Post Crash CARE Kicks Off with Training of Youth

Earlier this month, Stephen Kome Fondzenyuy through his Local Actions project Youths for Post Crash CARE, began giving theoretical lessons on road safety and traffic rules of Cameroon. 

The training session was carried out by an International Redcross specialist, a road safety specialist, and medical personnel. Each spoke about different elements of road safety - from first aid measures, statistics and laws, and post-crash care - the youth participants were given different perspectives that aimed to help them integrate approaches that influence pre-crash, crash, and post-crash events to improve urban road safety for the most disadvantaged youths.

The participants will take a test following the training session which will lead to a certification ceremony that acknowledges their efforts in learning about road safety and post-crash care.

“In Cameroon, most crash victims lost their lives due to poor prehospital care and just a few arrive hospitals by ambulances. Coupled to the prolonged transportation time of victims to hospitals, due to its proximity, there is an urgent need for interventions on improving post crash care to crash victims.” - Stephen Kome Fondzenyuy

The goal of the session was to create tangible impacts on improving post-crash care in Cameroon. It is a well-known fact that, in Cameroon, young people are make up the majority of road crash victims and suffer more consequences because of a lack of pre-hospital care and inadequate ambulance services. The training session marks the beginning of a youth-led “train the trainer” program on first aid with the “Youths for Post Crash care” team.

The training session was supported by the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, ENSTP Yaoundé-Padoue, and the Cameroon Red Cross. 50 young people from diverse institutions were chosen to participate in the training session; 42% were females and 58% were males.

”We believe this will make an impact on improving Post Crash Care in Cameroon which has most often received less attention.”