Garvey visited the University of the Mountains (UdM), one of the few private universities in Cameroon. UdM focuses on health sciences and science and technology, and the Ambassador saw students being instructed in medicine and dentistry in several recently-constructed buildings at the site of the university’s future campus. Afterwards, she toured the university’s current campus and learned more about the school’s programs. Following another presentation on studying in the United States given by the Embassy team, the Ambassador spoke to the student body about the importance of health and developing the full potential of women in the developing world.