Nzelle Alobwede Mado is a Commissioner of Police working at the General Delegation for National Security in Cameroon. She is the Chief of Service for training and Lecturer at the National Advanced Police College in Yaounde. She is also part time lecturer at the University of Yaounde II in Soa, and the International War School in Simbock Yaounde. She hails from Nyasoso, Tombel Sub Division.
In this exclusive interview, discover more about her activities at home and abroad and her impact on the lives of women and girls.
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Can we know more about your activities?
As a lecturer on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, I devote a lot of my time in protecting the rights of women, children, and the less privileged in the society. I do this in collaboration with NGOs in and out of the country. When I returned from the United Nations Mission in Haiti in 2020, I was appointed as one of the Experts of the General Delegation for National Security to take care of Cases of Gender Based Violence within the Cameroon police and the population.
At the level of the national security, in partnership with ONU Femmes, we travelled to the NW and SW regions that were hard hit by the Famous Anglophone crisis and planted Gender Desk offices with specialized personnel, where women and children could easily report cases of abuse. Same was done in the East region where the influx of refugees from neighbouring Central Africa caused a lot of havoc in Bertoua and environs.
Also did the same in the Extreme North, where Boko Haram caused gross instability.
What impact does your activities have on women and girls?
At the level of my community, we created a village association called NYAWIDDA (Nyasoso Wives and Daughters Development Association) in the late 2019 where we decried the deplorable situation of our parents back home caused by the Anglophone crisis.
As the National president of NYAWIDDA, we started with food drive where we donated foodstuffs and basic commodities to the entire village.
President Nzelle Alobwede Mado of NYAWIDDAWe did a lot of advocacy for schools to reopen especially the lone GHS Nyasoso that served as a barrack to our sons and brothers.
To ensure effective reopening, we decided to creat a full scholarship scheme where we started with 13 girls who dropped out because of the crisis.
To ensure security in the village and campus, we donated Durable Solar lamps that are shining through out Nyasoso and GHS campus. We also donated Amazon touch lights to the vigilante committee who serve as auxiliary security.
To alleviate poverty, we donated a multi-purpose grinding machine that grinds all tubers and grains, two large VIP Canopies of 100 capacity each and VIP chairs to be letting out to those with great events to Nyasoso women.
We trained about 50 women on pastry products, liquid and solid soap and encouraged them to diversify the cultivation of agricultural products.
Any advice to women as they celebrate?
My special advise to Women as they celebrate Women’s Day is to celebrate without excesses either in drinking, eating, dancing or use of vulgar language, because life returns to normal the very next day.
Last Word?
Just to let you know that I am the staff representative of all commissioners of police in Cameroon.
I am the President of Tombel Sub Division Sons and Daughters resident in Yaounde, TACUDA. We are currently constructing a multi-purpose hall.
I am a philanthropist and crowd puller.
Interviewed by Olive Ejang
