Announcing the 2024 Emerging Leaders Cohort

The Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation is delighted to announce the selection of 20 exceptional young Cameroonians for the 2024 Emerging Leaders Program. This cohort represents a diverse group of talented individuals under 35 who have demonstrated remarkable leadership skills and a strong commitment to driving positive change in Cameroon. Selected from a competitive pool of applicants, these emerging leaders have shown experience in team leadership, a deep understanding of Cameroon’s history and geopolitical complexity, and a proven track record in community engagement.

Addelaide Ndilimde Rachida

Addelaide is a dedicated sociologist currently pursuing a Master's degree in urban and rural sociology. With extensive experience in community health, emergency response, and social activism, she has held various roles including president of HUCOA and peace ambassador for SAJEFCO. Addelaide is proficient in multiple languages and skilled in ICT, making significant contributions to community development and youth empowerment initiatives.

Adeline MarieTsopgni Yemfack

Adeline Marie is a 24-year-old Cameroonian who has been involved in human rights defense, particularly for women and girls, for six years. Active in youth movements and promoting women leadership, she was the first female president of the University of Dschang's debate and leadership club, and has advocated for young women in leadership roles. Now president of the Cameroon Debate Association, Adeline founded the HER_IMPACT movement to promote civic and political participation of women and youth. Awarded Young Woman of Impact in Menoua in 2023, she is determined to create a positive impact for her community and Cameroon.

Amadou Fadil

Amadou Fadil, from Maroua, Cameroon, is pursuing dual Master's degrees in Business Administration and Bilingual Letters with a focus on entrepreneurship and leadership. In 2024, he was honored as High Commissioner for a Day at the British High Commission, demonstrating his ability to excel under pressure. Leading RAEES's Entrepreneurship Department, he drives innovation and growth, leveraging expertise in business administration and bilingual communication.

Anissa Yambé

Anissa Yambé is an author, web writer, and independent consultant specializing in management and corporate strategy. With a diverse background in management and a passion for education and personal development, she was honored in 2023 as a US Alumni (cohort 1) of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Cameroon and recognized as a valued author for the NGO Right for Education Africa.

Caltime Abdurahaman

Caltime Abdurahaman is a dedicated student at the University of Bamenda, pursuing a master's in International Relations and Strategic Studies. From the North West Region, she is deeply committed to fostering peace and positive change. Actively involved in civil society, Caltime focuses on conflict resolution, community dialogue, and social cohesion to unite her community. She advocates for peace and understanding, aiming to inspire collective action for a harmonious future.

Clarisse Nzeuchieu

Clarisse Nzeuchieu was born on September 24, 1994, in FOTO, a locality in the Dschang subdivision of the Ménoua Division, in the West Region of Cameroon. Holding a Ph.D. in Economic and Social History, Clarisse is an aspiring author passionate about gender history. She works as an independent researcher and is also an Agripreneur.

Davy Gaël Djomeni

Passionate about leadership, entrepreneurship, and writing, Davy is the founder of "Strateg Management Consulting" and the author of several books and scientific articles on management and entrepreneurship. He aspires to be a committed actor and impactful leader, contributing to the positive transformation of Africa and Cameroon.

Erica Audrey Kuissi Takedjo

Erica is a climate and human rights advocate with nearly 4 years of experience working with environmental and human rights organizations, as well as youth mobilization. She campaigns for a world that leaves no one behind through effective communication.
 
 

Fabien Maxime Bivina Mvomdo

Fabien, a 24-year-old Cameroonian, is an active member and Delegate of the Center Region in a network of young people living with HIV. His commitment began in response to the challenges faced by young people, and his leadership has been shaped by advocating for the respect of their sexual and reproductive health rights. Maxime aims to enhance his abilities in this field and looks forward to the Emerging Leader training to help achieve this goal.

