The first harvest of a scholarship scheme rolled out two years ago by management of the institution to promote education of persons with special needs, is now visible.
One of the beneficiaries of the scholarship, renowned singer and disability rights activist, Coco Bertin Mowa yesterday brilliantly defended a masters degree thesis in inclusive education.
His research work is the fruit of a fully funded scholarship offered him in 2019 by the president of the board of trustees of the ICT University, endowed Professor, Victor Mbarika.
Coco Bertin’s research focused on: “Social representation of actors and the inclusion learners with special needs in Cameroon: The case of Government Primary School Nkoldongo”.
It was supervised by Dr Njoya Carlos while Professor Batibonack Sariette chaired the panel.
Dr Tazanou Irene and Dr Anne Matouwe served as examiners.
His defence on inclusive education was the first of its kind organised by the ICT University.
Coco Bertin was scored high by jury after an impressive defence of his findings. Thunderous rounds of applause from attendees saluted his presentation during Thursday’s defence.
Coco Bertin told the panel that “The education of persons with special needs is a great priority”.
He was quick to add “We have noted that for years now, Cameroon has been making efforts to ensure inclusive education but in the course of this, there are still some obstacles and difficulties which needs to be tackled”.
He said results obtained from his research could help in tackling the challenges faced in implementing inclusive education in Cameroon.
“The results obtained indicated that there is a necessity to ameliorate the attitude of actors involved in the sector of education for persons with special needs.
Persons with disabilities in general, are suffering from lack of representation. They have continued to be rejected in classrooms” he said stating that “ We are saying that persons with disabilities need to be taken into consideration and have to be place on the same level like their counterparts without disabilities”.
He then recommended that “Teachers needs to be trained to handle cases of persons with special needs. It is extremely important. We can’t talk of inclusive education without proper training of actors involved in the sector”.
He said “It is difficult for teachers who are not trained on issues of disabilities to welcome children with disabilities in their classes because they don’t know how to handle such cases”.
“When a child has a disability, teachers don’t really know what to do because they have not been well trained on handling such situations. My research findings has shown that it is really important to train the teachers to enable them to be able to handle cases of children with disabilities”, she said.
Speaking on the comments of the jury, Coco Bertin noted that “I am really satisfied with the results and all the encouragements I received from the jury. I am grateful to the president of this University who offered us scholarship to do this programme. I am also grateful to my lecturers who have all along been encouraging me. They kept encouragement me, so I want to extend my gratitude to all of them”.
Quizzed on the challenges faced while carrying out his research, Coco Bertin, said it was stony.
“I am a father of a family of five. Being absent from the house because I am working on this research was a big problem. As far as my professional work is concerned, I am manager of an NGO for persons with disabilities but due to this research, I was obliged to be out of the office for a long time to do research on the field. It was really difficult for me”.
“I should also state that while on the field, so many people were not willing to collaborate with me” he concluded.
Enter ICT University
Speaking Thursday on behalf of the Vice Chancellor of the ICT University, Dr Alain Isoh, said inclusive education is one of the priorities of the institution.
“We are trying to be at the forefront of promoting inclusive education. We can’t neglect students with disabilities in the learning process. So our partnership with CJAC, the institute of the blind, I should say is a huge achievement for us. Nobody for whatsoever reason should be excluded from education” Dr Isoh said.
Support to the blind
In 2019, the ICT University said it had donated $75,000 of scholarships to the blind in Cameroon.
The institution disclosed that “In the past five years alone, the ICT University has donated over $2 million US Dollars in full and partial scholarships to young Africans”.
The institution added : “We thank our donors and grant agencies that have provided about half of this funding. We are elated to announce $75,000 in scholarships for the blind in Cameroon (and later other African countries) to pursue studies at the Masters and PhD levels at the ICT University campuses in different countries”.
“We just signed an MOU with Cameroon’s main institute for the blind led by Coco Bertin …by God’s Special Grace, we will be training the next generation of Professors, Department Chairs, Deans and Chancellors that are completely blind”.
Applications for ICT University’s spring semester (March 2023) are ongoing👇.
https://ictuniversity.edu.cm/application-form
Application Deadline: March 15, 2023.
