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Cameroon’s Environmental

Entrepreneurs

Contents Orientation Overview

Orientation Program

The Problem Solvers

competition

Environment Themes

Harambe-Cameroon

Overview

Date: May 5th - 26th,

2010

Venue: Muna Muna

Foundation

Contact us: Harambe Cameroon

harambecameroun@hende

avor.org (+237) 22667123/

70135705

Harambe-Cameroon Orientation . In collaboration with The Solomon Tandeng Muna Foundation And Children Reassurance Ministry (CREAM)

mailto:[email protected]

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In order to tap into the creativity of the next generation of Cameroonian professionals, the youth need to take control of their destiny with the help

of their predecessors. Harambe Cameroon believes it is critical to establish effective systems that support the development of entrepreneurial skills among this demographic. Understanding that Cameroon’s greatest resource is its people, and that 60% of its population is under 24 years of age, empowering the youth will go a long way to establish the economic security of the country.

In light of this conviction, Harambe Cameroon, through its Harambe Incubator – Cameroon Social

Entrepreneurship Program (HICSEP), seeks to provide a platform that will help foster entrepreneurial

skills among Cameroon’s youth. This Social Entrepreneurship Program would serve to train

Cameroonian talent and weed out the talent.

Pre-selected university students will sign-up in this program to gain the entrepreneurial skills that will

prepare them, not only for The Problem Solvers – 90 seconds to convince Competition, but more

importantly to equip them with the skills to think innovatively, act locally and connect globally.

i. Each workshop will be held on Wednesdays, from 5pm to 8pm; requiring a minimum time

commitment from both the professors and the students.

ii. Each workshop will be conducted by leaders in the specific fields, both from Cameroon and abroad.

iii. Each workshop will be televised by a local channel, in order to have a larger impact on the

Cameroonian community .

Expected Results: At the end of the Harambe Incubator Cameroon Social Entrepreneurship Program (HICSEP), Cameroonian students

would present innovative, sustainable, and locally-based solutions to pending problems in the environmental sector of Cameroon.

4 SESSIONS - 4 THEMES

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP / ENVIRONMENT/ BUSINESS COACHING / THE PROBLEM-SOLVERS COMPETITION

Venue: Muna Muna Foundation Date: Each of the 4 Wednesday in May – 5th

, 12th

, 19th

, 26th

Time: 5pm – 8pm (3hours) Format: 2 Interactive lectures + discussion sessions

TIME THEME TOPIC DETAILS SPEAKERS

Orientation Overview


SESSION 1 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH

2010

6:00pm – 6:55pm .Introduction to Harambe-Cameroon’s

Orientation and Competition Welcome, Mission, Goals / Rules of conduct, Expectations The Harambe-Cameroon

Alliance

7:00pm – 7:55pm “Transforming our problems into

opportunities”

Social Entrepreneurship and

The art of critical and creative thinking.

Emmanuel Ngongmbong

Masters in Education

8:00pm – 8:55pm The Environment we live in… Challenges and Opportunities British H.C (TBD)


2010

5:00pm – 5:55pm Executive Summary - From Ideas to

Action

A-Z How to write a winning executive summary

(Exec.Summ. Due May 19th)

Peace Corps Representativ.

James Beigle (TBD)

6:00pm – 7:55pm Movie Screening (2 hours) “An Inconvenient Truth” - Al Gore

Discussion led by:

US Embassy Rep (TBD)


, 2010

5:00pm – 5:55pm Cameroon@50 – Engaging the next

Generation of Cameroonian professionals.

The role of Cameroon’s youth in our socio-economic

community (Leadership Talk)

Nfinyo Mabu

6:00pm –

7:55pm

Environmental entrepreneurs (3 Success Stories)

Climate Change – Copenhagen Summit participant Jean Paul Affana,

Master mind of first industrial incinerator in Cameroon Divine Awafong

Urban Waste Management – Tamtam Mobile Mr Etogha


2010

5:00pm – 6:15pm i. Preparation for The Problem-Solver’s

Competition

Rules, Guidelines, Judging Criteria ,

Video of previous competition

1. Olivia Mukam,

2. Winner of 1st edition:

Abdou Njoya

6:20pm – 7:20pm ii. Business Coaching Resume writing, Cover letter, Business Cards, Networking.

7:20pm – 7: 55pm iv. iii. First HICSEP promotion – Class of

May 2010

- Certificates of Participation to all 40 preselected students

- Top 20 contestants selected + 5 waiting list

Harambe – Cameroon

Alliance + Advisors

THE PROBLEM SOLVER’S – 90 Seconds to Convince

SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH

2010


Theme: The Environment

“Can you propose a project-solution to an environmental problem?”

Concept: Articulate a project-solution to an environmental problem you have identified

within 90 seconds. Project idea must both create revenue and jobs.

Format: After each 90seconds presentation, the candidate faces the 4 person jury.

Each juror gives their feedback on the candidate’s performance, based on the

Judging criteria (listed below).

The total average of the jury’s score is the score of the candidate.