Fadimatou Djaouro Dairou

Fadimatou, a leading activist from Northern Cameroon, advocates for the rights of vulnerable people, girls, and women. With 6 years' experience in community service, she facilitates the "Plan for Girls" project in Ngong, supported by Plan Cameroon and implemented by the association "Femmes Porteuses d'Espoir". Fadimatou is also a founding member of the "Vie et Espoir" association.

Graphlain Wobyeb

Wobyeb Graphlain, a youth leader from Bamenda, Cameroon, is studying Computer and Mining Engineering at the University of Bamenda. Skilled in graphic design, website development, and cyber security, he has led projects educating over 300 youth on civic engagement and internet safety. Wobyeb is passionate about creating opportunities, promoting education and peace, and advocating for the rights of the underprivileged.

Hussaina Fadimatou Abdou

Hussaina Fadimatou is a dedicated youth with expertise in GBV prevention, Peace Building, and SRHR education. She drives positive change through impactful community initiatives for marginalized groups' empowerment, and is committed to collaborative efforts in promoting social well-being and lasting change.

Karamoko Souleymane

A young entrepreneur and political leader with extensive experience in organizational management. Passionate about good governance and democracy, Karamoko Souleymane is also an economist known for promoting active youth citizenship. He founded multiple agricultural enterprises and serves as CEO of SOCECAM (Société Céréalière du Cameroun).

Marius Tachom Kengne

Marius Tachom is a young professional specializing in sustainable agriculture, environmental management, and rural development. With extensive experience collaborating with diverse organizations, he promotes resilient and environmentally friendly practices. His contributions to ecosystem defense and restoration highlight his strong commitment to environmental sustainability and socio-economic resilience.

Mohamed Njoya Pefensie

Mohamed is a passionate advocate for community empowerment and sustainable development in Cameroon. He founded an organization dedicated to promoting education and environmental conservation, and has been actively involved in initiatives fostering youth leadership, civic engagement, peace and entrepreneurship.

Ndzibobi Dickson

Dickson is a public and reproductive health specialist with five years of experience in humanitarian settings. As the CEO of Family Health Solutions Organization, he has led comprehensive sexual education initiatives, reaching over 500 youths and collaborating with 60 stakeholders to enhance community health.

Ngum Epiphania Keming

Ngum Epiphania is an experienced ICT and Computer Science teacher, part-time lecturer, and leadership coach, dedicated to fostering technological proficiency and leadership skills in his students.

Oumar Ahmat Kamsouloum

Oumar is a dedicated young leader with a degree in auditing and management control. Passionate about peace and security in his region, he is committed to contributing to positive and sustainable change in his community. With his vision, drive, and commitment, Oumar aspires to become a recognized leader in his field, inspiring other youth to get involved and become agents of transformative change.

Pajesse Boris Kendjio Nzogning

Pajesse Kendjio, a doctoral candidate in law and holder of a professional Master's degree in human rights, is a junior expert in gender and social inclusion at the African Development Bank. He is also an activist and fervent defender of justice, peace, social cohesion, and human rights. Committed to defending human rights through various civil society organizations, Pajesse dedicates his research and actions to promoting social justice, equality, and solidarity.

Paul Russel Franck Etoundi Ateba

Franck Russel Ateba is not a consumer. He is a producer of ideas, convictions, commitments, and solidarity. He chairs the Consortium for Nature Environment and Sustainable Development (CNEDD) daily and is responsible for international and decentralized cooperation in the City of Kribi.

Our Facilitators

Anthony Antem

Antem Anthony is a Head of Conflict Prevention, and Analysis Unit at the Foretia Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as conflict, policy and security assistant at the International Crisis Group, Kenya. He has equally served as political and communications intern at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office/British High Commission in Yaoundé. Added to these, He has served as policy analyst for African Affairs at the African Online and Publications Library (AOPL).

Anthony is a certified administrative and operations professional from the United Nations University for Peace and the Pan African Institute for Development, West Africa (PAID-WA). He is currently finalizing a Professional Master’s Degree in International Relations/Disputes from the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC). He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration and Law from the University of Yaoundé II, Soa.

