Ajomuzu Collette Bekaku (born 23 September 1975) is a

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and founder of the Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child (CAPEC) that manages various community projects including the

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and

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. She was born in Mambanda Village, Southwest Region of Cameroon, and was raised by a single mother, the primary school teacher. She and her classmates had to work on

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and

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to help their families. It was often a dangerous work and this inspired her to become an

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. In 2003 she graduated from

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as a Master of Business Law and Management.

Career

During university study she worked for the

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Cameroon. In 2003 after graduation she founded the CAPEC and later 2 educational institutions. For the fundraising she used

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, Indiegogo, and other web portals.

Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child (CAPEC)

CAPEC is a non-profit and non-governmental organization based in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

. Since 2003 it worked on many community projects, now it has offices in Yaoundé and

Kumba Kumba is a metropolitan city in the Meme department, Southwest Region, Western Cameroon, referred as "K-town" in local slang. Kumba is the most developed and largest city in the Meme Department and has attracted people from the local villag ...

and over 30 employees. The core activities include: *gender and

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*health /

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/ OVC (orphans and vulnerable children) *education project. Popular is its program for international volunteers. CAPEC is considered to be one of Cameroon's best child welfare organizations.

Bitame Lucia International School (BLIS)

In 2009 she co-founded the Bitame Lucia International School (BLIS) providing a nursery and a primary

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(English and French). The school offers teaching opportunities for international volunteers. On 20 November 2012 was opened a new classroom constructed with the help of US Embassy Ambassador's Program. Partners and sponsors include

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, Develop Africa,

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, OLPC, etc.

Bitame Lucia International College (BLIC)

BLIC provides secondary education since 2015, in September 2016 it welcome the visit and a geographic lesson of the Brazilian Ambassador Dr. Nei Futuro Bitencourt.

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