Groups & Individuals Award Mbengwi Online
Mbengwi Online has been recognized and appreciated in cash and kind for its assiduousness in continuously feeding the ever hungry indigenes of Meta extraction, Mbengwi, its primary consumers at home, in other towns of Cameroon and out of the country with information from within and without Mbengwi plus non natives alike round the globe.
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| Brand New Canon Camera Offered to Mbengwi Online by U.K Based C.E.O of Rainbow Radio in Mbengwi, Wandum Henry Tangoh |
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the WhatsApp group, concerned members decided to do financial contributions to support the administrator, this reporter and others that have been contributing much in feeding members with news and other vital information. The Mbengwi Online WhatsApp group was created on the 12 of September 2015. Today it has a membership of close to 250 made up of economic operators, religious and traditional leaders, politicians, elites, drivers, builders and people from all walks of life that have Mbengwi as their ancestral land (roots).For the past five years, thousands of people worldwide have been depending on the online news platform for information. The world being a global village, many have been feeling a sense of reconnection back to their roots by reading or watching reports, videos and pictures about Mbengwi on Mbengwi Online. The news platform has a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1468952239963234/?ref=share, a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb-Lbs5TawIPY_TR3N7zwmw, a blog http://mbengwionline.blogspot.com/?m=1, a Twitter account: (@MbengwiO): https://twitter.com/MbengwiO?s=08 and a WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/2pES5skTNYiKbOLyxgAOWz all bearing the name Mbengwi Online.
A total of 105.500F was raised via Mobile Money excluding charges out of which some two members, Anoh Jerome and Agwo Elvis were recognised for their distinctive role in updating group members with current news. They both received 14.000F and 10.000F respectively. The administrator on his part in the person of this reporter was offered 5.000F cash and material support worth 75.000F comprised of a lamp, tripod, selfie stick, chest microphone, lamination papers, board and chemical among others, all of these to boost his journalism and photography business.
Committee members that coordinated the handing over of the package included erstwhile Member of Parliament for Momo East Constituency, Edna Eni Mbah, Mukumo Roland, proprietor of God's Time Enterprise and the manager of Mbengwi Cooperative Credit Union, Mr. Nubia Elvis. They told the recipients whom they termed "Information Soldiers" to remain steadfast in the task they do. This happened on Saturday November 25th 2020.
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| Receipt of 50.000F Financial Support to Mbengwi Online from Bongob Meta International |
Mr. Nubia Elvis, MBECCUL manager on his part told the Mbengwi Online administrator that "Bro, you have a gift, you have a talent. While some of us chose to complain, what is deposited in you by God, you're making use of it. It's an example if all of us could copy, Mbengwi will stand out and be vibrant. I pray you keep pride aside and be humble just as you've been. Let your works speak for you." As treasurer of the committee, Mr. Mukumo Roland of God's Time Enterprise used the opportunity to extend words of appreciation to all members that contributed and for bestowing confidence in him to handle the group's money. He said "It was an opportunity to serve and I did it in my own way not only for Mbengwi Online but for my community and country, Cameroon"
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| Mbengwi Online Award Committee Members and Laureates |
(Erstwhile) Hon. Edna chaired the committee that coordinated the award exercise. In sending words of thanks to the contributors and all group members, she said "We know that it wasn't an easy task but those who sacrificed something out of the little they had, we pray that the good Lord should replenish their source." Directing her message now to the beneficiaries, she said "Fongoh Primus and Anoh Jerome have been running around here doing many things for charity, inspired by the positive mindset that youths ought to be questioning what they've done for their community and country and not the other way round." Then she ended with a call to other youths by saying "We are calling on other youths to use the talents God has given them for the benefit of mankind without necessarily expecting any financial gains but be rest assured the blessings will come one day"
It should be recalled this wasn't the first time concerned members of Mbengwi Online WhatsApp group were reaching out to the administrator. A similar exercise took place over a year ago as close to a hundred thousand frs was also contributed to buy a new android phone (Tecno LB8) for the administrator to facilitate his news gathering and dissemination exercise. This was the second phone the group bought for the administrator. It's the phone that he's been using since then to feed the whole world with news till date.