Achaleke Christian Leke

Achaleke Christian Leke is an international development, peacebuilding and violent extremism expert with 15 years of experience working as a practitioner, researcher and academic, born and raised in Cameroon. He holds an MSc in Conflict Security and Development from the University of Birmingham.

Building on his childhood experiences, Christian has developed into a fine asset in International relations and development, humanitarian, peacebuilding, conflict prevention and counter violent extremism responses.

Christian joined LOYOC as a volunteer in 2007 and he grew from a volunteer into other roles within the organization and was appointed the Executive Director in 2020. Through this organization, Christian has led over 600 community development projects across Cameroon with a wide experience in partnership and resource mobilization, project designing, monitoring and evaluation . Watch Christian’s interview on BBC Focus on Africa. Under the leadership of Achaleke, the local organization grew into a nationwide organization with field offices covering the 10 regions of the country. The organization grew from 1 staff to 25 paid staff and is providing career opportunities to over 100 young people and experts every year.

As part of his peacebuilding strive, he has successfully incorporated community approaches, personal experience and research into his work. Mounting powerful advocacy at the international, national and community level for more youth safe and secured spaces for young people in development and peace building is one of his successful strategies. His belief in an interdisciplinary approach in peacebuilding while focusing on providing solutions to drivers and causes of violence and violent extremism is the key to his great impact. Using capacity building models, face to face/mass/ social media sensitisation, entrepreneurship development, advocacy, civic education, leadership and vocational skills, He has been able to empower over 3 million young people in Cameroon and across the world. He remains passionate and inspired in working with youth violent offenders and those vulnerable to radicalization and violence in building a powerful mass of peace ambassadors in Cameroon and the world at large.

Solange Dabou

Solange DABOU holds a Master of science in Clinical Biochemistry from the University of Dschang and have followed a distance learning training in epidemiology and health statistics from Aix Marseille University. She is passionate about research and innovation and she strongly believe interdisciplinarity, collaboration and scientific vulgarisation are essentials to make transformative research that has a real impact on policies, practices and above all on peoples’ life.

She is part of the first batch of the African doctoral college in entrepreneurship, a training and incubation program organised by AUF and hosted by the Sultan Moulay Slimane University of Béni Mellal in 2019. As a health and research advocate, she was awarded travel grants to attend the 2019 Women leaders in global health conference, hosted by the University of Global health equity of Kigali and to attend the second edition of the event “Assises de la Francophonie scientifique” as communicant in Cairo in October 2022. She is member of the Organization for women in science for the developing world, as well as member of the Global health network and the World youth forum.

She is currently pursuing her PhD in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Dschang and was awarded the “Eugen Ionescu” doctoral scholarship to sponsored a research mobility at the Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Cluj-Napoca in 2021. With her PhD research project, she won the 3rd prize at the 2019 National final of “Ma these en 180 secondes” contest and the first prize of the Jury at the 11th edition of Science slam organised by the Goethe Institute Kamerun.

Her prior experience includes teaching activities as part-time lecturer and freelance activities. She is a founding member of RHED Foundation, a non-for-profit association that aims to put research efforts in synergy to improve Cameroonians’ health. She is also a scientific advisor for THEA, a telemedicine mobile application.

Solange DABOU joined the team of the health research division of the Nkafu Policy Institute as a Health research Associate.

Dr. Denis Foretia

Dr. Foretia is Co-Chair of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation and Executive Chairman of the Nkafu Policy Institute, a leading Cameroonian think tank. Along with co-chair Lenora Ebule, he shapes and approves strategy, advocates for the foundation, and helps set the overall direction. He is also the Chairman of Merckshire LLC, an international holding company with operations in the US and Cameroon. A surgeon by training, Foretia has always been involved in philanthropic activities and issues related to international development. He is currently the President of the Association of Cameroonian Physicians in the Americas (ACPA). He is also the Co-Founder and pioneer president of the Cameroon Professional Society (CPS) – the premier institution for Cameroonian professionals in the US focused on advancing economic opportunity and leadership development among Cameroonians.

