At least 1,500 underprivileged children – pupils from seven primary schools, orphans of the Children First Centre, and patients at the Mother and Child Centre – have received Christmas gifts donated by Mrs. Chantal BIYA, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Special Ambassador of UNAIDS.
Mrs. Chantal BIYA – patroness of the Coccinelles school complex at the Unity Palace – has in her traditional gesture of motherly love – encouraged pupils of the establishment to maintain their outstanding output. This was during a colourful ceremony organised on 21 December 2017 at the campus to mark the start of the Christmas break.
Mrs. Chantal BIYA, Founding President and Chairperson of the Circle of Friends of Cameroon (CERAC), presided over the 25th General Assembly of the humanitarian association on 20 December 2017.
Mrs. Chantal BIYA paid a visit to the Dominique Ouattara Mother and Child Hospital at Bingerville – Abidjan, on 30 November 2017. This was on the sidelines of the 5th African Union and European Union Summit.
The First Lady, Mrs. Chantal BIYA has joined forces with the spouses of African and European leaders to promote the actions of the R20 Green Fund – on women and the green economy. This was during a debate lunch on 29 November 2017; organised by Mrs. Dominique Ouattara – First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire, on the sidelines of the 5th African Union and European Union Summit.
Mrs. Chantal BIYA paid a visit to the “Foundation Grand Cœur” – a humanitarian organisation founded by the Chadian First Lady, Mrs. Hinda Deby Itno. This was on the sidelines of the extraordinary summit of Heads of State and Government of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), on 31 October 2017.
