PROMOTION OF CITIZENSHIP AND ROAD SAFETY IN SCHOOLS

MINESEC and TotalEnergies Marketing Cameroon S.A. commit to impart Road Safety and Mobility skills in school-going youths.

Students aged from 10 to 22 years old will be taught and sensitised on Road Safety, Mobility as well as Citizenship, thanks to the VIA Programme which will be implemented in 70 secondary schools in Cameroon.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) thereto was signed between MINESEC and TotalEnergies Marketing Cameroon S.A. on Tuesday, 25 April 2023, in Yaounde by Prof Nalova Lyonga, Minister of Secondary Education, and Patrocle Petridis, General Manager of TotalEnergies Marketing Cameroon S.A.

Through this MoU, the Ministry of Secondary Education (MINESEC) intends to allow students benefit from the rich experience TotalEnergies Marketing Cameroon S.A. has garnered in the fields of road safety, mobility and citizenship education. The partnership will contribute to driving a positive change in learners’ behaviours for a better integration in the society.

The VIA Programme is a set of modules for teaching and sensitisation in schools based on internationally recognized standards of road safety practices. For a start, it will be implemented in 70 secondary schools nationwide. Activities which are not examination subjects will be held during the periods reserved for extracurricular activities on Wednesday afternoons. By blending popular and academic education, MINESEC seeks to provide school-going youths with an additional field of study about their safety while pursuing their moral, civic and intellectual education.

“It is worth noting that the safety of learners and teachers is at the centre of this partnership. Teachers who teach in a safe environment and learners who learn in a safe environment will promote the clean school vision, which guides our actions at the Ministry of Secondary Education”. Prof Nalova Lyonga said.

Aimé Ngidjol

Senior Staff/CELCOM