Send-off Ceremony from the Integrated Development Foundation
on The Road Less Travelled (Cameroon), 28/Jun/2011 08:54, 34 days ago
On June 27th, theIDFfamily– staff, board members, volunteers – and invited dignitaries, gathered in the IDF conference hall to wish me farewell. The ceremony was well attended with over 20 people including a government delegate, a traditional chief from my quarter, another volunteer from VSO and the community development committee president from my quarter. Amah welcomes the guests and energizes the roomI greet the Ntambag traditional ChiefThe head table including the IDF Board President, myself and the governement representativeThe ceremony in true Cameroonian fashion opened with a prayer and words of welcome from the IDF board president. After a presentation was made by the IDF coordinator about my time at and contributions to IDF. I felt very proud to look back on everything I have accomplished and it was surprising to see how much was in fact done.The IDF coordinator presents my journey at IDFAfter the coordinator spoke, there was a speech by the IDF board president who presented me with the honour of being the first member of honour for life on the IDF Board of Directors. It was really a lovely surprise and it means a lot thatIDFhas really taken me into their family. Receiving honorary membership on the IDF Board of Directors for lifeMany of my coworkers spoke as did the invited officials. It was evident from everyone’s speeches and words of thanks and appreciation that I have made a difference atIDFand that I have contribute to improving the lives of the people in Cameroon through my contributions toIDF. Everyone expressed their desire to not have my good work go to waste and that they are looking forward to continuing on working hard and improvingIDF. Falimatou, IDF's Librarian, gives a speechFlore, the IDF Secretary, says a few words of thanksHerve, IDF's IT technician, gives me a gift and thanks meI made a presentation about my time atIDFas well and presented the staff and volunteers with some small gifts. I give Germaine, a community volunteer, a giftI give the IDF coordinator, Matou, a thermarest seat cushionIt was a lovely send off and I am so lucky to have been placed with a great organization likeIDF. I wish them best wishes and good luck with everything in the future. I will for sure be in touch often to find out how some of their projects are progressing.My traditional outfit from IDFAn IDF Family Photo