As the former Executive Co-chair of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, he helped spearhead major community service-oriented and leadership-driven projects geared towards uplifting inner-city children in the Greater Nashville area. His leadership as National President of the Cameroon Students Association (CAMSA-USA) saw a paradigm shift towards positive intellectual discourse and the development of philanthropic projects that solidified CAMSA’s standing in the community as the premier student organization in the diaspora. Denis remains very involved with helping young Cameroonians transition into professional institutions and advance in their professional careers. He has been recognized with multiple academic and professional awards such as the Vanderbilt Deans Scholarship, the Overall Fellowship, the Community service award from CAMSA.

Foretia is faculty in the department of surgery at Johns Hopkins University and staff acute care surgeon at Lifebridge Health in Baltimore. He is also an Associate in the department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a Doctor of Medicine degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his surgical residency training at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta where he was also a Global Health Research Scholar. Denis holds a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Carey School of Business also at the Johns Hopkins University. The Foretias enjoy traveling and are blessed with a daughter, Gélan and a son, Baiden.

Guy Beaudry Jengu Jengu

GUY BEAUDRY JENGU JENGU is Research Assistant at the Nkafu Policy Institute. He is a  Phd student at the University of Yaoundé II-Soa. Guy is the author of a book, several articles and book contributions. He is particularly interested in questions of sociology of international relations and strategic studies. He previously served as Research Assistant at the law firm “Mbella Ngom et Associés” and as Head of the Trends and Conjuncture department at the African Center for Research in Moral and Political Sciences (CARES-MP).

Dr Pippie Hugues

Dr. Pippie Hugues is a Policy Analyst at the Governance and Democracy Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in International Law with specialty in Human Rights, Conflict and Peace building. He equally holds a Masters in Law and Logic (LLM) and another Masters in International Human Rights Law all from the University of Buea. Additionally, he holds an Advance Certificate in Peace Building and Conflict Transformation from the Peace and Justice Center of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC), and an Executive Diploma in Disaster Risk Management. 

His Research interest includes Governance, Democracy, Human Rights, Peace building and Conflict. Prior to his role as policy analyst, Dr. Pippie Hugues is a visiting lecturer at the United Nations Mandated University for Peace in Mogadishu Somalia where he handles Masters programs on International Law and Human Rights, Peace, Governance and Development. 

Dr. Pippie Hugues is a seasoned researcher with published articles in peered review journals across the globe. 

Pr. William H. Arrey

Dr. William Hermann Arrey is a Senior Fellow in Peace & Security /Governance & Democracy Policy Sections, Nkafu Policy Institute and Advisor to the Board. Prior to this, he served as interim CEO of the Foretia Foundation and Research & Policy Fellow with the Nkafu Policy Institute. He is also currently the Head of the Department of Peace and Development Studies at the Protestant University in Cameroon based in Yaoundé

Dr. Arrey brings a wealth of experience and senior leadership to the Foundation. He obtained his PhD in Peace and International Development Studies from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom; a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) from the University of Tromso, Norway and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Buea. He has published in many peer-reviewed journals and has written extensively on local governments, peace building and conflict transformation. He travels frequently for talks, lectures and presentations.

Bruno Ittia Achuo

Bruno brings over 8 years of experience in spearheading strategic communications, leading high-performing teams, and driving impactful initiatives. He has successfully coordinated and executed communications strategies and plans, produced innovative materials, and developed diverse program content. His expertise extends to efficiently managing the publication and dissemination of knowledge products across traditional and digital channels.

