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Bright Light Projects (BLP) team led by its Executive Director Franco Bonghan was in Washington DC on a working visit with the Cameroonian Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Henri Etoundi Essomba on Friday September 02, 2022.
The objective of this meeting was to share BLP’s experience and success stories in other African Countries and seek ways to collaborate on key economic and social issues especially in the domain of skills development as a roadmap to building a sustainable future in line with Cameroon’s Vision 2035: Having an emerging economy by 2035, to see a nation that is characterized by low unemployment, infrastructural development, access to basic goods, a fair allocation of resources and justice.
BLP Executive Director, Mr. Franco Bonghan handed letters of BLP’s recent accreditation with the united Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to the Ambassador while highlighting key areas where partnership with Government line ministries could be a win/win situation for BLP and the Cameroon Government.
Your Excellency admonished BLP on its ECOSOC accreditation and pledged the Embassy’s support to facilitate partnership between BLP and government line ministries in Cameroon particularly the ministry of Economic development, ministry of vocational Training, and other key sectors acknowledging skills development is the cornerstone for Cameroon’s economic transformation as outlined in its ‘Vision 2035 Economic plan’ the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - 2030 Agenda, and Agenda Africa 2063.
Mr. Bonghan highlighted the need for the government to positively engage the Cameroonian youth by creating the enabling environment for growth by providing the necessary infrastructure where creativity and innovation could thrive. Cameroon’s youth could be a great demographic dividend if engaged positively and given the right tools to succeed, Mr. Bonghan added.
BLP had long been engaging youths in Cameroon and in other African Countries through some of its flagship programs: African Youths & Sustainable Development Roundtable, #LearnTeachSDGs Initiative all platforms for constructively engaging the African youth with positive dialogue challenging them to rise beyond the boundaries of the own creativity.
Mr. Bonghan extended invitation to the Ambassador and the Embassy staff to the BLP 2022 Annual Fundraiser Gala scheduled for Friday November 18, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
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