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CAMASEJ Secures Health, Safety of Journalists with Emergency Assistance Fund

The Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ) now has an Emergency Assistance Fund to assist journalists and newsroom publishers in key aspects directly related to the practice of Journalism.

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(From L-R), Ajumane Francis (CAMEAF Coordinator), Jude Viban (CAMASEJ National President), Ndi Eugene Ndi (CAMASEJ Yde Chapter President)

(From L-R), Ajumane Francis (CAMEAF Coordinator), Jude Viban (CAMASEJ National President), Ndi Eugene Ndi (CAMASEJ Yde Chapter President)

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By Louvier Kindo Tombe

The fund dub ‘CAMASEJ Emergency Assistance Fund’ (CAMEAF) was officially launched in Yaounde, on May 3, 2022, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD).

‘Here, we want to help journalists and newsroom publishers who are in difficult situations’, says Jude Viban, National President of CAMASEJ.

Jude Viban responding to questions from journalists at the launch
Jude Viban responding to questions from journalists at the launch

‘Be it health, be it that they are having some legal fees to pay, be it that they are detained or on exile because of their work. We feel that if we support in these areas, it will be a booster for them to carry out their job without fear or favour, and it will go a long way to promote press freedom’, he continued.

Speaking during the launching that took place at the head office of the ‘Guardian Post’ daily newspaper, the pioneer coordinator of CAMEAF, Ajumane Francis Akam, revealed that both employed and freelance journalists, registered with the fund, will have equal chances of benefitting.

The fund was launched with an initial amount of FCFA 500.000 raised by media men and women.

The cream of media practitioners present at the launch, saluted the Emergency Assistance Fund and promised to contribute to its success.

Cross section of journalists'present at the launch
Cross section of journalists’present at the launch

The publisher of The Guardian Post daily newspaper, Christian Ngah Christian, pledged to support the initiative with the sum of FCFA 200.000 (100 from him and 100 from The Guardian Post staff).

The CAMASEJ Emergency Assistance Fund (CAMEAF) is now officially launched, and the process to render it fully operational is still underway.

‘All of what has been presented here today, plus the recommendations received from media professionals will have to be submitted to the general assembly by July 2022 for validation’, Jude Viban said.

‘We want a decision that will be taken by everyone for the interest of the journalism profession’, he added.

Worth noting is the fact that the launching of CAMEAF coincided with WPFD celebrations organized by the Yaounde Chapter of CAMASEJ.

A penel discussion with journalism students from the Siantou University Institute on the theme; ‘Journalism under Surveillance’ was part of the activities.

The president of CAMASEJ Yaounde Chapter, Ndi Eugene Ndi, seized the occasion to send a strong message to the government of Cameroon.

Ndi Eugene Ndi delivering a speech on the 2022 WPFD
Ndi Eugene Ndi delivering a speech on the 2022 WPFD

‘The government should help ease access to information, without which journalists will turn to other sources of information which may likely attract surveillance and hinders the work of journalists’, he said adding that;

Today, journalists tools like mobile phones, digital recorders, laptops, social media handles, … and you name the rest, are increasingly under threats and surveillance’.

 

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