Page 26 3) Nationality There are several legal documents on the nationality of the child. However, it is the Family code bill that provides a major innovation, by considering as Cameroonian: - A child, with at least one Cameroonian parent; - A minor child adopted by a Cameroonian parent; - A child born in Cameroon (subject to establishing that his parents are foreigners); Cameroonian nationality can also be acquired by any person unable to avail himself of another nationality, by the mere fact of being born on Cameroonian soil. 4) Preservation of Identity Article 12, of civil ordinance 81/02 of 29 June 1981, provides that “birth certificates should state the dates of the events, the date they happened, the given name, family name, profession, residence of the persons concerned”. These give indicators on the identity of the person. In addition to the prevailing legal provisions, there are international NGOs such as Plan Cameroon and the Belgian Technical Cooperation, which support the Government in providing access to citizenship through campaigns on the national identity card. Under the programme, 5,000 pygmies in the East region were issued with identity cards with the help of Plan Cameroon. B. Freedom of Expression, Thought, Conscience and Religion, Association and Peaceful Assembly (Articles 7, 8 and 9) Cameroon is a secular State; and the various religions freely carry out their respective activities. Likewise, religious teaching and faith-based social work are authorized. The Constitution guarantees freedom of thought, conscience and religion. All citizens have the right to profess their faith or not to practice a religion, have the religious conviction of their choice and divulge their doctrine or conviction, provided they accord due respect to other religions. The child is taught to practise his parents‟ religion. Several changes have been observed in the activities and programmes aimed at enabling children to have access to appropriate information. This concerns oral communication and the proliferation of FM radio stations that broadcast programmes for