The North West Region of Cameroon is one of the political regions of the country. It is one of the two Anglophone regions of the country. The North West region of Cameroon is located at 6.33° longitude North and 10.5° latitude east of the Greenwich Meridian and has a surface area of 17.910km 2 (Fig 1). It has as headquarters Bamenda and is made up of seven divisions which include; Boyo, Bui, Donga–Mantung, Menchum, Mezam, Momo and Ngokentunjia, with 34 subdivisions. Economically, the North West region is predominantly agricultural with 80% of the rural population depending solely on subsistence agriculture.
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Community Radio as a Tool for the Development of the Rural Population of the Northwest Region of Cameroon
Wuchu Cornelius Wutofeh (Department of Geography, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7844-5.ch001
Abstract
Community radio as a tool for the development of the rural population of the north west region of Cameroon is aimed at evaluating the contribution of community radios to the development of the region. The focus here is on the conflict-stricken region of the north west region of Cameroon rocked by crises since 2017. Qualitative and quantitative research designs were adopted for this study. The data derived was coded and analyzed to come out with the findings that community radios have significantly contributed to the local development of the region though in crisis in the following ways: improving agricultural activities of the local population, advancing peace and culture, and general sensitization of the population, providing a forum for small and medium-sized enterprises to reach out to the population through advertisements at affordable rates and finally sensitizing the public on health issues focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention, COVID-19, vaccination, and family planning.