RoadAwareCameroon (RAC)

ROAD SAFETY CHALLENGE; Cameroon

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Proven sticker model to reduce reckless driving and road traffic crashes.

Learn more about the Road Safety Challenge and how an evidence-based campaign targeting unsafe driving by public taxis can reduce road deaths.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

RoadAwareCameroon (RAC) aims to reduce dangerous driving in Cameroon by empowering passengers and creating visible accountability systems that encourage safer behavior in taxis.

RoadAwareCameroon (RAC) distributes behavior-based road safety interventions in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The pilot will deploy visible accountability stickers and QR/SMS feedback systems in taxis, allowing passengers to report unsafe driving while rewarding safer behavior through positive incentives. RAC intends to scale up by leveraging institutions that already interact daily with commercial drivers. What sets RAC apart is the focus on passenger-driven accountability as a scalable behavioral lever for road safety in urban transport systems.

RoadAwareCameroon (RAC) was launched in 2026 by Stephen Kome Fondzenyuy, Steffel Ludivin Feudjio Tezong, and Tevoh Ndingwan Lordswill.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 2,500 beneficiaries.

• 300 taxis will each be equipped with one intervention (a set of 2-3 engineered stickers).

• Fundraise an additional $500 USD from various sources.

FOUNDING TEAM

Stephen Kome Fondzenyuy - Co-Founder

Steffel Ludivin Feudjio Tezong - Co-Founder

Tevoh Ndingwan Lordswill - Co-Founder

CornHouse

Post-Harvest Support CHALLENGE; Cameroon

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Post-Harvest Support

Learn more about the Post-Harvest Support Challenge and why an evidence-based model that distributes post-harvest loans and improved grain storage bags could reliably boost the standard of living for smallholder farmers.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

CornHouse’s mission is to uplift Cameroonian rural maize farmers through better storage, finance and market access.

The pilot will take place in Ndop, Northwest Cameroon, where they will distribute PICS bags through trusted women group leaders, helping farmers preserve more maize for longer periods. Stored maize becomes collateral for $50–$100 microloans, delivered through partner microfinance institutions. After the storage period, CornHouse connects farmers to high-value markets, ensuring they sell at peak prices. What sets CornHouse apart is its unwavering commitment to farmer prosperity, reducing post-harvest losses, unlocking credit, and maximising income. CornHouse doesn’t just provide tools; it unlocks the true value of what farmers already own.

CornHouse was founded by Rodrigue Jinyuy Birka, a sustainable development economist with a strong commitment to advancing rural livelihoods. He serves as the Managing Director, leading a dedicated team united by a shared vision to empower smallholder farmers in Cameroon.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 200 rural maize farmers within three months.

• Distribute 2,000 PICS bags and 200 micro-loans in 3 months through 10 women group leaders and partner MFI, NgoCCUL.

• Raise $40,000 to $120,000 in additional funding to support operations and scale.

FOUNDING TEAM

Rodrigue Jinyuy Birka - Managing Director

KING ED

Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Cameroon

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program

Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

King ED intends to create a world where Cameroonian children are not just in school, but are in school and learning.

King ED will run the teaching at the Right Level methodology developed by Pratham India to help Cameroon children develop literacy and numeracy skills before they leave primary school. The venture will commence operations at Bamenda in the North West region of Cameroon.

King ED will assess children, place them into levels according to what they know, group them into either homogenous or heterogenous groupings and then teach them using TaRL classroom activities and resources. This proven and highly effective methodology ensures that children at Levels 2 and 3 are not only in school but are effectively learning.

Through the teaching at the right level methodology, King ED will lay a strong foundation for quality education in Cameroon that will serve as one of the drivers that stir the country out of poverty and into development.

The King ED team is made up of seasoned education and language professionals with years of experience in the field. The team is made up of teachers, administrators, linguists and implementors of educational programs in the public and private sectors.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 500 primary school children with the Teaching at the Right Level Methodology.

• Distribute 120 Teaching at The Right Level hours.

• Raise an additional $80,000 in funds.

FOUNDING TEAM

Nfon Mark Benyou - Director

Benis Nyensi - Programs Manager

Janet Kongnin Ngam - Mentor/ Trainer

Ngam Juilette Fibelo - Secretary

Sustainable Outreach Foundation (SOF)

Quality Inputs CHALLENGE; Cameroon

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Quality Agricultural Inputs

Learn more about the Quality Inputs Challenge and why an evidence-based model that distributes high-quality seeds could reliably boost the standard of living for smallholder farmers.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Sustainable Outreach Foundation (SOF) seeks to implement the Promoting Resilience in Agriculture for Economic Transformation (PRAET) project, which is an agricultural transformative initiative dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers in the Buea Municipality of Cameroon.

SOF’s model is to partner with agricultural input distribution agents to enhance farmers' productivity, improve livelihoods, and foster economic stability through climate-smart agricultural practices, improved input distribution, and enhanced market access in Buea Municipality.

Sustainable Outreach Foundation (SOF) was started in 2024 by Bomdzele Eric Junior, and Ticha Bizel-Bi Mafor. Eric serves as SOF’s full-time Program Coordinator while Bizel-Bi is the Community Development and Communications Officer.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 100 smallholder farmers within three (3) months.

• Using 2 high-performing distribution agents, SOF will distribute 1500kg of improved seeds and 10,000kg of fertilizers to 100 smallholder farmers.

