STORYBOARD

It usually rains from March to July and August to December each year in the city of Yaounde.The number of days of average annual rainfall is around 145 days. Over 60% of households in the city are flooded during the rains. Losses households are enormous destruction equipment home, fi i l l (t t ) d t ti f h tfinancial losses (tenants move), destruction of homes, etc. Individual solutions of building dikes around the house are i ff tiineffective. The municipal authority is insensitive and does nothing to permanently secure this population severely exposed to naturalpermanently secure this population severely exposed to natural disasters.Households of three (03) neighborhoods (Melen 6 Melen3 andHouseholds of three (03) neighborhoods (Melen 6, Melen3 and Melen 8 Onana Meuble) were mobilized to secure their property and sustain rental activity room which gives themproperty and sustain rental activity room which gives them income

Met within development association in collaboration with their quarter head, these households have identified the causes of flooding and brought their collective solutions. Th id tifi d th b th t i di d dThe causes identified are the garbage that is discarded haphazardly which clog drains and narrow drains. Th d l ti l i f ll d i dThe proposed solutions are: cleaning of all drains and establishing a structure pre-garbage collection. Before the rains household members (men women andBefore the rains, household members (men, women and youth) have identified manually using shovels, pickaxes, machetes etc The water passages The work is performedmachetes, etc., The water passages. The work is performed every Saturday and Sunday and for a period of one month.The initiative has helped to contain floodwater drainsThe initiative has helped to contain floodwater drains.The informed of the actions of these people and results municipal authority has awarded them prizes for the cleanestmunicipal authority has awarded them prizes for the cleanest neighborhood. The prize consists of work equipment (shovel, wheelbarrow,The prize consists of work equipment (shovel, wheelbarrow, etc.) and 1.5 million CFA francs.

uncontrolled building

Heavy rain

Drains clogged with waste

Drains clogged with waste

Flooding of homes

Inhabitant decided to react collectively

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Cleaning of drains

Precollection Garbage

Precollection Garbage

Precollection Garbage

END OF FLODDING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Congratulations of the mayor

Congratulations of the mayor

Congratulations of the mayor

Congratulations of the mayor

Each year the municipality recruitsEach year the municipality recruits during the summer vacation (June-August) of young to realize the l i f d i t tcleaning of drainage structures.

U it i t thUnity is strength

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