108 comments
buying prescription drugs in mexico: mexico pharmacy – mexican pharmacy
india online pharmacy https://indiaph24.store/# indian pharmacies safe
indian pharmacies safe
indian pharmacy online http://indiaph24.store/# reputable indian pharmacies
top 10 pharmacies in india
http://mexicoph24.life/# п»їbest mexican online pharmacies
mexican online pharmacies prescription drugs cheapest mexico drugs pharmacies in mexico that ship to usa
https://lisinopril.network/# where to buy lisinopril 2.5 mg
buy cipro cheap: cipro for sale – ciprofloxacin generic
cipro 500mg best prices ciprofloxacin buy cipro cheap
buy cipro online: buy ciprofloxacin over the counter – ciprofloxacin
http://ciprofloxacin.tech/# buy cipro cheap
cost generic propecia for sale: buy cheap propecia tablets – cost generic propecia tablets
zestril medicine lisinopril 40 mg india zestoretic cost
buying generic propecia without rx order cheap propecia without prescription buy propecia without dr prescription
cost propecia tablets: buying cheap propecia – cheap propecia without rx
https://lisinopril.network/# lisinopril online without a prescription
cytotec abortion pill cytotec pills buy online buy cytotec online
nolvadex 20mg: nolvadex gynecomastia – does tamoxifen cause bone loss
ciprofloxacin over the counter: buy cipro cheap – cipro 500mg best prices
zestril 5 mg lisinopril 10mg price in india lisinopril online prescription
https://finasteride.store/# order cheap propecia without a prescription
lisinopril 15 mg tablets: 25 mg lisinopril – lisinopril otc
lisinopril 422 compare zestril prices lisinopril 20mg 37.5mg
tamoxifen rash: nolvadex gynecomastia – nolvadex 20mg
ciprofloxacin 500 mg tablet price: ciprofloxacin 500mg buy online – buy cipro online canada
purchase cytotec buy cytotec online buy cytotec online fast delivery
https://finasteride.store/# cost of generic propecia online
cipro 500mg best prices buy cipro buy ciprofloxacin
buy cytotec online: cytotec pills buy online – cytotec buy online usa
buy cytotec pills online cheap п»їcytotec pills online buy cytotec online
https://cenforce.pro/# Purchase Cenforce Online
Buy Vardenafil online: buy Levitra over the counter – Buy Vardenafil 20mg online
order cenforce cenforce for sale buy cenforce
order cenforce: Cenforce 100mg tablets for sale – cenforce for sale
Kamagra 100mg kamagra oral jelly Kamagra Oral Jelly
Levitra online USA fast: Buy Vardenafil 20mg – Levitra online pharmacy
super kamagra: cheap kamagra – sildenafil oral jelly 100mg kamagra
Vardenafil buy online: Buy Vardenafil 20mg – Vardenafil price
Cheap Viagra 100mg Cheap Viagra 100mg Generic Viagra online
http://viagras.online/# buy viagra here
buy cialis pill: buy cialis online – Buy Tadalafil 20mg
Cialis without a doctor prescription buy cialis online Tadalafil price
http://kamagra.win/# Kamagra 100mg price
buy cialis pill: Generic Tadalafil 20mg price – cialis for sale
http://levitrav.store/# Levitra 10 mg buy online
prescription free canadian pharmacy online pharmacy canada drugs coupon code
mexican mail order pharmacies: mexican mail order pharmacies – purple pharmacy mexico price list
best online pharmacies in mexico: mexican online pharmacies prescription drugs – purple pharmacy mexico price list
canadian online pharmacy reviews: canadian online pharmacy – canadian pharmacy online ship to usa
best online canadian pharmacy canadian drugs online pharmacy wholesalers canada
indian pharmacy online: indianpharmacy com – buy medicines online in india
buy medication online with prescription buy meds online without prescription buying prescription drugs in india
legal canadian pharmacy online: canadian world pharmacy – certified canadian pharmacy
mexico drug stores pharmacies: mexico pharmacy – mexican pharmaceuticals online
medicine in mexico pharmacies: buying from online mexican pharmacy – mexican pharmacy
reputable indian online pharmacy: reputable indian online pharmacy – best online pharmacy india
order doxycycline online: order doxycycline online – buy doxycycline
doxycycline hyc 100mg: buy cheap doxycycline online – doxycycline 50 mg
