The premises of the C2D Dedicated Technical Support Secretariat in Yaoundé hosted on Thursday 19 September 2019 some twenty journalists who came to participate in the first edition of the "C2D Breakfasts", an information, training and communication event dedicated to the press.
For this first edition, whose theme was "3rd C2D, challenges and specificities", the Deputy Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), Mr Nicolas Willemin and the Coordinator of STADE C2D, Mr Berthe Jeanine TSAFACK, spoke to the local and international press about the role of AFD and the specificities of the 3rd C2D, through two PowerPoint presentations and informal exchanges.
In the end, the journalists were able to identify some specificities of the 3rd and last C2D. First, it is the longest (started in 2016, ending in 2024) and the highest (611,396,817, 89 €uros, 401 billion CFA francs). On the other hand, it is based on certain principles, in particular the principles of maturity and sustainability as well as preferential attention given to populations, and in particular young people, in vulnerable regions of Cameroon, in order to maximize the impact of the Programmes in these regions.
It should be recalled that the "C2D Breakfasts" are part of the C2D steering bodies' desire to build a new relationship with the press. The commitment was made on February 1, 2019 by Mr. Richard EVINA OBAM, President of the Bilateral Technical Committee (BTC) of the C2D during a meeting with the media in Yaoundé. For the President, "the organization of the "C2D Breakfasts" combined with other actions (Open Days, publication of the Newsletter, posting of a Facebook page and website, creation of a Twitter account, organization of press trips) is a clear indication of the decision of the C2D steering bodies to strengthen communication on the Programme and in particular for the media and journalists. »
Specifically, the objective of the "C2D Breakfasts" is to inform and train journalists, the main information relays, to better understand the realities, challenges and issues of this innovative cooperation programme between France and Cameroon. As the two countries have signed a third and final C2D (on 30 June 2016), it is important and even crucial that the media can be kept regularly informed of the Programme's progress in order to contribute to better information and ownership by the beneficiary populations".
As a reminder, the C2D, which has been active in Cameroon since 2006, is investing alongside the Cameroonian Government in order to reduce poverty, ensure better education and health for Cameroonians, improve infrastructure and contribute to its development. The third and final contract, while continuing in this direction, already operates the mechanisms to ensure the sustainability of its many achievements throughout the country.
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