Community development in Cameroon : Residents of Bamendankwe build a bridge. They contribute one day of each week for community development

Item Information

Title:
Community development in Cameroon : Residents of Bamendankwe build a bridge. They contribute one day of each week for community development
Description:
The Cameroon government has begun a community development programme in the country assisted by the United Nations Technical Assistance Programme and the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). With the aid of UNESCO, the Ministry of National Education started a rural youth project to stimulate community activity by means as such classes as civics, home improvement and agriculture. The United States Peace Corps is also aiding the programme.
Date:
[ca. February 1964]
Format:
Photographs
Prints
Genre:
Gelatin silver prints
Black-and-white photographs
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 2 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Africa America Institute Records
Subjects:
Bridges--Design and construction--Cameroon--Photographs
Places:
Cameroon
Extent:
1 photograph ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums849-b241-cam01-i013
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Bamendankwe (Cameroon)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums849-b241-cam01-i013