M.E.A.T.S.

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Board Development
  • Children & Youth
  • Computers & Technology
  • People with Disabilities

Location

CAMEROONNORTH WEST REGIONKUMBOBAMENDA, NW 12Cameroon Cameroon

Organization Information

Mission Statement

M.E.A.T.S. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICE IS A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION THAT IS BEING RUNNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM CAMEROON. IT WAS THE INNITIATIVE OF MR LAIKA EMMANUEL WHO AFTER HIS TRAINING AND WORK IN MECHANICAL TECHNICAL TRAINING IN KUMBO UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF BISHOP CONELIUS F. ESUA AND THE TRAINER KLAUS EMRICH ST.CERT.ENG. HE THEN SAW IT WORTH WISE TO OPEN HIS OWN PALCE WHERE HE COULD TRAIN YOUTHS. THROUGHT THIS INNITIATIVE HE DECIDED THAT HIS WORK SHOP WAS A NON PROFIT ONE AND SO HE WORKED HARD TO SEE THAT THE YOUTHS BE ENAGAGED IN ALL THE SECTORS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TEACH AND THOSE HE COULD PAY THE SERVICES OF OTHERS FOR. THIS ORGANISATION HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC: AUTO MOBILE MECHANIC THAT IS PANEL BEATING OF ALL TYPES OF CARS WITHOUT AN EXCEPTION ALSO SPRAYING OF CARS, GENERAL WELDING-OXYGENE/ARC, IRON WORK THAT IS CONSTRUCTION F ANTI THEFT. THEY ALSO OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO THE YOUTH ESPECIALLY THE LESS PREVILLEGED AND THE VULNERABLE.

Description

TRAINING IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICE: THIS STARTED IN 1999 WHEN THE WORKSHOP WAS OPENED. SINCE THEN MEATS HAVE GRADUATED 11 APRENTICES WHO ARE NOW FULL TIME PROFFESIONALS IN THE ABOVE. PRESENTLY MEATS IS HOSTING A GREAT NUMBER OF APPRENTICES WHO COME FROM BUI AND AROUND. BECAUSE OF THE FEES THAT IS ALMOST FREE AND THAT THE KNOWLEDGE THE APPRENTICES AQUIRES DURING THEIR TRAINING, EVERY PARENT WANTS TO SEND THEIR CHILD IN THIS PLACE BUT THE PROBLEM NOW IS WE STILL NEED TO EXPAND THIS PLACE IN TERMS OF LAND COVER AND THE FINANCE IS NOT THERE BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE AND THE FACT THAT IS IT STILL SPONSORED BY THE DIRECTOR LAIKA EMMANUEL COMPUTER TRAINING IN DATA PROCESSING AND MAINTENANCE: THIS STARTED IN 2008 WITH THE APPRENTICES. WE STARTED WITH FEW COMPUTERS. A TEACHER WAS EMPLOYED TO COME AND TEACH THEM ON DAILY BASES. WE LATER EXTEND IT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO WELCOMED THE IDEA BY SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO THIS PLACE FOR COMPUTER TRAINING. THE FEES OF THIS INSTITUTION IS ALMOST FREE CONSEIDERING THE FEES OF OTHER INTITUTIONS AROUND EVEN HUMANITARIAN NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS TRAINS THE YOUTH IN VIDEO COVERAGE AND EDITING WITH THE TOOLS LIKE CAMCORDERS THAT MEATS WAS ABLE TO AQUIRE AND OTHERS WE THEN DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD TRAIN OUR YOUTHS IN VIDEO COVERAGE AND EDITING. THIS WILL IN TURN FIGHT AGAINST OUR COMMON PHENOMENON OF PORVERTY AND ALSO OCCUPY THE YOUTHS AND THEY WILL NOT BE ENGEGED IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES LIKE ROBBERY AND PROSTITUTION. WE THIS PROJECT WE BELIEVE THAT IT WILL REDUCE THE RATE OF PROSITUTION THEREBY REDUCING AIDS IN AFRICA AND CAMEROON IN PARICULAR. OFFERS DRIVING LESSONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC: RECENTLY IN CAMEROON THEY HAVE BEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ROADS ACCIDENT CAUSE BY RECKLESS DRIVING. WE THEN DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO OFFERS DRIVING CLASSES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TEACH THEM HOW TO DRIVE IN THE HIGH WAY AND ALSO GIVE THEM VARIOUS RULES THEY MUST FOLLOW WHEN DRIVING. ALSO THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN HELPING OUR YOUTHS TO SELF RELIANCE BECAUSE WE TRAIN THE YOUTHS IN DRIVING FOR FREE. TRAINS THE YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE BEEING OUR MUMBER SITE OF EMPLOYMENT ESPECIALLY IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRY NEEDS TO BE HANDLED CAREFULY. THAT IS WHY EMBARKED ON THIS PROJECT TO TRAIN THE YOUTHS IN THIS SECTOR. WE ALSO TRAIN THEM USING THE MORDERN METHODE WHICH IS ALMOST STRESS FREE AND INTERESTING. WE HAVE ALSO CREATED MACHINES LIKE THE CORN SHELLING MACHINES TO MORDERNISE THIS SECTOR. WE HAVE A SMALL GARDEN WHICH WE INTEND TO INCREASE IT. WE USE IT TO TRAIN OUR YOUTH. WE ALSO HAVE A PIGS, GOATS AND OTHER ANIMALS THAT WE USE DURING OUR YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM THAT BEEN LIKE THE MOST INTERESTING PROJECT THAT THE YOUTHS IN OUR LOCALITY LIKES. ALL OF THE ABOVE IS DONE WITH THE CONSIDERATION FO THE LESS PREVILEDGED AND ALSO THE INTERGRATION OF THE MBOROROS WHICH HAVE CONSIDERED AS THE RACE THAT IS STILL BEHIND AS FAR AS EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IS CORNCERN. WE ALSO TRY TO FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGHT OUR "CUT AND PLANT SCHEME" .THIS SCHEME IS AIMED AT REPLACING THE TREES THAT HAVE BEEN FAILED DOWN WITH NEW ONES.

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