The Cameroon National Chapter of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has welcomed a new set of Executives, with celebrated journalist and gender activist, Joan Tambelin, leading the charge as President of the Chapter.
Deputising her is Ms. Vagoga Mary Salle (a peace and security expert) as the National Vice President; while Ms. Gladys Ndem Wamei Epse Messi (a celebrated teacher and gender activist) and Ms. Colette Suna Anyangwe (a seasoned Guidance Counsellor) take up the Secretary/Treasurer as well as Media Liaison Officer roles respectively.
The appointments, which are for a period of two years each, and renewable upon the successful completion of a tenure,were made by the Global Governing Council of the Network.
In a letter on behalf of the Governing Council, Founder and Executive Chairperson of the YAWC Network, Daniel Osei Tuffuor, commended the newly appointed Executives and expressed optimism in their ability to deliver on their mandate as a team.
As National President for the YAWC Network Cameroon Chapter, Ms. Joan Tambelin will lead the organization at the national level and serve as the organization’s mainrepresentative in the country.
Her key responsibilities among other things, are leadingdelegates to the Annual Convocation of the Young African Women Congress and Sub-regional congresses; act as chairperson at all meetings of the Executive Committee and at all other meetings of the Chapter; steer the affairs of the Network with supervision from the Global Secretariat and serve as the link between the Global Secretariat and Chapter members.
Ms. Vagoga Mary Salle as National Vice President will on her part, assist the President in the day to day running of the Chapter; ensure adequate logistical arrangement for the chapter’s programmes and activities; assume the duties of the President in her absence; and perform other duties as may be assigned her from time to time by the Chapter President.
The National Secretary/Treasurer, Ms. Gladys Ndem WameiEpse Messi, will act as the custodian of the minute books/files, as well as all legal books and documents belonging to the Chapter; record and keep minutes of all meetings; write and dispatch circulars, letters and other correspondences of the Chapter in countersign with the Chapter President.
She will also double as the treasurer of the Chapter in which role she will receive and disburse all funds of the Chapter under the discretion of the National Chapter Executive Committee and keep regular accounts and books of the Chapter.
The National Media Liaison Officer, Ms. Colette SunaAnyangwe, will on her part, oversee and report to the Chapter President for the execution of policies related to publicity matters;
She will also liaise between the mass media and the Chapter for the publicity of the Network’s activities and issue press releases and other information on behalf of the Chapter, among others.
Profile of President
Ms. Joan Tambelin, is a communications and gender expert currently working as the Communications and Marketing Manager of SunErgy Cameroon Ltd.
She is a presenter of women empowerment and advocacy programs on TV and a show host at the Revival Gospel Radio, recently being awarded for excellence in gender advocacy and nation building.
Beyond media and communications, Ms. Tambelin is aMinister of God, serving in the capacity of an evangelist and a choir leader.
She holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea, Cameroon; a Master of Science (MSc) in Peace, Conflict Studies and International Relations at the Pan African Institute for Development, West Africa (PAIDWA); and is currently pursuing a PhD program In Development Communications.
Vice President Profile
Ms. Vagoga Mary Salle is the Founder and President of Shalom Initiative and a Human Resource Management graduate.
She is a trainer of peace building and conflict transformation trained by the PCC at the Presbyterian Peace Office in Buea.
She is also a nonviolent trainer as she holds a nonviolent certificate from the Metta Center for nonviolence, directed by Micheal Nagler in the USA.
National Secretary/Treasurer Profile
For Ms. Gladys Ndem Wamei Epse Messi, she is the Director of the Women and Family Empowerment Centre, Oku.
A graduate of the 2012 Women’s Leadership School, organised by UNDEF in partnership with the Women’s Democrat Network, she is a high school teacher of French Language with a passion for mentoring vulnerable women and girls to achieve their goals through social, economic and political empowerment.
She holds a BA and DIPES 2 in Bilingual letters from the Higher Teachers’ Training College in Yaounde.
Media Liaison Profile
Ms. Colette Suna Anyangwe, is an International Ambassador for Peace and Non-Violent Communication; a seasoned Guidance Counsellor with a wide range of experience in mental health and psychosocial support for youths and women; a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) activist and a passionate Girl Child empowerment and rights safeguarding advocate.
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