In the framework of future electoral disparities with respect to municipal and legislative elections, there has been the need to ensure the close participation of all handicap persons who are eligible to vote. As per Law N° 2010/002 of 13 April 2010 on the protection and promotion of handicap persons, Article 27(2) is to the effect that the state would encourage the presence of handicap persons at the different levels of social and political life in Cameroon.

The Plate form, Inclusive Society for Persons with Disabilities exists for a dynamic inclusion of handicap persons in the socio-political affairs of Cameroon.

Aware of the fact that it represents about 3.000.000 persons with 880.000 who are eligible for vote (that is they have the voting age).

In the constant quest for a dynamic atmosphere for the inclusion of handicap persons in the socio-political affairs of Cameroon through its programmes and development projects such as citizenship education by Fondation Kana with the support of SightSavers Cameroon, a registration campaign has been organised for the biometric modification in the towns of Yaoundé and its environs through sensitizations, door to door education, and training on the notion of Biometric amongst handicap persons.

Inscription on the lists Inscription on the lists Inscription on the lists

With regards to the sensitization for Biometric corrections, close to 400 handicap persons were registered thanks to our voluntary field workers and the different ELECAM pooling stations in the different quarters of the town.

After the communicate/pronouncement of the organ in charge of elections, the Kana Foundation remobilised the handicap persons for a Campaign geared towards the withdrawal of voters card.

Collecting voters' cards Collecting voters' cards Collecting voters' cards

This project permits us to understand that the inclusion of all in the position of handicap persons in all domains of life is possible if we make concerted efforts.

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