Cosmetic plants have strong economic potential
This was the main message conveyed by SAILD to the communities of the villages of Mansa, Hona, and Kambocassi in the Belabo district of eastern Cameroon. It was delivered from January 12 to 18, 2026, during community meetings organized in these localities. The mission of the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) in this […]
A showcase for the natural resources of the Congo Basin
Cosmetopoeia days held from September 9 to 11, 2025, in the city of Yaoundé, showcased the natural resources of the Congo Basin and highlighted their benefits for the local cosmetics industry. More than 70% of cosmetics sold in Cameroon come from foreign countries. The domestic cosmetics sector accounts for only 30%. To change this situation, […]
A forum to improve immunization financing in Cameroon
The parliamentarians forum on sustainable financing for immunization in Cameroon was held on Tuesday, July 08, 2025 at the National Assembly headquarters in Yaoundé. Organized by the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives(SAILD) in partnership with the Network of Parliamentarians for the Promotion of the Health System and Support for Vaccination (REPAPSSAV), the aim of […]
Cosmetopeia of the Congo Basin: A project to enhance the resources of the PNDD
From May 12 to 17, 2025, SAILD officially launched the “Cosmétopée du Bassin du Congo” project in three villages of the Lom-et-Djérem department in the East Cameroon region. “Beautiful, handsome naturally thanks to our forest” is the slogan of this new project entitled ” Cosmetopoeia of the Congo Basin. From tradition to modernity: A mediation […]
West Cameroon: More than 300 books for pupils in Malentouen
On June 06, 2024, the CDDR-SAILD installed classroom libraries at Yakue Dorothée school group, Malentouen. The school in the Noun department, in the West region of Cameroon, has received over 300 books for pupils in the French and English-speaking cycles. The books were donated by the Rural Development Documentation Center of the Support Service for […]
Library support for Djende II students
SAILD is once again installing classroom libraries at Djende 2 public elementary school. On April 23, 2024, the Djende 2 public elementary school in the Haut-Nyong department of the East Cameroon region received 361 books for kindergarten through to second-year Cours Moyens (CM2). The school is the latest beneficiary of the Rural Development Documentation Center […]
SAILD in Haute Sanaga: schools receive classroom library support
On March 27, 2024, the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) installed classroom libraries in selected schools in the village of Wall in the arrondissement of Minta, Haute-Sanaga department, Centre-Cameroon region. The Wall nursery school, Wall elementary school and Wall high school each received books and closets from the Documentation Center for Rural Development […]
New techniques for classroom libraries
Improving the use of classroom libraries and book-related activities for the benefit of pupils in rural areas was the aim of a workshop to build the capacity of classroom librarians, held from May 10 to 11, 2022 at Nitoukou in the Mbam Inoubou district. Organized by SAILD with the support of the Yaoundé Goethe Institute […]