In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer and Communications Manager at Bridge Africa Ventures, Bruno led the development of the award-winning Bridgeafrica.com platform. Under his leadership, over 1,250 businesses were successfully onboarded through targeted digital and traditional campaigns. He equally championed the creation of training programs in digital literacy and business development, positively impacting over 1,000 women and youth in Cameroon.

Bruno has also served as journalist, and freelancer for a number of organizations. His strategic approach has led to successful partnerships with government agencies, the UN, and other multilateral institutions, emphasizing the transformative role of technology in improving lives across Africa.

Possessing a Master’s Degree in International Relations and a B.Sc. In Journalism and Mass Communication, Bruno combines robust experience with demonstrated leadership, positioning him to drive transformative communications initiatives at the Foundation.

Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam

Jean Cedric Kouam is the Director of Economics Affairs Division and the Head of Fiscal and Monetary Policy Sub-section at the Nkafu policy Institute. He holds a doctorate in economic policy and analysis (monetary and financial macroeconomics) from the University of Dschang in Cameroon. Since obtaining the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics at the University of Yaoundé II in 2012, he has provided courses in economics, finance, and macroeconomic modeling in several private higher schools in Cameroon. Member of various groups of researchers and laboratories in Cameroon and abroad, his research interests relate to the economic development of Africa, the economic resilience of States, the effectiveness of cyclical and structural policies, the policy mix of the monetary union, and sustainable development.

Former Fellow of the French Government (Doctoral research grant), he has been invited several times to the University of Poitiers in France (Centre de Recherche sur l’Intégration Economique-CRIEF) as well as international conferences of the Canadian Society for Economics in Canada (SCSE). In addition, Dr. Kouam has carried out research stays at the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) where he is currently engaged in numerous research works with executives. He is actively following online training provided by the Institute for Capacity Building of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of which he holds a certificate in Viability and Public Debt Management in Low-Income Countries.

Dr Adeline Nembot

Dr. Adeline M. Nembot is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Economic Affairs Division at the Nkafu Policy Institute. She holds a PhD in Labour and Development Economics from the Collaborative PhD Program (CPP), obtained under the auspices of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), a highly selective scholarship program for the best students from African universities. She also holds a certification in Land Economics and Governance obtained at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Dr. Nembot was recently nominated as an external examiner of MA (Economics) and Master of Arts Dissertations in Applied Economics (MAAE) at the School of Economics, University of Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania. She also lectures periodically and supervises master’s theses at the Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Her research interests include gender studies, household/mariage and health economics, and Labour policies. She is affiliated with the Centre for Equity, Well-being, and Development Studies (CEWDS) and the Laboratory of MicroEconomics of Development (LAMiED), University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon.

Barrister Felix Agbor Balla

Felix Agbor Nkongho, widely known as Balla, is a distinguished Cameroonian lawyer and human rights defender. He serves as the director of the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA), where he spearheads efforts to promote democracy, good governance, access to justice, and the rule of law. Balla is a leading advocate for the human rights of Cameroonians, particularly in the conflict-stricken Anglophone region.
His dedication to human rights is evidenced by his relentless efforts, even in the face of significant challenges, including state-sanctioned pushback and his arbitrary detention in 2017. Felix Agbor Balla's work extends beyond Cameroon, impacting the broader African continent through his commitment to justice and human dignity.
In recognition of his exceptional leadership and dedication, Felix Agbor Nkongho has been awarded the 2024 International Human Rights Award by the American Bar Association. This prestigious award acknowledges his significant contributions to advancing human rights in Cameroon.

Yaa Gladys Viban

Yaa Gladys Shang Viban is currently the Vice-President of African Women Leaders Network 237 and a seasoned leadership Coach. She comes with over 28 years of experience in gender empowerment programs and youth enhancement projects. Her broad expertise and rigorous work ethics recently caused her to join the CSO HOFNA as Board Chair.  In this role, she passionately works to foster the socio-economic empowerment of women, girls and their communities through leadership development, peacebuilding and initiatives that promote civic participation as well as agribusiness/entrepreneurship.

