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Desmond
Nji Atanga started youth work at the age of 12. He has nine years of experience
working on youth empowerment and sexual and reproductive health. He was
selected as a Young Leader of the Women Deliver Young Leaders Program in a 2015
where he is currently serving as a fellow and advocate.After serving as the
Regional President of the Cameroon Youth Network between 2013 and 2014, he is
presently the National First Vice President of the same network, which has been
working with UNICEF-Cameroon in the Adolescent Development Program (PDA) since
2004.As National First Vice President of the Cameroon Youth Network, he is a
stakeholder in the planning of HIV primary prevention programmes in the network
in partnership with UNICEF.He is also a member of the United Nations Major
Group for Children and Youth Working Group for the UN Secretary General’s World
Humanitarian Summit. Desmond co-founded the Progressing Association (PASS) in
2010 and became the organization's first executive president. He founded
Deserve on August 16, 2015 as a charity which among its objectives promotes the
sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls, women and youth through
advocacy and education. He is an elected delegate to the Cameroon National
Youth Council. In 2013, Desmond was bestowed the Cameroon’s Best Youth Leader
award by the Project for the Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the Central African
Sub-Region (PPSAC). As an inspirational speaker, he has wide public speaking
skills and experiences. He has participated in various fora in all ten regions
of Cameroon and across the world. Desmond Nji holds a Bachelor of Science in
Economics from the University of Dschang, Cameroon, a Technical Education
Diploma in Economics (DIPET 1) and a Postgraduate Technical Education Diploma
in Economics (DIPET 2) from The University of Bamenda, Cameroon. He speaks
English, French, Pidgin English and Ngemba. He does fashion designing and
sewing, skills which he acquired from his mother at the age of 5. He loves
reading, writing and listening to classical music. He also composes music for
choral performances.
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