At the heart of the Katchoua Foundation’s mission is the unwavering commitment to empowering underprivileged girls and women through essential menstrual hygiene education. Yesterday, we proudly conducted our monthly donation event in Nyom 2, Yaoundé, under the KFMHD (Katchoua Foundation Menstrual Hygiene Day) initiative, themed “Understand Her Menstrual Needs.” This vital program aims to cover...Read More

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Break the Silence, Empower Girls with Katchoua Foundation! Today, on World Menstrual Hygiene Day, we celebrate the power of education and action in building a #PeriodFriendlyWorld! In Cameroon, many girls experience shame and isolation due to the cultural stigma surrounding periods.  This, as many of you know, can lead to a...Read More

MHH for all women and girls – Njitem, Adamawa, Cameroon Katchoua Foundation, in collaboration with various partners, is actively working towards normalizing menstruation and eliminating the obstacles it poses by 2030. As part of our efforts, we have included the Adamawa Region in our Katchoua Foundation Menstrual Hygiene Day (KFMHD) initiative in 2023. We aim...Read More

Promoting Menstrual Hygiene in Njitem in Adamawa Region, Cameroon – Understand Her Menstrual Needs On March 12, 2023, the Katchoua Foundation carried out a menstrual hygiene program under the theme, “Understand Her Menstrual Needs.” The program was held in the rural community of Njitem in Adamawa, Cameroon, and aimed to promote menstrual hygiene practices among...Read More

Menstrual hygiene is essential to women’s health, yet it is frequently overlooked and undervalued due to unequal power dynamics and harmful gender biases. In many societies, menstruation is stigmatized and viewed as taboo, causing many women and girls to feel ashamed and embarrassed about their periods. This, in turn, can lead to inadequate menstrual hygiene...Read More

Katchoua Foundation: Acting Together To End INEQUALITIES/World AIDS Day 2022 – Mabeta Njanga Limbe III Katchoua Foundation, together with RTG AIDS and Mabeta Njanga Intergreted Health Center Limbe III carried out a sensitization, education campaign and HIV screening in Mabeta Njanga to end inequalities. We believe that a partnership during intervention has more impact. Prevention...Read More

World AIDS Day 2022 – Equalize HIV is a major public health issue that affects people worldwide. Despite the many interventions, lives are still at risk. December 1 is World AIDS Day and Katchoua Foundation joins partners to commemorate World AIDS Day 2022 under the theme, “Equalize”. Eliminating the inequalities that are holding back progress...Read More

Understand Her Menstrual Needs: Mabeta Njanga girls in Limbe Get Free Sanitary Pad Donation Following KFMHD August Donation. Less Privileged girls in Mabeta Njanga – Limbe, who struggle with period poverty, received free donations of sanitary pads to improve their menstrual hygiene on 1/08/2022. The rise in poor menstrual hygiene can cause serious health risks,...Read More

World Hepatitis Day World Hepatitis Day is an opportunity for all to come together and raise awareness in order to promote global action on viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. There are five main types of the hepatitis virus – A, B,...Read More

Theme: “Create Immunology Awareness to Improve Vaccine Uptake in our Community” held at the  University of Buea on April 29, 2022. Highlights: History of the day of Immunology (Speaker; Nguele Ampama Mireille MSc.) International Day of Immunology is celebrated on the 29th of April to raise global awareness of the significance of immunology in the...Read More