The former Cultural Affairs Specialist at U.S. Embassy Yaoundé has made invaluable contributions in leadership development and women empowerment recognized throughout her professional career and have earned several awards of merit and distinction.  

Fabrice Lena

Born February 6, 1994, is a Cameroonian politician and public figure. 
Fabrice hails from Baligham village in Santa subdivision, Mezam North West region. 
Fabrice graduated from GHS Baligham OL and GBHS Bamenda Ntamulung for AL, respectively. He moved to Yaoundé for university studies at the University of Yaoundé II Soa, where he obtained a Msc in Political Science.
Fabrice started active politics in 2014 in the Popular Action Party as a university student and secondary school part-time teacher at Ngousso and environs. 
Fabrice Lena fathered his academic career with leadership training and studies at the German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation were he obtained a certificate in Modern Leadership as a young democrat. Fabrice also sgudied at the University of Europe, Berlin Campus, for an additional Master degrees in MBA
Fabrice Lena was the youngest Secretary General of a political party in Cameroon in June 2019 at the age of 26. During his tenure, he introduced a civic engagement and political participation program, a documentary weekend program, more youths in politics, Voter registration campaign specifically for youths in NW&SW and rekindling hope with the Diaspora. 
He earned national and international recognition with awards like Youngest and Most Courageous Political Person of the Year 2021, the most productive politician in Central and West Africa, the Panafest Award 2022, 40 under the Forty African Continental Icon Ward 2023, and The Africa We Want Ambassador by the African Union. 
Fabrice has traveled to preach politics and rekindle hope with the Diaspora in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the USA, and Canada, but also to understand foreign institutions, the conduct of actors, and the functioning of the international system through firsthand experience. 
Fabrice Lena resigned as the SG of the PAP on June 03, 2024 and later launched "Na Wa Future" Political Movement.
Fabrice Lena have visited all 10 regions of Cameroon, 45 out of 58 divisions and 208 out of 360 municipal council areas in CameroonCameroon in his program Understanding Cameroon for a better Leadership.

Barr. Michèle Ndoki

Michèle Ndoki rentre au Cameroun en fin 1997 et rejoint le cabinet de Me Marie-
Andrée Ngoué. Elle y travaille pendant 5 ans comme juriste en conseil et droit des entreprises. Elle rejoint, de 2006 à 2012, les groupes Orange et Guinness. Elle redevient conseil en indépendant avant de compléter son accès à l'avocature. Elle est avocate au barreau du Cameroun depuis le 4 mai 2018.Elle est ensuite secrétaire général du Centre d’arbitrage du groupement inter-patronal du Cameroun (GICAM), affectée notamment à la lutte anti-corruption, puis revient à la profession d’avocate. Elle prête serment le 4 juillet 2015. Début octobre 2015, elle remporte, ex aequo avec une avocate tunisienne, Yasmine Attia, le premier prix du concours de plaidoirie francophone contre la peine de mort, organisé par l'organisation non gouvernementale Ensemble contre la peine de mort, en partenariat avec le ministère français des Affaires étrangères, l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, le Conseil national des barreaux français et la Conférence internationale des barreaux de tradition juridique commune.

Baiye Frida Ebai

Gender/Women, Peace & Security Consultant-Trainer/Facilitator/Media/C4D

Ndi Nancy Saiboh
Ndi Nancy Saiboh (Ms.) is the Co-Founder/ CEO  of Actions for Development and Empowerment (ADE), a non-profit, grassroots, and youth-driven organization founded by a with the aim of empowering young people to act around issues that affect their lives and play an active role in the development process thereby creating positive change in their communities and Africa at large. ADE works to ensure citizen involvement, and participation in the overall governance of the state and build the capacity of young people to hold the government accountable to its service-delivery obligations through informed demands.

