My home country of Cameroon,
like many Sub-Saharan African countries, struggles with high levels of poverty.
From an international perspective, the average gross domestic product per
capita is estimated at approximately $2,300, compared with $41,100 in Canada.
Unemployment in Cameroon is estimated at 30%, and 48% of the population lives
below the poverty line.[i]These statistics suggest that people struggle to survive in Cameroon, but I do not think statistics really tell a story the way it should be told. I would like to tell you a bit about life in the city where I lived before coming to Canada, as well as the village where my mother currently lives. To help with your perspective, try to imagine your own hometown looking like what I’m describing below, keeping in mind that Bamenda is a city of three hundred thousand people.
