EDITORIAL
What is the greatest hindrance to development efforts in Cameroon? Without blinking, I'll readily say money. We are very few who have not yet answered the question, «Do you have the money to do that?" My experience with fellow youths involved in development initiatives is that many of us still think money is the 'IT-thing'. What you must get to make things work. Nothing could be more wrong. We sure need money. But if we were to draw up our list of resources in their order of importance, it could give something like this
1. Ideas
2. Capacity (moral and intellectual)
3. Money
4. Material resources (from friends and family)
5. etc
It may not look exactly like the above, but as you must have noticed, money is important. But you cannot do much with it, if you have no ideas and no capacity.
It follows that if you have an idea that can work, you are sure you have the capacity to carry it through, and maybe you have the material resources to start your project, then you can safely say you have more than 50 percent of the resources you need to start the project. So, yes, you can start a project and see it through without having to raise huge sums of money.

There is much we can do without having to hit our heads against the wall for money. When we go to the companies for sponsorship, we could ask for material support instead of financial support. They are usually more disposed to give the former. And think of putting some fun in your projects so that you can easily attract volunteers. People feel more attracted when you add a game, a challenge or something similar to an otherwise 'boring day of free work'.

I am sure that if we change our attitude towards the resources at our disposal just a little bit, we will achieve much more! That's what the INSPIRE team is inviting you to do this month. Do not hesitate to send us your remarks and results on the issue.Pochi Tamba