Fight famine now workshop report

A REPORT ON DRIP-IRRIGATION AND SOIL CONSERVATION WORKSHOP HELD AT CIBS BATIBO ON THE 13^th-16^th April, 2011.

This Workshop was attended by 41 participants; that is, 3 Instructors 38 trainees and observers

All the various stages of this type of the Workshop were taught to these participants. Learning materials such as Hand-outs, and seedlings were provided. Also, feeding, Uniforms, Transport Allowances and Lodging were equally given to those participants that came from far distances for the workshop. A total of ten raised beds were constructed by the participants and handed over to the CIBS to add up to their survival garden on campus.

Since we are already in the rainy season here and as a means of spurring our trainees to go and put the knowledge acquired into use, we told them that watering cans will only be given to serious gardeners when we embark on evaluation trip to their garden. 

 This workshop has much impact on the Cameroon Institute of Biblical Studies students, the Church and the Batibo community as a whole .In fact, we lack the appropriate words to say thank you to the Healing Hands International for sending their Assistant director of Agriculture, Brother Ebenezer Udofia who came to help us from Kenya despite all his tight schedules and other pressing issues. We remain eternally appreciative for your sponsorship of this useful trip of his to Cameroon and your partnership with the CIBS for the hosting of this important agric workshop on our Campus.

We plead that you  should assist the CIBS to set up a poultry, piggery and fishery farms respectively on our school campus. Brother Ebenezer did a wonderful job by teaching the participants on animal husbandry. The participants are now looking on us to set up a demonstration farm which could be a study center for them. In addition, this would help to add value to our student’s preachers as they stand a better chance to gain more practical knowledge on how to keep animals as part of their training as tent makers preachers.

The participants were so grateful to the Healing Hands International and the CIBS for organizing such a timely and important workshop in Batibo Community. Attached herewith are copies of  some workshop photos.

We pray the good Lord continue to bless your efforts in name of Jesus Christ.

The Cameroon Duo,

Ji Mathias Ofon

CIBS Dean of Studies

P.O.Box 73, Batibo

Tel; +237- 76-197259; +237-93-029275

Prince Otobong Ituen

CIBS Director

P.O.Box 73, Batibo

Tel; + 237- 75-190238