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Good Shepherd Academy Association’s Board of Governors works with MSAADA Architects to supervise Good Shepherd Academy construction, sets policy for the Academy, approves hiring of teachers and administrative staff, approves curriculum, and oversees Academy functioning.

They meet quarterly to discuss long-range plans as they work in partnership with Good Shepherd SLF, USA. Board Chair. Additionaly, weekly telephone conferences with the Rev. Canon Elizabeth Geitz, USA, to foster open communication and transparency between GSAA and Good Shepherd SLF.

For additional biographical information, click on the Board member.

Professor Sylvester Ndeso Atanga PhD

Sylvester Ndeso Atanga, PhD

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Dean & Assoc. Prof. of Public Health, University of Buea & Saint Monica University, Cameroon

World Health Organization Consultant

Former Chief Epidemiologist, Republic of Cameroon

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Ndomenga Dickson, BSc

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Good Shepherd Academy Manager and Accountant
GSA Accounting Faculty
GSAA Representative to Good Shepherd SLF, USA

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Sister Mary Lawrence Mankaa

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Benedictine Sister of Bethany

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Denis Mofor, MSc

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Former Deputy Registrar in charge of Examinations at Cameroon GCE Board

Founder

Sr. Jane Mankaa at the podium

Sister Jane Mankaa

(1960 - 2021)

Founder, Good Shepherd Academy, Bafut

Founder, Good Shepherd Academy Association, Bamenda

Founder, Good Shepherd Home for Children, Bamenda & Batibo

Founder, Benedictine Sisters of Bethany, Bamenda

Counsel to the Board

Cameroon

Attorney: Barrister Napoleon Fru Tibah, Bamenda, Cameroon
Accountant: Ndomenga Dickson, Bamenda, Cameroon
Construction: Olivier Fon Soh, Owner; Sage Construction; Bamenda, Cameroon

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. – Aristotle

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If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you haven’t spent a night with a mosquito.  – African Proverb

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The highest result of education is tolerance.  – Helen Keller

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One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world.  – Malala Yousafzai

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Secondary school in Cameroon is not mandatory resulting in a large gap between school capacity and the number of potential students. You can help change that!

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EDUCATION yields a larger impact than ANY other form of help or aid we can give to improving health, raising income, promoting gender equality, and reducing overall poverty.

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For every year a child goes to school, HIV rates decrease, income potential and employment rates increase, girls marry later, early pregnancies decrease, and health is elevated for the entire family.

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In Cameroon there is only one teacher for every 45.6 primary school students. In SECONDARY SCHOOL the number increases to nearly 100 STUDENTS PER TEACHER.

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