Falimatou is a young woman from Babessi (a village outside of Bamenda). She is currently learning the information system in the IDF library to become a part-time librarian at IDF.
Falimatou hasn’t always been a librarian, in fact, 4 years ago she was a single young mother who happened to live in a village where GTZ through IDF was carrying out a survey of young mothers. She found out information about IDF’s vocational training program for young mothers and decided to apply. From 2006 to 2009 Falimatou learned life skills and secretarial skills through the IDF training centre. Since 2009 she has worked at a bookstore in Bamenda.
Falimatou is inspirational in her determination to learn new skills to improve the quality of her life and the lives of her children. She demonstrates the ability to quickly grasp concepts, especially those related to computers, and to become an expert.
IDF is very lucky to have found this dedicated young woman and will continue to help her in building her skills.