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Henrietta NGONG CHUFI YOUTH and ACTION COUNSELLOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOUTH AND SPORTS INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA JEUNESSE ET DES SPORTS ---------------- DIVISION DES SCIENCES ET DIVISION OF SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES DE L’ANIMATION TECHNIQUES OF ANIMATION ----------------------- ----------------------- DEPARTEMENT D'ANDRAGOGIE DEPARTMENT OF ANDRAGOGY ----------------------- ----------------------- OPTION: EDUCATION POPULAIRE OPTION: MASS EDUCATION -------------------- -- ---------------------- THE EFFECTS OF MATRILINEAL SUCCESSION IN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN KOM, BELO SUB-DIVISION, NORTH WEST REGION. A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A DIPLOMA IN SENIOR YOUTH AND ACTION COUNSELLING BY Henrietta NGONG CHUFI YOUTH AND ACTION COUNSELLOR SUPERVISOR COCOCO-CO ---SUPERVISORSUPERVISOR Dr. MOUSSA II TIFUH Reuben CHOH SENIOR YOUTH AND ACTION PhD IN HISTORY SENIOR LECTURER IN THE COUNSELLOR DESS: ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF ARTS, LETTERS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, RECREALOGY, UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE I NIYS YAOUNDE 2012/2013 ACCADEMIC YEAR 1 TOTOTO My parents Mr. and Mrs. NGONG NSOM i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many people contributed to the realization of this work. I wish to render my profound gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Moussa II, my assistant supervisor, Mr. Tifuh Reuben Choh, and Dr. Tamoufe who in spite of their numerous activities, created time to read and guide me throughout this systematic study. Their guidance, suggestions and encouragements greatly motivated me to work extremely hard. Special thanks go to the Director, the Deputy Director, my head of department and the rest of the administrative staff of the National Institute of Youth and Sports Yaounde for their sacrifices and efforts to provide me with professional training especially. I will also like to thank the officials of the Ministry of Arts and Culture who greatly contributed to the realisation of this work through their constant follow-up of the evolution of this research during my internship. I am greatly indebted to the Library officials of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovations as well as the Liberians of the Faculty of Arts, Letters and Social Sciences of the University of Yaounde I for their assistance. Sincere thanks go to some traditional and administrative authorities of Belo Sub-Division, Dr. Confidence Ngam, and all other Professors who greatly contributed to the realization of this research work. My heartfelt acknowledgments go to my wonderful family, my loving aunti Mrs. Frida Ngonain Neng, my elder sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Asongwe, my younger sister, Liliane Ngong Fulai, and the entire NGONG’s family for their constant financial and moral support which spired me up in the realization of this work. In the same light, I would like to thank Mega Emmanuel Tule for his moral and financial support. Special thanks also go to my association members WACA (Women and Men’s Association for Cooperation and Animation), all my CPJA mates and friends who encouraged me throughout this research work. ii ABSTRACT This research piece sprang from the evidence that rapid economic growth can be instigated by youth’s active participation in community projects. « The effects of matrilineal succession in youth empowerment in Kom, Belo Sub-Division, North West Region », sought investigate the impact of matrilineal succession in the empowerment of youths in Kom. Accordingly, the main problem posed by this research work is the negative effects of matrilineal succession in youth empowerment and socio-economic development in the Kom community. Our study systematically proceeded through observational, documentary and opinion poll research procedures for data collection in order to verify the research hypotheses. The researcher made use of the qualitative and quantitative research instruments which are the interview guide and a general questionnaire respectively to sample the opinions of the stakeholders. After the analyses and interpretation of data, it was found out that there were negative effects of matrilineal succession in the empowerment of youths and the socio-economic development of the Kom community. In addition, it was revealed that despite the consequences of matrilineal succession in the Kom community, there had been little or no sensitization and education in relation to this. The stakes of matrilineal succession have become tremendous with socio-cultural and economic consequences not only in Kom but also to its victims out of Kom. Youth capacity building is very slow to this effect hereby frustrating any thoughts of development on the part of Kom youths in particular and Cameroon as a whole. Considering the above revelations, recommendations were made to the various stakeholders in view of reversing the negative effects of matrilineal succession. This research postulates civic education to reawaken the spirit of responsibility and hard work towards self reliance and development. Also, mass education programs with animators techniques, strategies of mobilization, sensitization, education of stakeholders towards a socio-cultural and economic impact of matrilineal succession in the youth empowerment was also proposed as youth workers` professional intervention. An Intervention project has also been proposed to this effect. The taking into consideration of these intervention strategies will go a long way to transform the negative effects of matrilineal succession in youth empowerment to positive effects. iii RESUME La présente étude découle de l’évidence selon laquelle, la croissance économique peut être incitée par la participation active des jeunes dans les projets communautaires. Ce mémoire intitulé : « The effects of matrilineal succession in youth empowerment in Kom, Belo Sub- Division, North West Region » a pour objectif de montrer l’impact de la succession matrilinéaire dans le renforcement des capacités des jeunes de Kom. Ainsi, le problème posé dans cette étude est l’effet négatif que cette succession a sur le renforcement des capacités des jeunes et le développement socio-économique de la communauté Kom. Notre étude repose systématiquement sur les procédures d’observation, de documentation et d’enquêtes pour la collecte des données et la vérification des hypothèses. Le présent travail s’est servi des instruments de collecte de données qualitatives et quantitatives à savoir le guide d’entretien et le questionnaire pour la collecte des données de terrain. Suite aux analyses et interprétation des données, il a été constaté qu’il existe des effets négatifs de la succession matrilinéaire dans le renforcement des capacités des jeunes et le développement socio- économique de la communauté Kom. En plus, il a été constaté que malgré ces effets négatifs, il n’ya pas eu assez de sensibilisation a cet effet. Les enjeux de cette succession sont graves non seulement pour les jeunes de Kom mais aussi pour ceux qui l’apprennent pour la première fois. Le renforcement des capacités est lent à cet effet et freine les initiatives de développement des jeunes de Kom, en particulier et le Cameroun, en général. Considérant ces évidences, des recommandations ont été faites pour contrecarrer les effets négatifs, de la succession matrilinéaire. Cette recherche présente l’éducation civique comme technique majeure d’éveil de l’esprit de responsabilité et de travail pour l’auto emploi et le développement. Les projets d’éducation populaire avec l’utilisation des techniques d’animation, les stratégies de sensibilisation et de mobilisation pour l’éducation de la population Kom ont été proposés ainsi qu’un projet d’intervention de l’animateur. Ces stratégies vont transformer les effets négatifs qu’a la succession matrilinéaire sur le renforcement des capacités des jeunes de Kom aux effets positifs. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ii ABSTRACT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iii RESUME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v LIST OF TABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ix LIST OF FIGURES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ---------------------------------------------------xi GENERAL INTRODUCTION 0.1. JUSTIFICATION AND CONTEXT ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 0.2. SUBJECT OF STUDY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 0.3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 0.4. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 0.5. RESEARCH HYOTHESES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 0.6. DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 0.7. INTEREST OF THE STUDY -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 0.8. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS -------------------------------------------------- 8 0.9. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH ---------------------------------------------------------------- 11 10.
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