--- title: "2021 Telethon Update | Banko Design" url: https://bankodesign.com/blog/telethon-2021-update description: "We wanted to thank our donors again for their generous contribution to Banko Design and iN2L’s 2nd annual Telethon event that raised over $80,000 for…" --- # 2021 Telethon Update ![Women of the CDVTA farming programme in Cameroon crouched behind a large potato harvest, holding potatoes up to the camera](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/cdvta-cameroon-potato-harvest.DRy1YlTp_ED3Id.webp) We wanted to thank our donors again for their generous contribution to Banko Design and iN2L’s [2nd annual Telethon event](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QIe3nwnfyY) that raised over $80,000 for [Community Development Volunteers for Technical Assistance (CDVTA)](https://supportcdvta.com/) in Southwest Cameroon. We are so excited to share an update with you on what CDVTA has accomplished with the donations so far and what is on the horizon! ![Nine workers in yellow high-visibility vests and white hard hats standing together on a school building site in Cameroon](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/cdvta-cameroon-construction-crew.CsNsGHAM_Z1zVprT.webp) ## CONSTRUCTION OF TWO CLASSROOMS AT GBHS MBOUDA-BANOCK The student population of Government Bilingual High School (GBHS) Mbouda-Banock in the Region of West Cameroon is currently about 3,000 students. Prior to the donations, these children were attending class in makeshift thatch huts. With the help of our sponsors, CDVTA was able to build 2 structurally sound, concrete classroom buildings AND equipped them with 60 benches, 2 communal tables, 2 chairs, and 2 blackboards that will ensure at least 400 children can regularly attend classes in a safe and clean environment. ![A newly finished terracotta and cream classroom block with a covered walkway, being photographed on the day it opened](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/cdvta-cameroon-finished-classroom-block.CnepWtZy_jP2lO.webp) ## IMPROVED SANITATION At the neighboring school in Foumbot, 6,000 students (65% of which are girls) lack the necessary hygiene conditions, primarily bathrooms, hindering them from attending school. Because of the donations, CDVTA was able to construct a brand-new bathroom facility, containing 4 separated, indoor toilets. While this may not sound exciting, this helps to reduce infectious diseases among students, especially girls, AND incentivizes children to attend school! ![A site supervisor, schoolchildren in blue uniforms and a worker behind barrier tape at a new block-built sanitation building](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/cdvta-cameroon-sanitation-site-students.CkbWGSKw_Z11crP5.webp) ## ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION CDVTA again used funds to empower and support small farming households by training over 200 farmers in the Boyo Division in organic crop production. This training will continue to alleviate the food insecurity within the region and provide sustaining change to the Boyo region. ![A line of women working a freshly turned hillside field together, planting a new crop](https://bankodesign.com/_astro/cdvta-cameroon-women-planting-hillside.BrpV1AJJ_1rlayB.webp) ## A SPECIAL NOTE FROM FRANCIS NJUAKOM, DIRECTOR OF CDVTA CDVTA staff and volunteers would like to thank Banko Design Firm, IN2L, and their Friends and Business partners who have generously contributed to the completion and full realization of the water project, implementation, and other aspects of the project. God bless you all. ## THANK YOU! We are thrilled to see the progress that our partners’ generosity has made in the villages of Northwest Cameroon. The donations have made a HUGE positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged children, women, and seniors. However, there is still so much more to be done! This year, CDVTA’s priority is to incentivize children to attend school by providing proper classrooms, supplies, and bathrooms for students and teachers. ## 3RD ANNUAL TELETHON To continue our support, we will be holding our **3rd Annual Telethon** to raise funds for these CDVTA initiatives this fall! Follow us on social media to stay up to date with all of our community outreach efforts! Interested in helping Cameroon now? Reach out to Emily at [emily@bankodesign.com](mailto:emily@bankodesign.com) for how to donate! Thank you for your support! Banko Design, iN2L, & CDVTA _The Banko Buzz by Banko Design, An Unmatched Studio: Commercial Interior Design from Start to Finishes. 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