The month of October has come and gone and every year millions of people raise awareness on Breast Cancer in many ways from walks, to education to donations and more since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. One organization based in Cameroon that connects ladies globally and that that took part in raising awareness for Breast Cancer in October is Beta Girls Organization. Beta Girls Organization is a platform for girls to inspire other girls in all aspects of life, physically, through events called Beta Girls Talk Events, and online through Social Media and a blog (betagirls.org). Founded by Clarisse Ndinge in 2016, it Beta Girls has since grown into an active community of over 6,000 created online via Social Media and they get educated and empowered by inspirational, motivational, and educative content.
Since its creation, Beta Girls Organiaztion has been active as they have held seven editions of Beta Girls Talk events, empowering girls as well as educating them on issues like premarital sex and unwanted pregnancy, Breast Cancer, Women and Entrepreneurship, Girls and Engineering, and Gender Based Violence against women. Therefore, to commemorate the month of October which just passed and which is Breast Cancer Awareness month, Beta Girls Organization, teamed up with over 50 girls in Douala and Yaoundé (Cameroon) to launch a viral online Campaign dubbed #IFeelMyself.
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The volunteers took photos of themselves wearing pink T-shirts (since pink has been attributed to the cause of Breast Cancer Awareness) with their hands were on their left breasts because the left breast is 10% more susceptible to Breast Cancer than the right. The message of the campaign, is that Self Examination of the Breasts is key to saving lives from Breast Cancer, because the earlier Breast Cancer gets detected, the easier it can be treated.
The campaign did not only end with the pictures, but two Beta Girls Talk Events were simultaneously held in Douala and Yaoundé, educating girls on Breast Cancer and how to practically carry out the self examination exercise. In Douala, the girls were educated by Dr. Nkwetta Marion of Laquintinie Hospital and in Yaoundé, they were educated by Mr. Aconnue Yannick, Founder of Z Cancer Foundation.
To find out more about this amazing Beta Girls movement check them out on Facebook and Instagram.
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