EVENT SPOTLIGHT: I AM ART & FASHION #01 CAMEROON

Hello people..Did I say it was a fashion inspired week? The first edition of an I AM event takes places in Cameroon!!

Following the release of its print version last October, IAM, the first platform dedicated to women in art from Africa and its Diaspora, launches its n° 1 edition of:

AN EVENT DEDICATED TO ART AND FASHION

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: THE INAUGURAL IYA FOUNDATION HOPE AFFAIRE FUNDRAISER

Hello people..It's an Even't spotlight for a great cause

 Iya Bekondo-Granatella, Founder of the Iya Foundation featured as my #WCW during the 1st health & fitness themed week on IRepCamer.  

The Inaugural Iya Foundation Hope Affaire Fundraiser 

The Iya Foundation (http://theiyafoundation.org), a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that is committed to educating and raising awareness on Chronic Kidney Disease, Organ Donation, as well as raising funds that benefit “in need” kidney dialysis patients and clinics, is pleased to announce its inaugural annual “Iya Foundation Hope Affaire” Fundraiser. The event will be held at The Edison Hotel located at the Raritan Center in Edison, New Jersey on Saturday, September 5th, 2015 from 7:00 p.m

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: NATHALIE KOAH LAUNCHES HER LINGERIE BRAND, PSYCHEE BY NK

Hello people...New week. New post...Can't believe July is already slowly but surely coming to an end!

Spotlight on an entrepreneur's launch event. If you are Camer and haven't heard about Nathalie Koah..please head to google.;) ..Let's just say she emerged from a scandal to being a celeb and now she is an entrepreneur!

I follow her on Facebook  and I enjoy her lifestyle posts and travel chronicles. The hustle is real....so one can't help but wish anyone well  who forges ahead with their vision. 

Nathalie Koah launched her lingerie line, Pyschee by NK recently in Yaounde. 

Pyschee by NK

MISS CAMEROON USA 2015, VINIELLE ACHA-MORFAW FOR MISS AFRICA USA 2015

Hello people..OK.. I am on a pageant roll..lol

Miss Cameroon USA 2015 Ms. Vinielle Achankeng Acha-Morfaw is competing for Miss Africa USA and needs your support.

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: MEET THE TEN LADIES TO LAUNCH THE MISS CAMEROON PAGEANT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Hello people..So it's Miss Season. I am sure you have been following the 411 about the recently held Miss Cameroon finales in Yaounde.

The first ever Miss Cameroon South Africa will be held at the Market Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg on Saturday the 8th of August 2015. The grand finale will be produced and directed by world-renowned show producer Jan Malan of Umzingeli Productions. 

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: THE INAUGURAL SILICON MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE

Hello people...Here's what the Techies are up to this weekend. 

The Silicon Mountain Community announces the first Silicon Mountain Conference to be held at Eta Palace Hotel, Buea Cameroon on Saturday the 20th of June 2015, from 5pm to 8pm.

 Silicon Mountain is heart of technology and innovation in Cameroon.. located in the Buea Limbe area of the south west region of Cameroon. 











   
   

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: FASHNET - A FASHION NETWORKING EVENT BY MAISCHNA MAGAZINE & COKO DIAMOND

Hello people...Spotlight on FASHNET - A Berlin Fashion Week Event 

FASHION meets ENTERTAINMENT

An evening of fashion, networking and entertainment!

Friday, July 10th 2015

Fashion Network   http://fashnet.cokodiamond.com/

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: THE RATU INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL - FASHION, MOVIE, MUSIC.

Hello people..Introducing, The Ratu International Festival: Fashion, Movie and Music which takes places this October in Douala. 

The RATU team is excited to announce  the launch of Ratu International Festival (RATU-IFMM) which will take place in Douala at Maison Du Parti Bonanjo. It will be international Festival aimed at showcasing Cameroonian fashion, movies and music. 

This concept was conceived by Ratu Erma OLIERHOEK and will offer a platform for young and emerging talented Cameroonians to showcase their innovative ideas through Fashion, Music and Movies.

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: THE ICAF AFRO POP UP EVENT

Hello people..Our Designers represented at ICAF's Afro Pop Up event last weekend in NYC. 

ICAF  stands for the International Coalition for African Fashion. ICAF’s mission is to build a coalition where Designers of African decent  have one voice to represent them and build a strong support system as well as utilize the amazing tools that will help develop their brands.  True to this mission, the expertise of Style expert, fashion executive, global brand ambassador and sales strategist Tamiko White was sought after in a workshop with the designers on  "How to Build a Profitable Clothing Brand"

"JUNGLE" AT FIRST T BY SMIRNOFF ICE

Smirnoff® Ice brings the Jungle to Douala.

