January Newsletter - Harambe Cameroon - Social Entrepreneurship Program

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Dear Harambe-Cameroon friends, collaborators and Partners,


Happy New year 2012!  


We would like to follow-up with you on how Harambe-Cameroon is transforming our mission “to inspire and engage a new generation of leaders and entrepreneurs, who see problems as opportunities in need of solution” into concrete actions on the ground, with the 5 points here below, explained with photos and videos:  

Following the 1st edition of the National Harambe Problem-Solvers’ Competition, on July 28^th, 2011 at the Solomon Tandeng Muna (S.T.M.F) ;  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMs2boE-HM&feature=player_embedded

Which engaged thousands of students from University of Yaounde I (Polytechnic) ,  University of Douala (ESSEC) , Université des Montagnes (UdM), University of Buea, University of Yaounde II (Soa) _  [A Recap of some of the projects proposed in last year’s  competition:  In pictures / Their 90seconds-to-convince YouPitch ] and which was highly mediatized on the top-TV channels in Cameroon (watch Interview on Canal2 here)

 1.  One of our contestants, Alain Rodrigue Ngonde, won the 2011 National Business Plan Competition, organized by the Ministry of Small and Medium Size enterprises.   

    He proposed an environmental solution to the problem of Plastic-waste around our urban areas: Melting plastic waste, mixing with sand, to create : 1. Road-bricks, 2. granules 3. Plastic tiles 

                                  

     We are coaching him in the implementation of his social business idea: Transforming our plastic-waste problem, into an industrial company that would produce Road-bricks with Plastic waste + sand. It’s environmentally friendly, while solving a local problem.







N.B: The Ministry of Small and Medium–sized Enterprises equally recognized Harambe-Cameroon as one of its 7 Business Incubators in Cameroon.

          

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    2. In December 2011, we hosted a Power Hour (networking session) with Ismael Nzouetom – a young Cameroonian ranked amongst the top-13 entrepreneurs in France under 30, with his company I-dispo which he created in 2010 with $10 000, today is worth millions of euros. ( http://my.i-dispo.com/ )

In collaboration with ACTIVSpaces, we brought together about 30 young professional and dynamic students to network, exchange and get inspired by Ismael Nzouetom’s success story. 

 In Douala (Wednesday, Dec. 21st) at Akwa Palace 

   

 In Yaounde (Thursday, Dec. 22nd ) at Concordia Lounge

 

Read more about him here :  and watch the videos (most in French) some in English. http://www.harambecameroon.org/2011/12/power-hour-with-ismael-nzouetom-by.html 

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   3. On  December 29^th, Harambe-Cameroon was one of the 15 youth-NGOs in Cameroon invited to meet and discuss with the Minister of Youth, on the national policy for Youths. This event was hosted by and at the National Youth Council of Cameroon.

    

For more info : http://www.harambecameroon.org/2012/01/meeting-minister-of-youth-of-cameroon.html

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  4.  We launched the Competition 2012 with Information Sessions to be held in 15 Universities in : Yaounde, Douala, Buea, Dchang, and Bagangte. Click to view photos of previous info sessions in the previous years at UdM, UCAC, NdiSamba Superieur.  

      View below the information sessions held for the year 2012 : 

 At the Advanced School of Public works (ENSTP): Engaging Civil Engineers, Rural Engineers, Urban Engineers, in proposing business solutions to some of our local problems. 

    

 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWKOJzTxgUE&feature=related

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At the Sub-regional Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (ISSEA) : Engaging Economists and statisticians in finding business solutions to solve local problems. 

 

  

     The APPLICATION FORM is available here:

  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEdiTU9zbHhMTkczY1pEVS10ZU1CSHc6MA

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  5.      In March 2012, we will be launching the Problem-Solvers’ Challenge:

Private Comapanies, NGOs, Businesses, Govenrment agencies, and local communities, that are partnered with Harambe-Cameroon are given the opportunity to propose problems and challenges their institutions/community face, for HCam Problem-Solvers’ Clubs in 5 University hubs (Yaoundé, Douala, Bagangté, Buea, Dchang) to solve.

 Every 2 weeks, this network of competent engineers, IT, Statisticians, and Business students, from some of the best institutions abroad and in the nation would solve challenges  proposed by Harambe partners, and get rewarded for the best idea-solution.  In addition to solving Companies’ challenges, the Problem-Solvers (Les Solutionneurs, in French) will be fact-finders, data-collector, mark-analyzers, and a dynamic talent pool of doers and solvers.

One example of the power of the Harambe-Cameroon's network of students, is the  way a group of 20 teams (100 students) increased our Facebook Fan base, from 600 fans to 3700 fans in the period of 3 weeks. Today, with 3820 Fans, Harambe-Cameroon can instantaneously reachout to thousands of youths, and engage many more to propose solutions to our various problems. 

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Conclusion : 

Our Plan of Action and Vision 2012 is explained in this video.

We hope to count you once more in 2012 amongst our valued supporters and partners.

All our efforts are only possible with institutional support, strategic partnerships, but most importantly financial investment.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information, Inquiries, suggestions, or to explore possibilities of collaboration.

As always, please help us spread the word. 

Help us spread the word by doing the following, amongst other things: 

1. FWD this message to your networks, 

2. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Harambe.Cameroon.Page

3. Follow us on Twitter ( @HarambeCameroon )

 http://twitter.com/harambecameroon

On behalf of the Harambe-Cameroon Alliance, and of the youths of our nation, I thank you for your time and consideration,

Harambe on!   

- Olivia Mukam

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Olivia Mukam
Johns Hopkins '09 Alumni
Founder/President, Harambe Cameroon
Consultant, Business Development and Investment

Event Planner / Public Relations

Tel: XXX XXX XXX

www.harambecameroon.org 

www.healliance.org

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Harambe Cameroon engages young Cameroonians to "Think Innovatively, Act Locally &Connect Globally."Through its Business Plan Competition process, young Social Entrepreneurs propose business ideas to solve local problems.The best team wins Startup seedcapital. Harambe-Cameroon’s mission is "to inspire a new generation of young leaders and entrepreneurs who see problems as opportunities in need of solutions" 

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