An open door was organised at the ministry in prelude to Sunday’s celebrations.

Women of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications are not left out in the preparations for the upcoming 30^th edition of the International Women’s Day. As part of activities to mark the Day in Cameroon, the Women’s Association of the ministry called “La Tutelle” organised an open door at the esplanade of the ministry in Yaounde yesterday March 5, 2015. The event took place in the presence of the Minister of Women’s Empowerment and the Family, Marie Thérèse Abena Ondoa.

The Inspector of Services Number III in the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Catherine Bikay told C.T. that the objective of the open door is for the public to discover the different services and products offered by the sector of post and telecommunications and ICTs and to show the knowhow of women in the sector.

The women of the post and telecommunication sector, she explained were initially in charge of the commercialisation of products and services such as selling of stamps, receiving clients and today they are found in all the fields of work such as network engineers, telecommunications engineers and the exploitation sectors. She said the open door is a call for young girls to demystify science subjects and be interested in the domain of posts and telecommunications and ICTs which is a provider of many jobs.

Unlike in the previous years, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications invited structures under the ministry to participate in the open door so that these companies can see what women are capable of doing in their sectors and to create synergy with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications for the development of ICTs and to reduce the digital gap in Cameroon.