Princess Grace Edimar Centre: Prince Albert II Appreciates Social Actions

V isibly happy children and staff at the Princess Grace Edimar Centre in the Elig-Essono neigh­ bourhood of Yaounde on October 30, 2026. It was not any ordinary day to them. The day will go down in the an­ nals of history as one of the most me­ morable days of the Centre. The Sove­ reign Prince of Monaco, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II visited the centre on that day. Also present was the First Lady, Madam Chantal Biya and other personalities. It was the second visit of the Monaco Statesman to the centre. His first was on March 10, 2003, when he was still heir to the throne. He had the oppor­ tunity to tour the one-floor building, appreciating all the evolutions and achievements of the center. The So­ vereign Prince signed the gold book of the center and expressed satisfaction on what has been done since 2003. Indeed, the Princess Grace Edimar Cen­ tre, was founded in 2002 at the initia­ tive of Father Maurizio, an Italian Priest. The center is dedicated to the welco­ ming, listening, orientation and insertion of street children and other vulnerable youths. Its actions are mainly in seven main areas, spanning guidance, edu­ cation, professional training, and moral rearmament for cases of youths in conflict with the law. The center wel­ comes between 80 to 150 person per day and in the course of last year, about 15,000 persons were received by the centre, 13,000 provided health­ care with most of them being children below the age of 15 years. The centre also teaches children on reading and writing from Mondays to Thursdays as from 10a.m. A video projection about the center showed some youths who have been assisted either by sponsoring their education of providing them assistance in vocational training. The centre func­ tions with the technical and financial assistance of donors, amongst them the Monaco Aid and Presence, and is named after the mother (of late) of the Prince of Mo...