Atabong Awung

Thanks to my many life experiences, I have been able to structure my life around Business, Leadership, Impact and the Fear of GOD. In Business, I am currently the marketing manager of TeksTedia a technology company based on Buea, Cameroon. I am also engaged in Network marketing and also in farming activities which generates income for me. When it comes to Leadership, I am a proud member of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Cameroon and a C-Life Alumni. I recently got a TEDx License for TEDxBuea2020 in which my team and I are currently working hard to put on a global stage the local voices who are changing the stories of Cameroon. With Impact, I have been volunteering for a local NGO called CEREDRUP for past 7 years now and counting. When it comes to the Fear of GOD, I am a proud Christian and Honesty, Commitment and Loyalty is my watch word. I uphold Time Management to highest standard. I am a people's person.

My personality as an Advocate defines my passion in connecting Creativity with the Future of works and Youth Participation. My life purpose is to be a Pace Setter for Every Young Person to believe that the only limitations to Creativity is Time. I grew up as a struggling child in a neighbourhood filled young people frustrated of a system that they blame for not providing them with the jobs they wanted and so I will like to wipe out that mentality and let the youth know that,nobody is responsible for their failures but themselves and until they utilise their passions and become Value Creators, they forever continue to blame shadows.

The Future of Work is to let Children follow their Passion. If parents support the passion of their children, the future will be Great. Parents in Cameroon often most at times get to decide the job market for their children and do not encourage them to follow their Passion or to be creative enough. With this, you find frustrated employees, thousands of job seekers and clueless young graduates. I strongly believe if we could identify the passion of children, grow them in that Niche and mild them into professionals, we will have a society accomplished and purposeful humans and a prosperous community.

Growing up I knew I will become a very rich Business man that will take care of the family and the community. My parents are so supportive except for that fact that, they believe more on what is trending that your actual passion. It all started in April 2017, I had just returned from Dubai, an unproductive journey for greener pastures. My parents had spent all they had and where were drowning in debts just to see me through Dubai. A son in whom all hopes when on, had disappointed them by not securing a job. It was a big blow to the entire family and my next best option was to start writing Government Competitive Entrance Exams in the public sector. Knowing how the Cameroonian society is, we still needed loads of cash to pay my way through these exams and getting myself into the public sector. My family could provide such financial demands and so all my hopes were gone ,though I wasn't still defeated because my family is well known to fight on no matter the challenges. With the spirit of volunteering way back in secondary school, I continued to volunteer with CEREDRUP until I got into the C-Life program where I was taught to be a value creator. After which my life became structured strictly on Business, Leadership, Impact and the Fear of God.

People don't know I'm good at movie acting, dancing, public speaking.