YOUNG, INNOVATIVE, 237

Resilient, outstanding, innovative. Adjectives that best qualify the following young, vibrant Cameroonians, who are maximizing their potential and contributing to the country’s development in various walks of life. These youths are participating in building an industrious, technological and green Cameroon. Learn more about them below.

Meet Moses Afopezi, 23 year old mobile app developer, whose challenging secondary and high school days led him to creating an app, which would help students. This would help especially those in remote areas, to gain access to study materials, in preparation for their exams. His dream is to see his app provide e-learning solutions to students across the African continent.

Want to learn your mother tongue or teach your children your local language, but don’t know how to go about it? A young translator has put 31 Cameroonian languages and counting, at your finger tips. His app provides users with a digital solution to an age-old problem plaguing many modern households in Cameroon today.

Scrap metal, aluminum, plastic, bamboo, cardboard paper, etc. These are some of the waste materials Prince Tata Moses Ekwale uses to produce prototypes of helicopters, ships, airplanes, caterpillars and more. Growing up in poverty did not take away his passion and creativity, as the young University of Soa undergraduate continues to churn out miniatures. His advice to youths, “never give up on your dreams”.

A robot which sorts and identifies different types of trash? This could soon be a reality in Cameroon, thanks to the prototype of a computer vision enabled robotic arm, developed by a young Cameroonian software engineering student. Xaviera Kowo attributes her love for technology to her mentor, Janet Fofang, electrical engineer and STEM advocate.