Categories: CameroonLive Update

CAMASEJ launches fund to succor journalists in distress





The Cameroon Association of English speaking Journalists, CAMASEJ has crated a fun to cater for its members in distress.




The fund was launched at a press confab in Yaounde today. It is known as the Emergency Assistance Fund.




The raison d’être of the fund, CAMASEJ National President, Jude Viban said, is to assist pressmen in emergency health situations, provide legal support for those detained and those on exile.



The fund, he added, will be controlled by persons drawn from all chapters of the Association across the country.




The fund was born out of the burden of Journalists going though precarious situations with little or no assistance. The fund was launched with a base figure of 50,000 FCFA.



Other senior journalist at the launch equally made financial donations on the spot pledges raised the sum to over a million FCFA.



The launching today coincided with activities to mark the 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Day.

Mimi Mefo Info (MMI)

Recent Posts

In Pictures – Labour Day 2025 Celebrated with Colour and Call for Rights in Bamenda

The 139th edition of International Labour Day was marked in Bamenda with a vibrant display…

27 minutes ago

Traoré Thanks Supporters as Mass Rallies Reject Foreign Interference

Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has expressed his gratitude to supporters around the world…

1 hour ago

Fako Trade Unions Decry Non-payment of Salaries at Labour Day Celebration

Some trade unions in Fako Division, South West Region, are urging for better working conditions…

5 hours ago

Bokwaongo Royal Family Rejects Njie Mbonde’s Designation as Chief

By Tata Mbunwe The designation of journalist Albert Njie Mbonde as Chief of Bokwaongo village…

6 hours ago

Menka Village Responds to Separatist Attacks: Kidnapping and Recovery of Stolen Equipment

Youths in Menka, a village in the Pinyin area of Cameroon’s North West Region, have…

7 hours ago

Limbe Hosts 139th International Labour Day Celebrations

The 139th edition of International Labour Day is being marked in Limbe with an official…

8 hours ago