Staff

Both AfricAvenir sections consist of a core team or staff, doing the day-to-day work, and many friends and volunteers jumping in whenever and whereever needed. This section is dedicated to the presentation of the core team members, their life stories and working experiences.

Douala

	Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III Founding Director >> Read more
	Esther Njolle Secretary
	Telaguessong Michel Graphics and Layouting of Publications
	Dissake Olivier Accountant / Chargé des affaires financières

Berlin

Eric Van Grasdorff

Director of the German Section / 1. Vorsitzender

e.vangrasdorff (at) africavenir.org

Strohm, Judith

Vice-Director of the German Section / Stellvertrende Vorsitzende

Burmeister, Marek

Treasurer and Member of the Council of the German Section / Kassenwart

Paris

Lola Zuckerman
Contact Person Paris

l.zuckerman (at) africavenir.org

Windhoek, Namibia

Christian Mahnke
Contact Person Windhoek

mahnkec (at) web.de

International Administrative Council

	Prof. Christel Adick Prof. Christel Adick specialises on comparative education and has written numerous books on formal and informal education in African countries both during colonialism and today. She currently heads the Pedagogic Institute at the University of Bochum in Germany. She publishes in german, english and french and is member of a number associations and research groups, including the "Comparative and International Education Society", the "Association of Africanists in Germany", the "Paulo Freire Society in Germany", etc. Her publications mainly focus on the imposition and universalisation of the colonial education model and the African desire of emancipation.
	Kolyang Dina Taiwé Dr. Kolyang Dina Taiwé has taught several years at the University of Bremen in Germany before joining the University of Ngaoundéré in Cameroon in Octobre 1999. Besides teaching informatics, he also publishes novels, poems, short stories both in Tpuri language, in french, english and german. Dr. Kolyang is also the initiator of the NGO SAARE in Guider, North Cameroon and has published several revues, including Kaarang et Palabres.
	Jean-Yves Loude Dr. Jean-Yves Loude originally is from Lyon in France. Yet, Jean-Yves Loude is constantly travelling. Both his travels and his subsequent writings are dedicated to real and authentic cross-cultural encounters between human beings. He has writen several anthropological books, youth novels, novels and travel accounts, including "Le Roi d'Afrique et la Reine Mer", "Le coureur dans la brûme", "Cap Vert, Notes Atlantiques", "Lisbon - Dans la ville noire" and also "Dialogues en Noir et Blanc", correspondences with Prof. Kum' a Ndumbe III. He also is a free-lance radio, music and TV producer. He supports AfricAvenir's work since the very beginnings.
	André Senga André Senga is a founding member of AfricAvenir. Graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'électronique et de ses applications (ENSEA) in Paris, he today is engineer at DYNETCOM in Paris and is responsible for major computer networks. Always interested by the question of approprite technology for Africa, André Senga has supported AfricAvenir and its effort from the very beginning.
	Prince Kum' a Ndumbe III (Executive Director) Professor Kum'a Ndumbe III is a “cultural bridge-builder.” His entire life has been devoted to the fostering of peaceful and more equal and respectful relations between Africa and Europe. It has thus also been a life devoted to the uplifting and rehabilitation of Africa and African culture and history. [Read more]
	Toubé Ebénézer Toubé Ebénézer also is a founding member of AfricAvenir Douala. Before joining MAGZI (Mission d'Aménagement des Zones Industrielles) Toubé Ebénézer has been teacher for many years. Today, he heads technical and commercial departments of MAGZI in Yaoundé. Always interested in development initiatives, Toubé Ebénézer has supported AfricAvenir's efforts from the very beginning and continues to do so.