On 8 November last, Mrs. Paschalyn Niba Ngu,
Head of Cooperation at the Israeli Embassy in Cameroon, took part in
the inauguration ceremony for the solar energy system installed by the Israeli
company Blue Power Energy at the Specialized Reception and
Education Centre for Hearing-impaired Children (CAESEDA), ), in Nkolmebanga,
Sa'a Sub-division, Lékié Division, Centre Region.
The Israeli company has developed the revolutionary
''BWATT'' technology, which gathers information on consumption, even in remote
areas, and enables remote control of electricity use, thus considerably
reducing energy costs. The CAESEDA Centre who do not have access to running
electricity for many years have been able to benefit from this technology.
CAESEDA was set up in 2011 in Nkolmebanga by Sister
Simone Jeannine MMOLO, and has 42 children with special needs. These are mainly
hearing-impaired children, or children who can hear but are very vulnerable
because they were born to epileptic parents, mentally-impaired parents and
deaf-mute parents. The BWATT solar energy system was installed in
February 2021, after it was realized that the Centre was facing a number of
difficulties, including access to electricity, which is vital if pupils are to
learn better. It will enable the Centre to be self-sufficient in electricity,
which will improve the children's learning and their constant supervision by
the Centre's team.
Addressing the speech on behalf of the Chargée
affairs, Mrs. Niba Ngu recalled that, ‘‘Despite the appalling attack by Hamas
on October 7, Israel remains committed to its objectives of contributing to the
development of our communities, such as the one whose solar energy system is
inaugurated.
‘‘This initiative helps to strengthen the already
excellent bilateral relations between Israel and Cameroon, but Israel's aim is
to go beyond knowledge-sharing and capacity-building, to show that sharing and
transferring technology to those most in need is a concrete reality in
Cameroon’’.
A minute's silence was observed in memory of all the
victims of the appalling Hamas attack of 7 October.