IWD 2025: Great Ladies of MINFOPRA on the pedestal

Gender parity and balance is deeply  engraved in the action plan of Minister Joseph LE's vision for the Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform. From the least to the great positions, women work side by side with their male colleagues to achieve the general good of the user-kings of the public service.

With much joy and deep satisfaction, the Minister of  Public Service and Administrative Reform  Joseph LE hailed the female staff of his ministerial department in the closing party of the International Women's Day celebration yesterday 08th March 2025 at the esplanade of the gigantic MINFOPRA main building.

The week  leading up to the "D" day was charged with very engaging activities which capitalized on the theme  "For all Women and Girls: Rights, Equality and Empowerment" .
From educative talks to Gastronomy fair to aerobic exercises to grand ma tips to  arts and crafts, the great ladies of MINFOPRA turned out massively for all activities.

The fitness walk which launched the celebration of the International Women's Day in Cameroon under the chairmanship of the Minister of the promotion of Women and the Family, Marie Therese ABENA ONDOUA was highly attended by the great ladies on the 1st of March. On the 03rd of March, the women of MINFOPRA  gathered for educative reflections  on the rights of women in a talk moderated by the Director of General Affairs, Mr MBALABOUOM Alexis, Arsène. On the 4th of March, the great ladies presented their culinary skills to the rich public which attended the ceremony. From the   Centre- South region, one could see visitors grapple for the maize and cassava leaf delicacy "Sangha", "okok" and cassava, bush meat etc. The women of the rising sun region displayed their epic "mbol", "Foss" "Menkeli" etc. the coastal Littoral women were busy selling "Ndole and miondo", "Mbongo Chobi", roasted fish etc. the women of the highlands of the  West region reserved  "koki", "condré", "njapchte", "nkui" etc. the women of the North West region reserved "achu and yellow soup", "khati-kati and fufu corn" and "palm wine"etc, the women of the forest zone blazed the occasion with their much loved " water fufu and eru", "kwacoco bible" and "canda stew", "fried snails" etc. the women of the highlands of the grand North region displayed their foléré and kossam, rice pap and puff balls, Dakéré, baobab etc.
Gathering around Minister LE on the 05th of March, the great ladies engaged in  aerobic exercises  ending in much laughter and joy which continued with a session on grand ma tips and tricks on the 06th of March. The women learned how to treat many common diseases with natural herbs and medicines and they produced
 jewelleries from  beautiful colored pearls of different sizes and shapes.
The engaging week ended with a much appreciated match past at the 20th May boulevard on the 08th of March. Paraphrasing  Minister LE's words, the first lady of the nation, Mrs Chantal BIYA was thrilled by the organized display of the great ladies whose attire won the attention and admiration of all on the grandstand.

 In an interview granted to the press, the overjoyed Minister LE reiterated his satisfaction with the women folk  of his ministerial department, while inviting them to remain assiduous for the completion of the establishment of the  AIGLES application software.