To ensure that communities are lighted and young people are getting skills to power their future in the crisis infested localities of the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon, Community Action for Advancing Sustainable Development, CAASDEV has set for itself the target to train 5000 young people with green skills in solar energy.
The non governmental organization made these intentions publicly known in Bamenda, Cameroon's North West Regional headquarter on Friday October 30, 2026 at the official launching of its projects, " Solar Bright Future E-STEM and solar powered digital learning," partnering with Schneider Electric Foundation and Orange Foundation Cameroun.
CAASDEV and partners envisage targeting youth from age bracket ranging between 18 and 35, intend to render training in designing, installation and maintenance. This, it is revealed, shall be done with particular focus on Internally Displaced Persons IDPs, prioritized at 80%, equally ensuring that at least 60% of beneficiaries are young women. This in a bid will to change the narrative of this male dominated trade.
According to CAASDEV's chief executive officer, Ndze Noel Lifogha the objective is to ensure maximum sustainability.
"We want to ensure sustainability and be interested that young people who are trained can be able to create their own enterprises and employ others and be able to offer services to the community to make income while promoting development from the skill," the CEO elaborated.
The role to be played by stakeholders to enhance the project cannot be undermined. From 20 Technical Vocational Education Training centers TVET to be created in the North West and South West for candidates and to schools that are going to benefit from the services shall give visibility and open doors for many young people in the solar energy domain.
To the program coordinator of CAASDEV, Mbimenyuy Marius Kongso, the goal of Solar bright future E-STEM program aims at contributing to the transition of renewable energy and support TVET centers in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon.
These centers it should be noted are supported with computers and are powered with solar energy to stay lighted for students to access and acquire continuous digital learning opportunities in the TVET centers.
Meanwhile one of the stakeholders Nkoke Jonathan Ngome, from GTHS Ombe in Fako Division of the South West region expressed utmost optimism towards the project, concurring how it will go a long way to empower youth, enabling them with skills in solar electrical domain. Especially in crisis hit areas where students can no longer afford education and skills.
CAASDEV's dream from all signposts is not limited in crisis affected areas in the NW and SW Regions. She has as mission to go national, with the belief that by 2030, at least a million young people must have been trained in Environmental STEM skills, especially in solar system design, installation and maintenance together with digital learning.
By Ndimbe Usman for Hilltopvoices Web
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