On 30 June 2020, UNESCO will make available to the technical ministries of the education and training sector, a modern and high definition recording studio in Yaounde for distance education.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governments have given high priority to this educational approach in the school curricula, both at the level of trainers and learners. 

In this vein, UNESCO has just supported the technical ministries of the Cameroonian education and training sector (MINEDUB, MINESEC, MINESUP, MINEFOP) to ensure pedagogical continuity within the framework of the global coalition for education by making a technological and computer donation consisting of : 

- 01 modern and high definition recording studio

- 200 internet connection modems;

- 10 HP PROBOOK laptops, 8GB RAM;

- 01 HP PRO 400 desktop computer, 8GB RAM;

- 02 SONY MC2500 brand high-performance TV cameras with a 128GB SD card;

- 03 video Projectors brand ACER ;

- 2 large white boards with eraser;

- 02 4terra external hard disks.

In addition to this, one can put at the credit of UNESCO in Cameroon :

- the production of 60 courses which are available on DVD (boxes) for physical archiving and in digital versions (USB keys)

- the official launch of the distance learning courses on 2 June on national television channels

- the online distance learning platform on the internet: https://minesec-distancelearning.cm/ 

Source: UNESCO