 Jungle in the city,  April 30 , 2015: Smirnoff brings the Jungle at First-T. Organized by Smirnoff.  This party is an episode of a series. Get ready for the live reports from different Cities of Cameroon as Smirnoff brand lovers show their "crazy" size.

We observe that the younger generation in Cameroon want to be different from their  parents. They take risks,  discuss politics and engage themselves in meaningful actions. They want to be heard, respected for what they stand for. They want to take the best of both worlds (Local & Global). For them, boldness as demonstrated above is the confidence to go outside the norm. With Smirnoff Ice, they choose to demonstrate and affirm this boldness, this choice to do different.

Smirnoff is working around the world to create moments of sharing and conviviality with friends. In Cameroon, it is represented through its variants Smirnoff® Red Vodka, Smirnoff® Black Vodka, Smirnoff® Red Ice and Ice 

Double Black Smirnoff®. Since September 2014, the Smirnoff® Ice Double Black variant launched a new communication platform "Double Side". This campaign aims to celebrate the consumers who have the boldness. It recognizes that each of us has in it several personality traits and the expression of these different personalities transform every moment in unique and unforgettable moment. Experience these unique moments on 30th April at “First-T”.

 Dress Code: Green.

We promote responsible consumption of alcohol and reserve our communications and events to people aged 21 and over. Discover our responsible drinking initiatives at www.drink.iq.com

If you are in Douala, check out Smirnoff's "Jungle" Green themed party tomorrow night at First T. 

Y.M.
IRepCamer

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: BEACH IN THE CITY...WITH SMIRNOFF BLACK ICE AT DREAMS

Hello people..Who is ready to party to with Smirnoff?? Being one of my fav drinks I think generally they definitely promote their brand...


Here's Beach in the City.....

Enjoy the "CRAZY" of the moment evenings

Smirnoff® Ice brings the beach  to the city in Douala.

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: THE SIPEC MAGAZINE LAUNCH

Hello people...It's another event to spotlight. Things are happening in Camer and it is great to see such laudable initiatives and ventures.

SIPEC – Sherai’s Initiative for Promoting Entrepreneurs in Cameroon launched the first edition of its magazine, The Sipec Magazine, on Saturday February 21, 2015 at the Star Land Hotel in Bonapriso – Douala.

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: MY FAVS OF THE CANAL D'OR 2015 AWARD SHOW

Hello people.March is upon us and what better way to start it than with a post related to entertainment.

The Canar D'or Awards took place last weekend..Check out the Good, the bad & the funny (and comprehensive) review of the award show on the De Braun Hill's blog!

Here are my fav of the awards.


Daphne Njie
The Steven's  Rastafari chic..paired a green one shoulder slit dress with brown [snake skin themed] clutch & pumps. The slit on the dress is my kind of style!

THE ASHERI'S EVENTS BRIDAL ACADEMY

Hello people..If you are on the east coast and getting married soon then you need to check out Asheri Event's Bridal Academy

Event Date: 03/07/2015
Location: BWI MARRIOTT 
1743 W Nursery Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

 What is The Asheri's Events Bridal Academy? This is a fun and interactive session where brides & grooms have the opportunity to enjoy the details of wedding planning in a very relaxed environment. This is for the couple who is interested in an environment that is relaxed and free from the hassle of a typical "bridal expo". Our couples will have the opportunity of getting all wedding related questions answered by a Team of renowned hand selected Vendors. This is a great opportunity to meet with other brides and vendors in an environment that does not leave you feeling overwhelmed and unprepared.

THE #BBCL2014EVENT RECAP

Hello people..New Week New post!So I was part of organizing a meet up/networking event last December. Here is the recap. 

Post BBCL Meet Up PRESS RELEASE

The most talked about Blogging/Social Media/Networking Meet Up Event recently held in Cameroon was organized by the Bold & Beautiful Camer Ladies (BBCL) group which was established with the intention of bringing together young, dynamic, ambitious and professional Cameroonian ladies who have been very active worldwide in promoting their business activities, mainly on social media. The BBCL group consists of various professionals, entrepreneurs and bloggers from all works of life. The BBCL came together for what was considered the most anticipated Social Media/Networking Meet Up Event on December 30^th, 2014 at Le Méridien in Douala, Cameroon.  

Le Meridien Douala

Exhibition Sightings

 The BBCL event noticeably had a big turnout of over 120 attendees including major Sponsors namely; Gold Sponsor – Baileys and Bronze Sponsor – Madiba Consultants. This group of Bold and Beautiful Camer Ladies proved their networking power is higher than the norm by obtaining a good number of Other Sponsors and Media Partners, all of whom provided services and/or technical support during the event in one way or another.

