Ubuntu Foundation is all about making an impact. We strive to make an impact on the lives of children, individuals, families, and communities in need, so they can thrive and prosper. We work hand-in-hand with donors, volunteers, sponsors, and other like-minded individuals to fulfill our organization’s main goal — to transform as many lives as we can and change the world one life at a time.
Mission Statement
Our mission at Ubuntu Foundation is to Empower, Enlighten and Strengthen (E2S) communities with tools and skills to improve and change people’s lives, especially those in need.
- Empower – We create change through community organizations by providing knowledge to elevate people’s lives, inspire each other, and share successes.
- Enlighten – We provide access to resources and digital talent that will meaningfully impact some of the world’s undesirable societal challenges.
- Strengthen – We convene and connect through rehabilitation centers and teen mentor programs with trust, care and thoughtfulness.
Vision Statement
We aim to reduce the dropout rate within African communities within the next five years. Here is how we plan to do so:
- Create learning centers for vocational training and after-school programs for kids.
- Reduce the rate of illiteracy in underdeveloped countries by building schools.
- Partner with chain stores and religious organizations to sensitize churches, schools, and other nonprofit organizations.
- Sensitize the youths on drugs through our mentorship programs.
- Advise the community and promote respect and empathy to reduce family violence.
- Create immigrant resettlement programs to minimize the rate of immigrant jobless by orienting them through programs that will tailor their needs.
Meet Our Founder
I was born in Bafoussam, Cameroon, a country located in West Africa, from a father who was an elementary school teacher and a mother running a corner shop. I was raised in a family of six, for which I am the Benjamin.
My parents originated from M’muock village, which is at the boundary of the southwest (English) and west (French) region of Cameroon. The M’mouck community people are very hard-working people. Their primary activity is farming. Still, the people lack basic necessities, such as proper medical facilities, learning facilities, and electricity. One of my greatest dreams is to reduce this level of illiteracy, and provide the community with proper portable water and electricity.
In 2006, I graduated from the University of Yaoundé 2 Soa with a BSc in Management. Two years later I traveled to the United Kingdom, where I graduated in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University and ended up as a Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA).
In 2014 back from the UK, I was opportune to secure a job with a non-profit organization called Global Health Systems Solution, whose goal was to strengthen laboratories across Africa. I worked there as an accountant, interim financial officer, and procurement officer. Working for this organization was an eye-opener, and it increased my passion to impact the lives of the needy. This organization’s headquarters was in Limbe in the southern (English) region. Being someone who likes reaching out to the community, I was trilled by the number of university graduates unable to secure jobs and were bound to alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. I decided to create a non-profit organization called Monkindi Community Youth Empowerment (MCYE), where the goal of the organization was to have a professional follow-up with graduates. We partnered with some local companies to do internships and later on hire them. We also sensitized the population on drugs, alcohol, crimes, and etc.
I traveled to the United States in 2017, worked as an accountant, and switched to information technology. Today, I now work as a DevOps engineer. As a first-generation immigrant with a bit of European knowledge, I somehow understand the struggle of immigrant families trying to settle in the US. That is why we decided to create a non-profit which could address these problems firsthand. Thus, Ubuntu Foundation was born.
The story of Ubuntu was inspired by an African story where an Anthropologist proposed a game to African tribal children by putting sweets in a basket near a tree, placing the children 100 meters away, and saying whoever reaches the basket first will get all the sweets. The children held each other’s hands, ran towards the tree together, and divided the sweets equally. When the Anthropologist asked why they said “Ubuntu” in their language, which means “How can I be happy when others are sad?” Hence, our primary objective is to bring smiles to the needy. That is why our mission is E2S: Enlightening, Empowering, and Strengthening our community.
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