• Fundraise an additional $5,000 - 10,000 USD from new donors or investors within the three-month pilot phase.

FOUNDING TEAM

Bomdzele Eric Junior - Founder

Ticha Bizel-Bi Mafor - Founder

Sunsave Solutions

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; Cameroon

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar Lamps

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Sunsave Solutions increases access to entry-level solar electricity in low-income female-led and majority-female rural households.

Sunsave Solutions’ model uses rural women-only and women-majority cooperatives and farm groups as local partners and distributors for last-mile distribution.

This strategy not only facilitates access to clean energy but also champions social change by dismantling entrenched social barriers. By focusing on female-led and majority-female households, they ensure that the benefits of their solar solutions directly uplift those most in need.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 666 unique customers within three months of pilot.

• Distribute 666 products in three months of pilot.

• Fundraise an additional $25,000 from other donors.

FOUNDING TEAM

Felix Mekila Ngwambe - Founder

Brittany Newfer - Founder

Favour Onyenma - Founder

For Mom And Baby (FOMAB) Foundation

MATERNAL HEALTH CHALLENGE; cameroon

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Misoprostol.

Learn more about the Maternal Health Challenge and how the distribution of Misoprostol, a $3 drug that can prevent maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhage, could save thousands of lives.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

For Mom And Baby (FOMAB) Foundation is on a mission to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths due to preventable causes in Cameroon with a particular focus on rural, fragile and internally displaced communities.

FOMAB Foundation will use a network of community health workers to identify pregnant women, initiate basic antenatal care, and connect them to the closest health facilities where they will get misoprotol-containing birth kits at a subsidised price for skilled delivery. Bringing basic antenatal care closer to women in the communities to ease follow-up and ensure prompt referral is what sets us apart. They plan to pilot this model in the South West Region of Cameroon which is a conflict-affected area with hundreds of internally displaced expectant women who lack access to pregnancy care.

The organization was founded in 2021 by Ashu Martha Egbe who is currently the President of the Foundation. Ngwashi Christabel and Nkwain Carlson joined the organisation in 2022 and together will oversee the operations of this project.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 400 pregnant women within three months of launch

• Use 15 trained community health workers, distribute 360 misoprostol-containing delivery kits in three months

• Fundraise an additional $30,000 from new donors within three months

FOUNDING TEAM

Ashu Martha Egbe - Founder

Greenergies

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; CAMEROON

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar lamps. 

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

A structured supply of solar lamps to rural locations in North West Cameroon is close to nonexistent. Often, vendors purchase poor quality products from urban centers and retail in rural communities at high prices and are unable to sustain distribution due to poor quality, absence of guarantees, and high costs which results in loss of consumer trust in the products. The absence of education on the financial and health benefits of using renewable energies instead of kerosene lamps or candles in rural communities is also a key constraint. 

Greenergies will source high-quality, proven, affordable solar lamps from the supplier Total Cameroon and distribute these products to target rural localities through a network of vendors who are already operating provision stores in these areas. The Greenergies team has conducted negotiations with Total Cameroon that will permit Greenergies to purchase in bulk and supply directly to vendors. The lamps will be sold with a guarantee period of between 1 and 2 years. Vendors will provide after sales services and will receive training in basic repairs jointly from Total Cameroon and Greenergies. Vendor shops will be branded as partners of Greenergies using stickers, display boxes, and signposts. Greenergies will also link potential buyers with micro-finance institutions in target areas which will provide microloans to buyers to obtain solar lamps. 

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Sell 9,600 solar lamps by the end of year 1
• Work with 40 vendors by the end of year 1 
• Sell 27,600 solar lamps by the end of year 2 
• Work with 50 vendors by the end of year 2, benefiting 30 rural communities 

FOUNDING TEAM

Wise Nzikie Ngasa - Team Leader

Pride Yanu - Field Operations Manager

Rita Yenjong - Partnerships Development Manager 

GiftedMom

MATERNAL HEALTH CHALLENGE; CAMEROON

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

An SMS and voice application which sends free, customized and stage-based education and reminders to pregnant women (antenatal care) and new mothers (baby vaccinations). 

Learn more about the Maternal Health Challenge and how the distribution of Misoprostol, a $3 drug that can prevent maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhage, could save thousands of lives.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

GiftedMom uses innovative and low-cost technologies to send life-saving and educational reminders to pregnant women and new mothers. They develop channels through which to education pregnant women and new mothers specifically in rural areas to help them know the availability of medical resources. The channels include the automated SMS and voice application which send free, customized, and stage-based education and reminders with messages in English, French, and four widely spoken traditional languages, and the Android application and web platform which contain content for teenage mothers and first-time mothers.

Subscription to GiftedMom takes place at hospitals (data collected from these hospitals is sent to a centralized database), through a short code number (with GiftedMom running as Cameroon's first help line for pregnant women and mothers), or through community health workers (community workers and medical students are engaged and trained by GiftedMom to assist in subscribing women who have never been to a hospital). 

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 1,200 users during the pilot phase

• Reach 500,000 users and scale nationwide in Cameroon by the end of year 2

• In the future, scale across Central Africa and reach 5 million users

FOUNDING TEAM

Alain Nteff - Co-founder and Executive Director 

Dr. Conrad Tankou - Co-founder and Medical Director

Serra Lem - Head of Operations