Group photo with Minister and collaborators
By Ngalame Elias
In an economy characterized by surging youth unemployment and challenging social welfare the Cameroon government is seeking to partner with civil society organisations and the private sector to find a lasting solution.
It is against this backdrop that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education, MINJEC and the Summa Cum Laude Sango Madiba Information and Learning Resource Centre came together in an audience, June 16,2026 in Yaounde to discuss possible areas of collaboration to better empower youths in KupeMuanenguba in particular and Cameroon in general.
The Minister of Youth Affairs HE Monouna Foutsou who received the 8 man delegation of the Summa Cum Laude Sango Madiba Information and Learning Resource Centre, headed by Dr Abwe Diabe, appreciated the work of the organisation in the field and its milestone achievements.
“ The policy of President Paul is to encourage youths to create job opportunities for other young people and we are glad that your organisation is showing the right example in this direction,” the Minister told Dr Abwe Diabe Ephraim and his delegation.
The Minister listed a series of projects coordinated by his MINISTRY to better empower the Cameroon youth and prevent risky emigration ventures in search of greener pastures out of the country.
“ We do not only coordinate and accompany youths to realise projects, we also fund some of these projects,” the Minister said.
The audience which brought together key directors and heads of MINJECT empowerment programs and those of Summa Cum Laude Sango Madiba Information and Learning Resource Centre provided the opportunity for deep reflections on the role of community leaders in helping government improve the quality of education and learning especially in rural settings, importance of skilled training for job creation and orientation on how to better tailor future opportunities for improved results.
Summa Cum Laude Sango Madiba Information and Learning Resource Centre delegation with the Minister of youth affairs Mounouna Foutsou
The discussions permitted Summa Cum Laude Sango Madiba Information and Learning Resource Centre to roll out past and present support and training opportunities to the youths like rewarding top performances in schools and strengthening student enrollment in communities in KupeMuanenguba which has faced significant enrollment challenges since the onset of the Anglophone crisis in 2017.
The Center according to Ms Manjo Lidia, community volunteer, focal point for capacity building and youth empowerment, has achieved lots of projects including building of a health center, construction of a market in Nninong, training of youths etc.
In another presentation, Miss Ahone Marbel community volunteer and focal point for computer literacy training, expounded on the different computer training programs carried out by the center including the offer of computers to different schools, creation of computer learning hubs etc.
The audience with the Minister according to Dr Abwe Diabe was thus intended to, identify the challenges faced by especially youths and women groups, open new doors of collaboration with the Ministry as well as foster more community engagements and provide motivation for academic excellence in the future.
Talking to the press, the chief community volunteer, founder and promoter of the Summa Cum Laude Learning Center said, their community development efforts go far beyond KupeMuanenguba, reason for wanting to work in partnership with the Ministry’s Multi-purpose Youth Empowerment Centers nation-wide.
“ We believe in partnership to better foster development. Summa Cum Laude Sango Madiba Center is not just supporting only community development work in Nninong Muebah, we do support community development work all over Cameroon,” Dr Abwe Diabe said.
The Center has in the past multiplied such partnership support with the University of Buea to improve school libraries in KM, partnership with Transparency International, Cameroon etc.
The delegation of the Center to the audience meeting with the Minister of youth affairs comprised Dr. Ephraim Abwe Diabe (Cameroon’s Community Volunteer-in-Chief, Founder and Promoter) , His Royal Majesty Nhon Mbwog Ekwelle Kume Emmanuel Makoge (Chief of Muebah and Clan Head of Nninong, Chief Volunteer and Moral/traditional God-Father of the Centre, Mme Manjo Lidia (PLEG, Community Volunteer Focal point for capacity building and youth entrepreneuriat; Trainer Digital/Tech Innovation Coding and Robotics) ,Customs Inspector Ajang Nkwelle Hilary (Nninong Community Volunteer structure and resource mobilization support,Mme Ahone Marbel (Community Volunteer Focal Point for Computer Literacy, trainer Digital-Tech Innovation and Lead Sango-Madiba Centre’s Coding and Robotics Makerspace, Miss Nzelle Joyce (Community Volunteer MBA Human Resources and Partnerships building) ,Mr Nkwelle Ndone Valery (Community Volunteer, Gender expert, Inclusion and sustainability Focal Point at the Sango-Madiba Centre and Ntungwe Ngalame Elias, Community Volunteer in Bangem, Communications Adviser to Summa Cum Laude Sango Madiba Centre
