When you visit any Cameroonian home, there are items that everyone has and whose absence in any home, you must notice.
When you visit any Cameroonian home, there are items that everyone has and whose absence in any home, you must notice. If you are about to move to a new house, whether as someone starting up their life alone, with a flatmate, or as a family, this article will give you a comprehensive idea of the 10 items you must have in Cameroonian homes.
Before we go to the details of what you must have in the kitchen, bedroom, and living room, let's start with the must-haves in the home in general.
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10 Must-Have Items for Every Cameroonian Home
1. First Aid Box: (Health First!)
For the health and safety of everyone in your home, ensure you have at least one first aid kit. The use and importance of a first aid kit should always be emphasized. From a response to accidents to calming fever or having preventive measures at your disposal, this makes you feel safer. Here's a tip; you can have two first aid kits at home, one for reserve and one that you are constantly using. This way, you will always have a particular item in your first aid box.
2. Mosquito Net
Still on health; everyone knows Cameroon is a tropical country and one of the hotspots of malaria fever. In fact, more people suffer from malaria in Cameroon than any other sickness, which could be fatal. Having a mosquito net on all windows and around beds is a must-have in every Cameroonian home. Treated mosquito nets are available in most health structures around the country and are often given out for free by health authorities and NGOs. This should tell you how important to have mosquito nets at your home.
3. Rechargeable lamps
Power supply in Cameroon has improved over the years, but there is still an acute shortage of electricity in many parts of the country. Owning a rechargeable lamp at your home is as important as anything else, as this will undoubtedly come in handy during sudden outages.
4. Document folder or Safety-deposit Box
A document folder or safety-deposit box is one of the most neglected items in a home but arguably one of the most important. Having a document folder or safety-deposit box is so underrated. Imagine the number of times you've lost an important document, either due to it needing to be completed or properly handled. Birth certificates, academic certificates, payment receipts, contracts, and lease agreements are examples of some crucial documents kept at home. The thought that some of these documents cannot be duplicated makes a document folder or safety deposit box one of the must-have items in a Cameroonian home.
5. Mirror
Oh! This one is from the light sight (laughs). But have you noticed how people use a mirror every time they see one? Whether it's a bathroom mirror for a glance after a bath, a shave, or before stepping out for work, or a large mirror in the sitting room, the house occupants and visitors alike can pause for a proper examination on the way out of the sitting room; everyone seems to be in love with mirrors these days. It could be the growing obsession with how we appear or look in this shoe or dress. Whatever the case, everyone loves using a mirror these days. So, a mirror is undoubtedly one of the things you want to have in your home.
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6. Toothbrush Holder
A toothbrush holder is one of the trickiest items to get a hold of and preserve correctly. This is usually overlooked in most Cameroonian homes. Having a toothbrush holder will help you keep the toothbrushes of all house occupants and guests neat and orderly.
7. Shoe Stand
Another item that should be more attention to in most Cameroonian homes is a shoe stand. A shoe stand will help you put some much-needed order in any home's bedroom(s). Keeping shoes orderly is often very challenging, especially if you have different types of footwear from various occupants. You can have two different shoe stands; one for recently worn shoes and the other for clean and dry shoes.
8. Cutlery/Utensil Stand
Cutlery can be tough to coordinate, keep track of, and dry. A cutlery or utensil stand or support for your knives, spoons, forks, whiskers, etc., will give your kitchen an elegant look. Also, the stand helps you keep track of your cutlery and utensils and save some money as you will not need to constantly buy new cutlery as the others may be scattered all over the place or get lost. The same goes for your utensils, pans, pots, etc.
9. Cleaning Gear
Cleaning gear includes brooms, dust pans, towels, and rags. These items always come in handy to keep the house neat and free from dirt, vermins, and foul smells. Indeed, a must-have in Cameroonian homes, mainly because most of our neighborhoods are either dusty, muddy, or filled with other types of debris.
10. Outdoor trash can
Waste management is one of the most crucial aspects of any society, even more so in Cameroonian homes, where a lot of refuse is generated daily. The smell of the trash can be very uncomfortable if not adequately controlled and managed. Outdoor trash cans come in handy in dealing with all sorts of waste from home.
Bonus
A Whistle
Although this item appears as a bonus in our list of must-have items in a Cameroonian, its importance must be balanced. It is advisable to keep some whistles in several corners of the house. This is helpful if you are confronted with any uncertainty or danger. This could be intruders like burglars, dangerous animals, or even if you are trapped due to a fire or any other unpleasant incident. The sound of the whistle will help draw attention from possible emergency responders, neighbors, or passers-by.
So here we are! The 10 must-have items in every Cameroonian home. Are you satisfied with our list?? If yes, give a thumbs up; if not, which item do you disagree with, and what will you add to the list of top 10 must-have Items in a Cameroonian home?
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