Event Brochure

The 1st BBCL Event was not only aimed to foster networking between young professionals, entrepreneurs, bloggers, media and entertainment personalities and corporate sponsors, but it also initiated a unique strategy not typically seen in networking events in Cameroon, by providing not only networking opportunities but an educational and informative overview on the following:

·         The importance of the utilization of Social Media to Bloggers and Entrepreneurs

·         The successful impact of social media to Entrepreneurs on enhancing businesses

·         The importance of collaboration between Bloggers and Entrepreneurs and businesses

In addition to providing information on social media and ways to better enhance one’s business, this well planned event also provided opportunities for entrepreneurs, business owners, companies and sponsors to showcase their products as vendors, meet with the BBCL team, exchange (business and blogging) ideas, educate and to create awareness about the different activities, perspectives and importance of blogging and Cameroonian women on social media.

Event Brochure

Highlights of the event jumped off with a formal introduction of the BBCL Organizers by Adeline Sede –one of the BBCL Organizer’s (Founder/CEO of FabAfriq Magazine, a Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine), a presentation on “Blogging & Effective Collaboration with Businesses and Entrepreneurs” by Mbole Ekaney, a US based Blogger and the Creator of ‘THE HOTJEM’, a Fashion and Lifestyle Blog and a very successfully interactive panel discussion, led by several panelists namely; Anrette Ngafor - BBCL event Organizer (Founder/Designer for Liiber London), Mbole Ekaney - BBCL event Organizer (Founder/Editor, THE HOTJEM, a Fashion & Lifestyle Blog), Yefon Mainsah - BBCL event Organizer (Founder/Editor, IRepCamer, a Lifestyle & Entertainment Blog), Tchepowe Siewe (Contributor/Editor Ndengeh, a Music Blog), Ifaanar Qualar (Contributor/Editor for Tiptopstars) and William Takor (Contributor to several entertainment blogs).  The Panel Discussions was moderated by Hilda Awambeng - BBCL event Organizer (Founder/Editor, MammyPi, a Fashion & Lifestyle Blog). The Panel discussions which went on for almost 90 minutes surprisingly sparked huge debates and constructive criticism about blogging and social media in Cameroon and highlighted the difficulties Cameroonians faced with it. Although the panel discussions were informative, it further confirmed the need to have had such an educational networking event.

Panelists: Anrette Ngafor & Ifaana Qualar

Yours Truly & Steven's Rastafari chic, Daphne Njie

According to Nadine Tonguem of Urban TV and the Creator/Editor for Empower Success in Africa (ESIA), “This event helped enlighten its audience from wider spectrum of life, some of the development of blogs and lessons about blogging and how to blog, not to forget advantages to entrepreneurs and Business”.

Event Brochure

Other comments were made during the panel discussions, one by Joan Ngomba, a Nigeria-based Cameroonian who is the Head of Celebrity Category at pulse.ng and is the Founder of D'CODED TV Show. She suggested that creating content worth reading will slowly build up readership as people will search for keywords frequently used in your blog or website’s content and titles and come visiting to see if you have the information they need.

L-R: Hilda Awambeng, Joan Ngomba, Wax Dey, Sarah  Simo

Other highlights to the BBCL event were performances by popular Cameroonian Artists Daphne Njie who sang her famous song –Rastaferi, Wax Dey and Daddy Black. As if that were not enough, the event was graced by a visually appealing Fashion Show displaying the latest and hottest collection for Liiber London and Mareta West. At the end of the event many of Cameroon’s top bloggers and guests who attended the event mingled with the BBCL Organizers and posed for pictures taken by a stream of photographers waiting to catch a glimpse of these Beautiful Camer ladies who were Bold enough to create such an event.

Liiber London Neckpiece

It's Mareta West on the Runway

The BBCL team would like to thank all the Sponsors (Bailey’s and Madiba Consultants), all Other Sponsors, Media Partners and all the Vendors who participated in the running of the 1^st BBCL event. A  big thank you goes to all the bloggers who buzzed about the it before and after the event. The official hashtag for this event was #BBCL2014Event.

Organizer & panelist, Mbole Ekaney of  The HotJem

Ladies posting

Writerphillic blogger, Nkiacha Atemnkeng

Organizers:(L) Chantal Edie (Chantal Edie Photography) & Adeline Sede Kamga (FabAfrique)  

Paying Attention..lol

Trendy By Tia at the mini exhibition

Event Backdrop: Organizers, Sponsors, Vendors

For more pictures of the BBCL Event please go to: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chantal-EDIE-Photography/152957401549231

For more information on the BBCL event please send all emails to bbclgroup@yahoo.com. 