buy amoxicillin amoxicillin for sale online amoxicillin 500mg price canada
medicine neurontin 300 mg: buy cheap neurontin online – neurontin 400 mg price
neurontin 2400 mg: neurontin 600 mg pill – how to get neurontin
zithromax prescription in canada: how to get zithromax online – where can i get zithromax over the counter
buy zithromax 1000 mg online: generic zithromax india – zithromax online pharmacy canada
buy doxycycline for dogs: buy doxycycline cheap – doxycycline vibramycin
prednisone 1 mg tablet: prednisone 50 mg for sale – prednisone cost us
no prescription prednisone canadian pharmacy: average cost of prednisone – 5 mg prednisone tablets
neurontin cost in canada neurontin 200 mg buy neurontin online no prescription
zithromax capsules price: cost of generic zithromax – zithromax 500
amoxicillin tablet 500mg: buy amoxicillin online mexico – amoxicillin 500mg price canada
prednisone canada prices: prednisone buy – order prednisone 10mg
buy generic zithromax no prescription zithromax 500 mg for sale zithromax 250mg
zithromax 500mg: zithromax 250 mg australia – zithromax 500mg price in india
neurontin price: neurontin tablets 300 mg – neurontin cap 300mg price
how to get zithromax over the counter: zithromax 500mg over the counter – zithromax online no prescription
prednisone for sale in canada: generic prednisone 10mg – 50mg prednisone tablet
neurontin brand name 800 mg: ordering neurontin online – neurontin for sale
generic doxycycline: doxycycline generic – 100mg doxycycline
prednisone uk price: prednisone cost canada – prednisone
neurontin 100 mg caps neurontin 100mg caps discount neurontin
neurontin capsules 600mg: gabapentin 600 mg – over the counter neurontin
neurontin capsules 600mg: buy neurontin online – neurontin generic south africa
zithromax for sale us zithromax prescription where can i buy zithromax medicine
amoxicillin buy canada: where to buy amoxicillin pharmacy – amoxicillin 250 mg capsule
amoxicillin discount coupon: where to buy amoxicillin – buy amoxicillin 500mg capsules uk
zithromax 250 mg australia: zithromax online usa – zithromax price canada
zithromax canadian pharmacy: zithromax antibiotic without prescription – where can i buy zithromax in canada
canine prednisone 5mg no prescription: where can i order prednisone 20mg – prednisone 20mg by mail order
https://doxycyclinea.online/# doxycycline hyclate
neurontin 200: buy neurontin 300 mg – neurontin 300 mg capsule
buy zithromax buy zithromax without prescription online zithromax 600 mg tablets
http://zithromaxa.store/# where can i purchase zithromax online
buy doxycycline monohydrate: buy doxycycline 100mg – doxycycline 200 mg
buy doxycycline without prescription uk where can i get doxycycline buy doxycycline online without prescription
100mg doxycycline: generic for doxycycline – 100mg doxycycline
doxycycline hydrochloride 100mg: buy cheap doxycycline – how to buy doxycycline online
buy prednisone 10 mg 20 mg of prednisone prednisone online pharmacy
32 neurontin: neurontin 2400 mg – neurontin 100mg
http://amoxila.pro/# can you buy amoxicillin over the counter
steroids prednisone for sale prednisone for cheap canada pharmacy prednisone
zithromax 500mg: generic zithromax 500mg india – buy zithromax canada
http://mexicanpharmacy1st.com/# mexico drug stores pharmacies
mexican mail order pharmacies: pharmacies in mexico that ship to usa – buying prescription drugs in mexico online
medication from mexico pharmacy: mexican pharmaceuticals online – mexican mail order pharmacies
mexican mail order pharmacies: mexican border pharmacies shipping to usa – mexican rx online
mexico drug stores pharmacies buying prescription drugs in mexico buying prescription drugs in mexico
https://mexicanpharmacy1st.com/# pharmacies in mexico that ship to usa
purple pharmacy mexico price list: mexico pharmacies prescription drugs – buying prescription drugs in mexico online
purple pharmacy mexico price list pharmacies in mexico that ship to usa mexican rx online
mexican rx online: best mexican online pharmacies – mexico drug stores pharmacies