She is also a social justice advocate with over five years of experience in community outreach and organizing. She is particularly interested in public accountability and the use of law to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of citizens, with a priority for youths, women and vulnerable groups. Ms. Ndi is also the Country Coordinator for Follow The Money- Cameroon, an institution that seeks to ensure improved, and increased accountability in the government procurement process, as well as ensure accountability for public finance meant for Community and Social Development. She has represented the young people of Cameroon on a number of National and International meetings, and convenings.

She represented Cameroon at the African Youth Congress, on Anti-Corruption convened in December of 2018 by the PResident of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She is the former Coordinator of Citizens Governance Initiative a community-based organization that helps to improve organizational capacity for CSOs and NGOs in Cameroon. She just launched the SDG School Tour which seeks to empower students, especially girls on creating awareness around the sustainable development goals and carryout community initiatives aimed at promoting SDGs 4, 5, and 6.

She also launched the EmpowerHer Champaign aimed at sensitizing adolescent girls about proper Menstrual Hygiene as addressing menstrual taboos and myths surrounding menstruation. Ms. Ndi holds a BAchelors in Common Law, and a Masters in English Law from the University Of Yaoundé II-Soa Cameroon.

Agenda

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August 17, 2024


19:00 – 21:30 

Welcome Dinner and Networking 

August 17, 2024

08:00 - 09:00 : Registration and Breakfast

Participants arrive, register, and enjoy breakfast.

09:00 - 09:30 : Opening Session

  • Welcome Remarks
  • Introduction of the program and objectives 
  • Ice breakers.

 09:30 - 10:00 : Opening Keynote

The Role of Leadership in Organizational Success. What does it mean to be a leader?

10:00 - 10:30 : Moral Leadership

10:30 – 11:00 : Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00 : Developing your personal brand

12:00 - 13:00: Leadership and Democratic Governance in Central Africa

13:00 - 14:30 : Lunch Break (official photos before lunch)

14:30 - 15:30: Understanding and Engaging in Public Policymaking

  • Policy Analysis and Policy gaps
  • Policy advocacy
  • Critical Thinking

15:30 - 16:30  : Interactive Conversation

“Leadership and Peace building”

16:30 - 17:00  :  Selection of groups and discussion on expected group project and activity

17:00 - 17:30  : Wrap up

17:30 - 18:00 : Personal Time

18:00 - 19:00 : Networking Dinner

August 19, 2024

09:00 - 09:30 : Recap of day 1

09:30 - 10:30 : How to network and influence others (developing soft skills)

10:30 - 10:45  : Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:45 : Writing for Impact

How to write compelling policy briefs and Op-eds

11:45 - 12:15 : Coffee Break and Networking

11:30 - 12:30: Workshop

The Art of Public Speaking

12:30 - 13:00 : Conducting TV and Radio Interviews

13:00 - 14:30 : Lunch Break

14:30 - 17:30 : Guided tour and visit to the Reunification monument, National Museum and Parliament

17:30 - 19:30 : Personal time

19:30 - 21:00 : Networking Dinner

August 20, 2024

09:00 - 09:30 : Recap of day 2

09:30 - 10:30: Panel Discussion

Understanding political regimes and political architectures

10:30 - 11:00 : Coffee Break and Networking

11:00 - 12:00  :  Debate

Cameroon youths contribute to nation building.

12:00 - 13:00 : Lunch Break (photos before lunch)

13:00 - 14:30 : Lessons in Leadership

Panel discussion with four leaders

14:30 – 14:45 : Coffee break

14:45 - 15:15 : Presentation of the ELs community-based projects

15:15 - 15:45 : Debrief and program feedback from Emerging Leaders

15:45 - 16:00 : Official engagement of Emerging leaders

16:00 - 16:30 : Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

16:30 - 17:00 : Family pictures and Interviews

17:00 – 19:00 : Relaxation time

19:00 - 21:00 : Welcome Dinner of the 2024 Central Africa Think Tank Forum