Academic Year 2005 – 2006

Donation Received

This year, we received the sum of Fcfa 2,143,880/=. (Details will follow).
Beneficiaries: 32

The Beneficiaries:

Like in the previous years, students who benefited from this year’s donations are youth with financial difficulties. The additional step we took this year is the fact that we sponsored two secondary school students and one student from an English speaking family. The other beneficiaries remained the students in the Yaounde University I and Yaounde II (Soa). We are focussed on maintaining in our selection criteria diversity in region, sex and field of study as much as possible.
The help destined for biology students did not succeed well. We faced difficulties to get beginners in biology and when we found some, they did not present acceptable applications. However, an amount of Fcfa 112,000/= (equivalent to $ 200/= at the time of the exchange) was allotted to a student who was starting her biology studies. Unfortunately, we had to discontinue this help to this particular student because we realized that the assistance she had received was used for the medical treatment of her sister and other family issues. This ties in with the question of follow up in the assistance given out.

The Main Challenges

It is not easy for the students to compile their application. The required process in our public universities is inefficient. At times, students have to spend money to obtain documents, which are rightly due to them right. The amount of time required is in itself a discouraging factor to most. Wicked lecturers and administrators at times, deliberately hinder students from obtaining desired documents. We had to assist two students, who were not able to obtain recommendation letters and transcripts despite the fact that their examination dates were approaching. They had to pay money to sit in for these exams.

It is challenging to pick out those who really need assistance. The student world here, has acquired expertise in corrupt practices, which affect the moral behaviour of Cameroonians at large. It is very delicate to give a scholarship to a student on the basis that funds are available. Complete financial assistance, like the ones for biology students, require that a student be identified before hand, is well known even in his or her social context by at least a member of the Association. It is also necessary that there is a kind of agreement between the student and us and that the student in question understands and accepts the terms. Only in this case can our assistance be given out without risks. Helping in the African context has become very ambiguous. We need patience and perseverance in the study and follow up of each case.

Prospects

There is need for a better management of donation in Yaounde. We have to put in more efforts and time. We will try as much as possible to give importance to the documentation of files and to all paper work of transaction (upstream as well as downstream of the process). We could also encourage direct contact between the beneficiaries and the management of the Association (and even with the donors) to let them have first class exchange of feelings and views after the completion of the support period.

For the students schooling in Yaounde, we would advocate that accommodation at least, be included in the help. Most of these poor students patch up with friends. This does not help their psychological stability, which is necessary for them to organize and dedicate themselves completely to their studies. We go ahead to suggest that the Association could get one or two rooms from a well-known landlord, pay the rents and allocate them to the students considered to be in need. Obviously, from students accommodated, we would expect a fair academic performance as well as a good moral lifestyle.

It is our suggestion that it be mentioned in the application forms, the importance of communicating school results at the end of the year for which assistance was received. We have tried to get result in the past from those who benefited with limited success. This will put us in the picture of how valuable is our donation.

PELLE FOUNDATION: FINANCIAL AIDS GRANTED in 2005/2006

#	Name	First name	Amount	Date of aid	Major
1	ABOMO	Marie	50,000	3/27/2006	Histoire
2	BEKEN A YAKAN	Guy	50,000	4/4/2006	Géographie
3	BOUYO	Isabelle	200,000	1/31/2006	Géographie
4	CHOUANI YONGA	Eliane	306,000	11/10/2005	Finances
5	DIKANDE GADEM	Laetitia	50,000	11/16/2005	Série A
6	DJEMEGNE	Léonard	50,000	5/24/2006	Electronique
7	DJUIKOUE	Cécile I	50,000	1/31/2006	Biochimie
8	DONGMO GUINEYA	Gilbert B.	50,000	1/3/2006	Sciences éco
9	EBENE ATANGANA	Armelle	50,000	11/23/2005	Biochimie
10	EKANI	Severin	50,000	10/26/2005	Physique
11	GOUNADJO	Sylvestre	50,000	3/27/2006	Sciences éco
12	KENGNE FOGANG	Hervé	50,000	1/27/2006	Biochimie
13	LEKOMO	Aristide	50,000	4/25/2006	Mathématiques
14	MAKOU TCHADA	Emilienne	50,000	11/22/2005	Philosophie
15	MATCHIOUNDJI	Télesphore	50,000	1/26/2006	Philosophie
16	MAWAFO	Carine A.	50,000	5/3/2006	Droit
17	MBALLA ATEBA	Delphine	50,000	4/24/2006	Biologie Animale
18	MITANG ETOGO	Léontine	50,000	10/28/2005	Biochimie
19	MOSSUS	Blanche	30,000	5/26/2006	Droit
20	MVONDO	Marie	50,000	1/3/2006	Sciences éco
21	NANTIA AKONO	Edouard	50,000	5/15/2006	Biochimie
22	NDEBI II	Ingrid	50,000	11/16/2005	Biochimie
23	NGO NYOBE	Sophie	40,000	1/27/2006	Série D
24	NJOUWOU	Pascaline	50,000	12/31/2005	Cpta et Finances
25	NONO FOGUE	Mireille	50,000	1/31/2006	Mathématiques
26	NTAMACK	Thierry	150,000	1/26/2006	Audiovisuel
27	NZOUANGO	Félix	50,000	5/11/2006	Sports
28	OKALI	Nadège	50,000	12/22/2005	Psychologie
29	OWONO	Didier	50,000	1/31/2006	Gestion
30	SOLEFACK	Lecycarde	50,000	12/23/2005	Mathématiques
31	TSINGANG	Raïssa	50,000	4/10/2006	Série A
32	TSOMBENG DONGMO	Juliette	50,000	5/12/2006	FALSH
			2,076,000