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Our structure

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. Albert Einstein

The association is governed by a president, a vice president, a secretary general, a treasurer and a public relations officer.

Dr. Akuma D. Saningong, MSc (TUM)
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of KAC e. V.

Akuma studied Biotechnology at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt and Molecular Biotechnology at the Technical University of Munich. He obtained his a doctoral degree at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Center for Medical Biotechnology, Department of Medicinal and Structural Biochemistry.

Akuma was born in Yaounde and bred in Bamenda - Cameroon.

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Dr. Christian Sinnen, Dipl.-Chem. (FH)
Vice President of KAC e. V.

Christian was born in Cologne but bred in the Ruhr area. After he obtained a Diploma in Chemistry at the University of Applied Sciences in Recklinghausen, he did his PhD at the Center of Medical Biotechnology (ZMB) which is affiliated to the University of Duisburg-Essen.

He held the pioneer office of treasurer from 2007-2009 of the association. He was elected during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2009 in Darmstadt to the post of vice president.

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Kenneth Ndango, MSc
Secretary General of KAC e. V.

Kenneth also comes from Cameroon. He studied environmental sciences at the Technical University in Cottbus.
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Dr. Anja Matena, Dipl. Biologist
Chief Financial & Public Relations Officer of KAC e. V.

Anja is an indigene from the city Essen. She studied biology at the Ruhr University of Bochum. She did her doctoral thesis at the university Duisburg-Essen, Center for Medical Biotechnology, Department of Structural and Medical Biochemistry.
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Timeline

So many little persons in so many little places who do so many little things will change the face of the world. At least when it is in the right direction.

2014
19^th May	Founder and President of Kamerun4AfrikaClub, Dr. Akuma Saningong selected by a distinguished panel appointed by the renowned African Heritage Magazine to be amongst the "100 Most Influential Africans in Germany". They were selected based on our extraordinary economic and social contributions in Germany and in their respective countries of origin. For him, it is Cameroon. The Collage you see is not a true reflection of the ranking. The position on the list is reflected in the details inside the printed version of the African Heritage Magazine. He is on the last but one row, second position.
2010
2^nd Juli	Recognition of the not-for-profit status of Kamerun4AfrikaClub by the Senior Divisional Officer of Mezam, North West Rigion, Cameroon


2009
3^rd Mar	Entry in the list for not-for-profit organisations with the privilege to receive fines from legal processes within the Federal Republic of Germany at the Court of Appeal in Hamm
14^thJan	Inauguration of the bureau in Bamenda with complete equipment.


2008
6^thDec	We were awarded the third prize during the BruttoSozialPreis competition in Berlin organised under the patronage of the former German Bundespresident Horst Köhler. The competition was under the banner “Deuschland Land der Ideen”, based on social marketing for not-for-profit organisations.


2007
8^th September	KAC.e.V. homepage went online
6^thAugust	Creation of an outstation bureau in Bamenda - Cameroon.
13^thJune	The association was registered under reference number VR 4769 at the local district court in Essen. July-August: On-site work and selection of 57 stipend beneficiaries by Akuma Saningong with the help of the field workers Akum Flevis and Dinsi Richard.
20^thApril	Recognition of the non-profit making status of Kamerun4AfrikaClub by the tax and revenue office in Essen.
2^ndMarch	The inaugural meeting was convened, the following were present: Akuma Saningong, elected President Christian Sinnen, elected Treasurer Kenneth Ndango, elected Secretary General Johannes Dörfner Markus Schwänen, elected Vice President Franz Wenzel, elected Public Relations Officer Robert Kohn Micha Hofmann Veit Stöcklein


2006
November	The active foundation phase Founders were won, under whom was Christian Sinnen who was very active in assisting Akuma in gaining potential members.
March	It became concrete. Akuma talked to his flat mate Johannes Dörfner in Freising, Germany about his intentions of helping the poorest of poor by means of creating a humanitarian organisation. Johannes was happy about the idea and expressed his unlimited support for it.


1989
August	The idea


When Akuma Saningong was 11 years old, he had to live primary school to secondary school. He was heart-broken and forlorn because many of his classmates could not take this step. Their parents or guardians had no money to afford school fees for such an education. Stricken by this experience amongst others, the wish and desire grew in him to help disadvantaged and underprivileged young persons.

Outstation Office Bamenda-Cameroon

	Dr. Akuma Saningong, President of KAC Cameroon Akuma is the founder and chief executive officer of the Kamerun4AfrikaClub. He is the chair of the association's twin offices in Germany and in Cameroon.
	Mr Ban Blaise - Board Secretary KAC e.V. Cameroon Branch Mr Ban is a veteran high school teacher of geography at CCAST Bambili. He is the current vice principal of CCAST Bambili.
	Mr Dinsi Richard, Treasurer of KAC Cameroon Mr Dinsi is a senior high school teacher of Mathematics. He lectures at Government Bilingual High School Fundong.
	Mrs Mary Asongwe - Financial Secretary KAC e.V. Cameroon Branch Mrs Asongwe is a secondary school teacher by profession. She is the proprietress of Step by Step Nursery, Primary and Secondary School in Ntarikon, Bamenda Cameroon. She is married and a mother of four adult children.
	Mrs Helen Saningong - Public Relations Officer KAC e.V., Cameroon Branch Mrs Saningong is a senior accountant with the Cameroon postal service. She is married and a mother of seven adult children.

Accountability

Accountability - Our Word is our Honour

Kamerun4AfrikaClub e. V. with the acronym KAC e. V., is a membership-based not-for-profit organisation which observes a formal system of accountability.

The organisation is committed to meeting best practice standards in operational excellence, confidentiality, public reporting and transparency.

It seeks to comply fully, for example, with public standards for financial reporting and with the International Non-Governmental Organizations’ (INGO) Accountability Charter.

However, it works for and with individuals who live below the poverty margin. These people are mostly children and young adults whom we have termed as the poorest of the poor. They are the heartbeat of our mission and vision and so it is to them that we owe our deepest accountability.

Methodologies such as impact assessment and stakeholders’ analysis enable us to ensure that KAC e. V. is delivering real, sustainable and positive change for those people for whom we work.

The advisory board

We have a two-member advisory board. They are retired Dipl. -Ing. Helmut Lotz and spouse Elfriede Lotz. They are an invaluable asset to the association and they actively assist the executive council in the decision making process.

Wir über uns

Our structure

Timeline

Outstation Office Bamenda-Cameroon

Accountability

The advisory board

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