PMUC Stays With Street Children
PMUC Stays With Street Children
January 20, 2006
Posted to the web January 20, 2006
Joe Dinga Pefok
The General Manager of Pari Mutuel Urbain Camerounais, PMUC, Jean-Dominique Casamarta, recently reassured the management of Foyers Saint-Nicodème, a chain of homes for children taken off the streets in Douala, of the company’s support.The re-assurance was manifested by the signing of another annual convention with Foyers Saint-Nicodème.
Casamarta, who travelled to one of the homes located at PK 24 in the outskirt of Douala, signed for his company, while the Head of Foyers Saint-Nicodéme, Sister Marie Roumy, signed for the charity.
Saint-Nicodéme receives financial assistance from PMUC thanks to the convention, which has been on for over seven years. Each year, PMUC dishes out in four instalments, a total of FCFA 4 million, which puts it at FCFA 1 million every three months.
The money is used to provide the basic needs for the children, which include their education or training. The convention is said to fall within the social policy of PMUC.
It was in line with this commitment that Casamarta handed over a cheque of FCFA 1 million, as well as material donations which included books, footballs, volleyballs, edible items among others worth a total of FCFA 500,000, to Foyers Saint-Nicodème.
Speaking at the ceremony, a representative of the children, lauded the constant support of PMUC to Foyers Saint-Nicodème, for their interest. He was full of praises for PMUC’s concern for the under privilege in the society, noting that the company wants them to also have a good up bringing like their fortunate mates in the society.
The Head of Foyers Saint-Nicodème, thanked PMUC for its fidelity as regard its constant financial support. Sister Roumy noted that the charity, which is today ten years old, is functioning thanks to a great extent to the regular financial and material assistance of PMUC.
She noted that it is quite expensive to run the homes, as the children’s education or training cost so much.
Casamarta, on his part, noted that the lodging, feeding, training, health and moral up bringing of the children can never be an easy task. He appreciated the wonderful work, which Sister Roumy and her collaborators are doing at the charity.
Turning to the children, Casamarta exhorted them to take full advantage of the opportunity being offered to them, not only to re-integrate into the society, but to learn a trade or work hard to succeed in their education, so as to be responsible members of the society tomorrow.
He pledged the continuous support of PMUC to Foyers Saint - Nicodème, which mission he re-iterated, falls in line with the company’s social policy as the people’s enterprise since it was launched in 1994.
