Conservation Farming IDF Bana Demonstration Farm January 15, 2014 The Application of Cover Crops to Conservation Agriculture at the IDF Demonstration Farm Village of Bana (West Region/Cameroon, Africa) By Allan Sorflaten BSc MSc. Conservation agriculture (CA) refers to the practice of planting crops using minimum tillage and keeping the soil covered with cover crops or mulch. …
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IDF Welcomes Allan and Lydia Sorflaten, CESO Volunteers Oct 4th, 2011. July 28, 2012 Allan’s extensive background in Agriculture and Lydia’s in Nutrition opened the door for IDF to work with Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO) to request six week assignment with IDF. Mme Oussematou met the couple in Douala where they met with CESO officials.
IDF’s Conference Hall – an income generating activity AUGUST 11, 2010 As most people who work for small NGOs know, it is difficult to get grant money even more difficult is getting grant money that covers operating expenses. Operating expenses are things like rent, utilities and administrative supplies. As a way to cover these costs IDF …
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Nutrition Workshops January 10, 2013By Lydia Sorflaten, BSc.HEc. Foods and Nutrition, PDt. The two day Nutrition workshop was conducted in Bana in French on the Sorflaten’s second volunteer assignment. A Nutrition Manuel was prepared in French, printed and ring bound for participants. The Pyramid Model was used to classify foods, Energy Foods, Protective and Body Building …
Coaching Success! May 31, 2011 The coaching training was carried out on May 27 to the 29th by Caroline Spira (coach with Coaching the Global Village). Please visit the Bamenda Beat and the Capacity Building part of this website for more details. Participants with their certificates of completion for the coaching course
Ready, Set, Coach! APRIL 21, 2011 IDF is happy to announce that in May 2011, Caroline Spira, executive coach from Canada, will be working with IDF on behalf of Coaching the Global Village. Caroline will work with IDF staff, board members and volunteers to empower them with coaching skills using to the Coaching Essentials Toolkit. …
Welcome to IDF’s Website AUGUST 11, 2010 FINALLY! IDF has a website up and running. Please check back often for information about IDF’s activities and events. IDF staff and volunteers will also blog about their experiences in the Bamenda Beat.
Welcome to IDF’s new IT intern APRIL 13, 2011 IDF is happy to welcome aboard its new IT intern, Paul Herve Samou. Herve joined us from Yaounde where he was a student at CFISVP (a computer training institition). We are happy that he has joined us. IDF’s newest staff member – IT Technician
Nutrition for HIV Positive Pregnant and Lactating Mothers and Infants and Children MARCH 17, 2014 by Lydia Sorflaten, BScHEc Foods and Nutrition, PDt, Volunteer from Canada A workshop was offered March 11, 12th with 10 participants coming from Bamenda, Kumbo, Bafut and Wum. Observations and learnings went far beyond the course material. UNICEF, USAID, WHO and Toronto …
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Support Groups for HIV Positive Women and Children by Lydia Sorflaten, Volunteer from Canada MARCH 17, 2014 Several years ago a project was undertaken in Kumbo to identify HIV AIDS positive person, have testing done, antiretroviral drugs made available and support groups set up. There are now three groups with over 200 people actively participating. As …
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