Théophile is a maths teacher. Three years ago, one of his students told him about the Serge Betsen Academy (SBA) and since that day he comes to the centre every weekend to help our students: “I try to assist them with their problems, to facilitate their understanding of the lessons and I put my knowledge […]
Huge thanks to the Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation for awarding us a grant worth £2,500 during its virtual gathering. Even during the coronavirus lockdown, we can still count on the Wasps family! It is an honor to be supported by the Wasps community along with other great charities. We are proud of using rugby to make […]
Christelle has two hats: that of a law student and that of a self-taught painter. Four times a week, when she is not working in her workshop, she attends law school. During her free time, she’s off to the centre of Jardin Eden to lend a helping hand to Nadege with the children. Christelle helps […]
Nadege started working for the Serge Betsen Academy (SBA) in 2010. She first got to know the wives of two expatriates; they were involved in a project for a children centre. These two ladies then approached the SBA and this is how the story between Nadege and the SBA started in Yaoundé. Nadege is a […]
Jean-Cyrille Monthe is in charge of the Bafia centre but is also a Senior Education Advisor. He was born in the capital Yaoundé but he fell in love with the Bafia region (some 130Km away, to the north) and decided to live there. In 2007, he discovered the Serge Betsen Academy (SBA), and since he […]
Abaa discovered rugby at the University of Yaoundé. Following an ill-treated injury, he put his career aside to promote the practice of rugby in rural areas! This is how he came to choose Zoétélé, his mother’s village, to share his passion for rugby with the children. In 2009, he met for the first time the […]
Djibril has worked for the Serge Betsen Academy (SBA) for over 10 years and is now the manager of the Eau Claire centre in Bangangté, a city in the West of Cameroon. Born locally, he works hard day after day allowing children to have access to after-school tutoring lessons in the best possible conditions. Keen […]
A big welcome to Josephine, our new volunteer! Josephine was at the Lycee Rochambeau in Washington DC. Holding her French Baccalaureate since Friday afternoon! CONGRATS, she is doing an internship at the Serge Betsen Academy USA until the end of the month alongside our CEO, Odile Prevot before starting her Bachelor in Political Science at […]
It is with great pride and joy that we can announce that our project “Rugby for Kids (girls and boys)” is one of the winners of, and as such has been awarded funding by, Sport & Développement (Sport & Development), a programme of the ONG La Guilde (The European Guild), supported by AFD – Agence […]
We would like to sincerely thank all those who came and helped our children during this period of crisis. Our first thoughts go towards the managers of our centres who are managing the food distribution and also to Christelle, our volunteer from the Jardin Eden centre who is generously handing out afternoon snacks to the children […]
