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Monique Kwachou

Welcome to my digital corner of the web. This is a space for thinking, writing, remembering, and speaking in public. Whether you are here to read, research, or collaborate, the door is open.

Sept 2023: Healing My Writing Soul

Career Journey Reflections,  Life Lessons & Rambling,  Poetry, Flash Fiction & Book Reviews

A recently unlocked memory is of the day my O’ Level GCE results were read. The year was 2006, I had convinced my mom to let me go visit a friend who lived in Baffoussam. It was my first real trip away from home initiated by me. It helped that the said friend was our […]

December 26, 2023 / 1 Comment
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August 2023: Musings on What Home Means…

Life Lessons & Rambling,  Socio-political Commentary on Cameroon

I’m back in Cameroon again. If you know me, you know I move around a lot. It’s both something I appreciate and something I wish I didn’t have to do. Moving around a lot means I’ve been fortunate with regards to exposure, it means I have had multiple opportunities, considering the cost of moving around […]

December 26, 2023 / 0 Comments
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A Conversation with Nayah Ndefru

Career Journey Reflections,  Life Lessons & Rambling,  Uncategorized

A few months back, I had a conversation with Nayah Ndefru on her Podcast “Breaking the Code” where she gathers her networking to discuss breaking the variety of toxic cycles plaguing us individually and socially for a better quality of life and fulfilment. Watch/listen to our conversation below.

August 31, 2023 / 0 Comments
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A conversation with Fungai Machirori

Demystifying Depression,  Unlearning Series

Last year I shared a great deal about my mental health struggles openly via my blog and this caught the interest of a ‘Digital Native’ and #Afrifem sister Fungai Machirori. She invited me on her podcast for a conversation on what it takes to engage publicly about struggling with mental health issues as an African […]

June 30, 2023 / 0 Comments
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Musings on Motherhood, Or rather Opting out of it…

Life Lessons & Rambling,  Unlearning Series,  Vlogs

Have you ever considered that the reason one may want to have kids is unhealthy? This month’s musings are on my own coming to terms with unhealthy motivations for motherhood and why I take my current position on it. As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. So drop a comment after watching […]

May 25, 2023 / 0 Comments
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How do you Identify?

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A vlog inspired by a self-reflection exercise… Join me?

April 27, 2023 / 0 Comments
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Lessons on Leadership…

Career Journey Reflections,  Life Lessons & Rambling

In January 2013 I filed the application for the establishment of Better Breed Cameroon. I was a young woman with big dreams and a lot of hope, I miss that version of me for all the hope and zeal she had. Ten years later we’re celebrating a decade of youth development work and contribution to […]

March 31, 2023 / 0 Comments
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Inspired! A Christian Love Challenge

About My Faith

I’m blessed to be a member of a Cameroonian women’s ministry called Praying Brides” with the motto “From child of God to Bride of Christ”. This past week I was asked to join the team responsible for developing quarterly challenges and planning Praying Brides’ retreats. As my first task, I was to develop a challenge […]

February 3, 2023 / 0 Comments
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A Year of Self-Love?

Life Lessons & Rambling,  Unlearning Series,  Vlogs

One of my favourite quotes is by Zora Neale Hurston and it goes: There are years that ask questions and there are years that answer. I am praying that 2023 is one of the years that answers… A sister-friend has a small ministry she calls “Jesus Parties”. She, like many of us, grew up in […]

January 30, 2023 / 0 Comments
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End-of-Year Testimony

About My Faith

I didn’t think I would be sharing a testimony today. I’ve not been in the best mood/state in the past weeks. Some persistent needs/insecurities… Some “thorns in my flesh” To borrow Paul’s words have persisted for at least 10 years; although I have prayed as fervently as I could, although I have fasted and cried […]

December 31, 2022 / 0 Comments
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