The top-4 scores are rewarded.

Objective: To tap into the idealism and creativity of Cameroon’s youth. To showcase potential feasible and lucrative social enterprises.

Judging Criteria

1. Presentation (5pts)

o Body Language/Charisma

o Clarity /Articulation

o Passion/Enthusiasm

2. Opportunity (5pts)

o Problem identification

o Pertinence

o Target customer identification

3. Solution (5pts)

o Value proposition

o Strategy

o (Financial) viability/profitability

o .

4. The Big Question - Do you want another meeting?

(Are you interested and convinced by the

presentation?)(5pts)

The Problem Solver’s – 90 seconds to Convince


From Global warming to Global

Warning

Global Warming has reached an alarming stage today. In Africa, food and water supplies are put at risk because of the rate of Global warming. Climate change also threaten vulnerable animal and plant species. It is thus important

to use long-term and renewable sources of energy to decelerate the speed of global warming. Renewable energies are Energies of the future. The sooner we create efficient alternative energies, the lesser the impact of climate change and scarcity of natural goods on the economy. Cameroon’s Potential in Alternative Energies Cameroon’s expanding market for electricity is expected to tremendously grow in the next 10 years due to an increase in the demand from industries and households. Given that Cameroon has the 2nd largest source of hydropower in Africa and that less than 0.1 % of its renewable energy is used, the country’s potential in the energy sector is abundant.

The advantage of receiving constant sunlight, as Cameroon is on the equator, provides vast potential of solar energy to contribute to domestic energy needs in Cameroon.

Rural Electrification of Cameroon The problem of rural electrification is a current challenge in Africa. It’s

an energy issue that has been addressed and recognized by African governments as a national concern. Cameroon is faced with efficiently carrying out its rural-electrification program. Rural residents continue to burn firewood for heat because there is no continuous electrical source. The panel will discuss ways to increase the means of production and access to affordable energy.

To further bring clean and cost effective energy systems to Africa’s rural areas using grid-connected and off-grid technologies, self contained systems, and end-use technologies. Small and Medium Enterprises

(SMEs) Adopt Renewable Energies A recent study of the economy by Cameroon’s National Institute of Statistics, demonstrated that the informal sector comprises 90% of the economy. This is note-worthy because more than three-quarters of the working force are in the informal sector and are dependent on the precarious national electricity company. With constant daily power-cuts,

industries and small companies in the informal sector such as Cyber cafes, auto mechanics, hair salons, are constantly working under unpredictable conditions. The unreliability of electricity slows down enterprises efficiency while retarding technological advances. It is therefore crucial for SMEs to adopt more reliable sources of energy, that are also more decentralized and cost-effective.

Environment Themes


Harambe-Cameroon Overview

Background There is a large number of skilled, creative and

innovative minds in the country - a talent pool of

young adults, studying in colleges and universities

and making their first steps in the formal and

informal sectors of African economies. Our goal is to

seek and implement innovative, sustainable, and

entrepreneurial solutions through comprehensive,

mutually beneficial partnerships utilizing a bottom-

up approach.

Unfortunately, as evinced by the staggering number

of unemployed young professionals across the nation,

the vast majority of these potential entrepreneurs are

unable to translate their skills and assets into

commercial ventures for the benefit of their

communities.

Instead of following an altruistic approach towards

development, we seek to initiate mutually beneficial

partnerships in which each actor in the economy has

a vested interest in each other’s success.

Harambe Cameroon seeks to initiate partnerships that

motivate Cameroonians to unleash their potential by

pursuing social, political and economic development

initiatives; and as a whole, to fulfill the dreams of a

generation and all those to come.

Who ? Harambe-Cameroon, an independent branch of Harambe

Endeavor – an alliance of African students studying at leading

colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and the

United Kingdom. Its mission is to capture, inform and engage

Africa’s global intellectual capital towards a sustained,

strategic and concerted development of the African continent.

Established in September 2007 as a non-profit enterprise, Harambe Endeavor has quickly grown in its outreach with 21

African Countries currently being represented. Arguably the

most powerful network of the next generation of African

professionals, anywhere in the world.

What? Harambe Cameroon is spearheading the first Social

Entrepreneurship Program in the nation, which seeks to change the paradigm as it relates to competition and social

entrepreneurship amongst Cameroonian students. It is designed

to tap into the idealism and creativity of Cameroon’s youth.

When? Every six months

Why? To inspire a new generation of young leaders and

entrepreneurs who see problems as opportunities in need of

solutions and have the poise and wherewithal to engage

others to make long-lasting social impact.

How? Students will compete in an elevator pitch competition.

Successful competitors will be invited to an intensive 4-weeks

business camp (Business Incubator) where students will be empowered with the tools to translate their ideas into ventures

as they are exposed to industry experts and mentors and engage

in workshops and roundtable discussions. At the end of this Incubation process, the Top- 20 students will compete in The

Problem Solvers – 90seconds to convince Competition. The

best project idea will receive both a reward and seed funding

for the implementation of their social innovation project.

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