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| Enlarged Photo Given by Mbengwi Online to Pa Nji Munya of Chaa |
As for expectations after the support, Ndi Cletus said "We want them to keep on sustaining their platform and feeding the entire world with information. We don't want to get up tomorrow and can't find news concerning Mbengwi/Meta because of one or two constraints. Our gesture is symbolic and we wish others emulate our example to promote the platform"
As for what the group has in the pipeline for the Meta community, he said they're nursing plans to transform Mbengwi into an economic hub. He added that just within about a year of existence, the group has been very significant in activities carried out like an ongoing fon's support project.
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| Some of the Items and Cash Handed |
Lastly, he ended by appreciating all BMI members for standing tall and strong behind the dream they share to transform Meta in unity and love. "For would be members, join us let's stand together under this umbrella and change our community. Let history write about us. Let the spirit keep on moving" These were his concluding words.
In the same light, Mr. Wandum Henry Tangoh, the U.K based Chief Executive Officer of Rainbow Radio Mbengwi where this reporter cum promoter (administrator) of the various Mbengwi Online social media platforms is serving as Chief of Programs had recently awarded him for his good journalism works with a brand new Canon DS126311 camera for the capturing of better quality videos and pictures. He's even promised to make a drone available for him in the near future.
Apart from news gathering and dissemination, most of these donations are motivated by the humanitarian works Mbengwi Online also does and the selfless service of its administrator to humanity and impacting lives. In the past, Mbengwi Online WhatsApp group members supported a Meta woman that put to birth a set of premature triplets that were later incubated at the Regional Hospital, Bamenda with a financial package, the group had also raised money to support the kids of Padisco and Nancy, two nurses that were purportedly killed by government soldiers in Nyen village, Mbengwi in 2018 thus orphaning the kids.
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| Erstwhile MP of Momo East Constituency, Edna Eni Mbah Handing Over Tripod to Mbengwi Online Administrator, Fongoh Primus Ayeh on Behalf of Group Members |
Other reach outs with donations to orphanages, the sick, the elderly and other needy persons in the municipality have been coordinated by the group's administrator, liaising with financial donors (mostly individuals) and beneficiaries on the ground. The most recent of such was a visit to Pa Nji Munya of Chaa by a group of young volunteers that are members of Mbengwi Online who head carried assistance from the World Food Program plus an enlarged photo offered by the platform to him.
Apart from constituted group donations, some other well wishers from home and abroad have from time to time done personal appreciation gestures verbally, materially and financially. Such often chose not to be mentioned.
Fongoh p Ayeh while thanking the group members reiterated his firm commitment to continue doing journalism, professionally with more enthusiasm. He also said this has been one of the biggest awards he's ever received in his life, an indication that its not everywhere that a prophet isn't accepted in his homeland as this gesture proved otherwise.
Editor's Note
On behalf of all the recipients and on behalf of the platform, I wish to sincerely thank all of you for the recognition. I also encourage each and everyone of us to keep up with whatever we're doing at our various angles to impact humanity. It may take long for someone to recognise that you're doing something but remember no matter how long the night may be, the sun will finally rise. Hardwork pays, often not immediately but when it comes, it comes like "grow loan"
Our hands remain wide open for more of such support. At moment, we are in dire need of at least an i7 laptop having atleast 500GB HDD and 4GHz RAM since we are getting deeper into video productions. We intend to descend to the suburbs like Ngwokwong, Tugi, Toneku, Kai, Fringyeng, Chup, Ngie, Njikwa, Widikum, Batibo etc so that the people here can tell their stories to the world.
We intend to capture and preserve some dying aspects of the Meta culture like traditional game, songs, fishing, hunting, etc online for posterity and archiving through video documentaries. Such work requires enough storage space and relatively advanced equipments.
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