Holding on to this year's theme "Protecting the rights of indigenous people in voluntary isolation and initial contact", CAEPA commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous People. This time around, celebrations were taken down to Sabga, a locality in the sub division of Tubah, in the crisis hit North West Region of Cameroon.

Present in attendance were Mbororo women both elderly and young who converged at the palace for the event. Dressed in colorful Orange colored T-shirts and their traditional regalia, they beamed with smiles and were of great cheer as they joined their counterparts the world over, to mark this year's celebrations.

CAEPA took the ceremony down to their locality inline with the theme and equally did well to educate these Mbororo women on environmental protection. The Project Manager of CAEPA, Fenwi Linda praised these women in her address to them "today we are here to encourage you, seeing the activities you carry out. We have noted how fervent you are in the planting of trees which you use for medicinal purposes and not just that, the trees help in the preservation of nature and protection of the environment. For this, we congratulate your efforts and we say, keep up the good work".

CAEPA through the field coordinator Dieudonne Taseh used this platform to give a key note address on Pasture Enhancement "we are here to acknowledge your decision to leave in isolation over here and today we recognize the activities you carry out. I want to talk of your pasture Enhancement methods. We have observed how you nurture the right plants at the spot where you tend your cattle. This is a laudable initiative. Continue to use natural herbs to treat human and animal infections" he said.

In a bit to display the conservation of their culture, the celebrants displayed in several slots the culture of the Mbororo people, a thing which makes them stand out unique from others. The event recorded several displays showcasing the ideal beds which they say enhances good health, the preparation of pap and fufu likewise the transhumance process where men go on long journeys tending their cattle. As the celebrations ensued, these women made demonstrations of acceptable methods of greeting when relating with elderly persons in the community.

While reacting to all these, Madam Salamatou the President of the Mbororo People's Group in Sabga remarked that "culture is good, we love our culture and the positive impact it has on society". She went further to send across a message to the Mbororo community in Cameroon and the world at large "I urge the elders of our community to be intentional about passing down our culture to the younger generation. That is the only way through which we can preserve this culture through generations. Our culture is good".