It was a great opportunity to work with and meet other bloggers, young professionals & entrepreneurs in fashion designer, IT, Art, telecommunications, publishing, banking and finance etc. 

Already looking forward to organizing a bigger, better & re-branded event this December.

Y.M.
IRepCamer

#BBCL2014 NETWORKING EVENT @LE MERIDIEN

PRESS RELEASE FOR BBCL MEET UP EVENT  30TH DECEMBER 2014

 Venue:  Le Méridien, 35 Avenue des Cocotiers, Douala, Cameroon

 The Bold & Beautiful Camer Ladies (BBCL) group was established with the intention of bringing together young and dynamic Cameroonian ladies who are very active worldwide in promoting their business activities, mainly on social media. The group currently has over 400 members located around the world with a potential reach of over 600,000.

 BBCL is a diverse group of young Professionals who are experienced in:

*Banking, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Telecommunications, International Relations, Publishing, Marketing & Public Relations, Project Management, Information Technology

*Entrepreneurs in Fashion Design, Interior Decoration, Hair & Beauty, Business Consulting, Marketing & Public Relations, IT Consulting, Event Planning,  and Project Management

*Bloggers in Fashion & Lifestyle, Hair & Beauty, Entertainment, Business, Technology, with focus on Cameroon, Africa & Worldwide

 The first Meet Up/Networking Event is scheduled to take place on December 30th at Le Méridien in Douala, Cameroon.  The event aims to foster networking between young professionals, entrepreneurs, bloggers, media and entertainment personalities and cooperate sponsors.

The BBCL Meet-Up is an opportunity to meet, exchange ideas, educate and to create awareness about the different activities, perspectives and importance of blogging and Cameroonian women on social media. This is primarily to participate in a community promotion, display strong support, share a collective vision among members and partners and economic actors for the development of Cameroonian women bloggers and enhance the image and culture of the country.

Sponsors & vendors will showcase and/or sell their products & services in a mini exhibition and have them reviewed by bloggers.

 We are proud to present to you our Sponsors and Vendors.

 GOLD SPONSOR:

 Baileys

 BRONZE SPONSOR:

Madiba Consultants

MadibaCo (Madiba Consultants Limited) is a consultancy formed in January 2014 with the primary objective of providing business and IT assistance to businesses and organisations in the CEMAC (The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) region during this critical period of technological and economic development in the economic community. With global experience across industries like banking, insurance, retail and telecommunications, MadibaCo has a network of seasoned consultants in business process management, enterprise architecture and transformation management. MadibaCo offers this pool of knowledge and experience to CxOs, business owners and governments to help define, plan and implement IT strategies that align with the long term business strategies they are being pushed to make.

Website: http://madibaconsultants.com/

Our OTHER SPONSORS include a variety of companies, businesses and bloggers that will provide their services and/or will be providing us with amenities for the BBCL Meet Up event.

  

Our MEDIA PARTNERS will be providing media support during the BBCL Meet Up event.

Our VENDORS will showcase their products and/or services at the BBCL Meet Up event

The ORGANIZERS

Event Hashtag #BBCL2014Event

 EVENT PROGRAM

• Meet & Greet/Exhibition/Cocktail Hour – 14 :00 – 16 :30
• Welcome Speech
• Presentation of BBCL-Ladies  and Sponsors
• Presentation : Blogging & Effective Collaboration with Businesses and Entrepreneurs
• Panel Discussion
• 1st Guest Artist
• Fashion Show
• 2^nd Guest Artist
• Thank You/Networking/Event Close

 Check the IRepCamer FaceBook Page. For more information on our organizers, sponsors & vendors.

Get your tickets for the hottest networking event this December. #TrendCamer 

 Be sure to check it out if you are in Douala. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you and yours

Y.M
IRepCamer 

CAMER EVENTS GALORE

Hello people..Holiday and events season has been open in Camer since last week.As usual lots of events. Lots "holiday makers", "Bushfallers", "Forestfallers" are buzzing around..For find taxi sef na die..lol! I know there are 1001 weddings, cry dies, anniversaries...But here are some events worth checking out. 


SIPEC 3 - DOUALA 

STYLE & BEAUTY BRUNCH - DOUALA

THE FRENCHKIND 237 TOUR - Next stops BAMENDA, DOUALA & YAOUNDE

SHOP N CHILL - YAOUNDE

 HIPHOP FESTIVAL - DOUALA

SOIRÉE CHIC PAGNE - DOUALA 

BBCL MEET UP - DOUALA

Please check more information and updates, http://www.maischna.de/ . Stay tuned for ticket info

Will be starting my end of year series soon!! Stay tuned for updates on my FB page https://www.facebook.com/irepcamer

Y.M.

IRepCamer