Nelly Shella Tchaptcheut Yonga

Nelly Shella is a passionate youth worker and community development agent with five years’ experience working with civil society in the areas of youth and women empowerment, renewable energy, community mobilization, micro-finance, and sustainable agriculture. She currently acts as coordinator of the Rural Women Development Centre Cameroon, where she sees to the day-to-day running of its activities to promote women and youth empowerment, community development and sustainable agricultural management. She holds a BSc in Banking and Finance and is particularly interested in entrepreneurship and the important role it plays in advancing the status of women and the youth. Upon her return from the Mandela Washington Fellowship, she plans to use the knowledge and skills acquired to serve her community through supporting the socio-economic growth of women and young people in Cameroon.