Kiva Stories from the Field

GHAPE: Bamenda, Belo and MoMo

2 May 2009 at 06:34 Ashley King-Bischof 2 comments

GHAPE – Grounded and Holistic Approach for People’s Empowerment, has three branches in Cameroon. Each branch is located in the North West Region: the capital city, Bamenda, houses GHAPE headquarters. Traveling from branch to branch, center to center, one can see the differences in landscape in Cameroon. Bamenda, a bustling city with lots of commerce is the central location for GHAPE. In Momo and Belo, the farmers reign in their small-town atmospheres.

Momo is a small, small town, equipped with a motor park for those who look to sell their produce outside the city. Home to six GHAPE centers, Momo is thriving with hardworking farmers.

In Belo, there is an honest tranquility amidst the mountaintops that is unmistakable. There is any wonder how work gets done in such a serene environment. The central market, a small section of the Cameroon “highway” houses many GHAPE borrowers. In Belo, there are ten centers that stretch out to half an hour’s
drive.

Here is a digital look at towns GHAPE lives in. Enjoy!

Bamenda:

To MoMo:

MoMo:

Car Park in MoMo.

Belo:

GHAPE in Belo:

GHAPE office in Belo

Entry filed under: blogsherpa, Cameroon, GHAPE (Grounded Holistic Approach to Poverty Elimination), KF7 (Kiva Fellows 7th Class). Tags: Ashley King-Bischof, Bamenda, blogsherpa, Cameroon.