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About us Aumazo, Incorporated, is a nonprofit organization designated 501(c) (3) by the Internal Revenue Service. The Aumazo Project is determined to make a difference in the lives of the girls that we will serve. We recognize that, if given the opportunity, it is often women and girls who are the engines of transformational economies in the developing world. Therefore, our primary goal is to place high school education and vocational training for girls on the map of the rural Cameroonian village of Bankondji, where it is still uncommon for females to be educated and trained beyond middle school. Founded in 2005, the organization intends to:
Our Mission:
Aumazo, Inc.'s mission is best summed up by former Harvard President Derek Bok, who said that: "If you think that education is expensive-try ignorance." Specifically, we want people to understand the importance of educating girls in Cameroon and eventually other parts of Africa. Our goal is to empower girls through education and ensure that they are given the opportunities to succeed in life by the time they leave school. We will help girls stay in school by providing them with an environment conducive to learning, an environment where they are constantly reminded that their action makes a difference in their lives and their communities. Also we will introduce an adequate and appropriate instructional program and the necessary support. Please review our brochures below
Leadership Team
Jacqueline Tchouassi Audige, Founder and CEO, was born and grew up in Cameroon. She moved
to the United States in 1991 with her family. While raising five children, Jacqueline successfully completed her bachelor's
degree in Marketing at Robert H. Smith School of Business at Maryland University College Park and her master's degree
in Education with specialization in International Education Policy at the School of Education at the University of Maryland.
To stay as close as possible to her children, she worked as an Avon representative, then an AFLAC representative. Aumazo, Inc was inspired by her personal experiences. Jacqueline personally once walked in the shoes of the girls she is determined to help. Growing up, she experienced the lack of any real opportunity for advancement. Few prospects were available to rural girls. Secondary education was nonexistent in rural areas, forcing many girls to move to urban areas thus enduring the hardship of relocation. Jacqueline herself was sent by her parents to live in the city at age 8. Despite all the difficulties such as home-sickness, coming home from school to a foodless home, endless domestic chores, a lack of financial and emotional support, she strived in school. Unfortunately, like many girls in her situation, her parents could not afford her college education and she was forced to drop out. Contrary to "hearsay," Jacqueline claims that her parents (deceased), who were both illiterate and apt representative of the great numbers of non-well-to-do parents, were instrumental in her education. This is not unusual; most financially poor parents want their girls to go to school. In Jacqueline's case, their unconditional love, their encouragement and the simple fact of believing in her stirred her desire to take advantage of the endless educational opportunities offered in the United States. And so, with determination, she courageously pursued her education with one goal in mind: giving back to other rural grls who are still unable to fulfill their educational potential for lack of financial support.
Overseas
Team
Sylvester Seuyam Youssa
(Lead Field Manager) was born and lives in Cameroon.
He became a priest after graduating from the Regional Seminary of Douala-Cameroon in 1997. Successively, he has worked as
an Assistant priest, a vice steward of the rural parish of Bakou, a Cure and as a Spanish teacher at the middle school in
Bankondji-Cameroon. Father Sylvester is currently the first priest in function at the parish St. Joseph of Bankondji.
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