Jovial Gba-Gombo

Jovial Gba-Gombo has over ten years of experience in the community development sector focusing on building safe havens for vulnerable youth. Currently, Jovial is a consultant for two non-governmental organizations, Children Without Borders and Youth In Action ‘ CAR. Jovial Gba-Gombo co-founded Youth in Action ‘ CAR, which works with communities to promote effective youth education and sharpen youth entrepreneurship skills. Jovial also serves as a translator and interpreter and environmental studies expert. For the past two years, he has worked as the founder and board director of the GBAROS Foundation, a philanthropic foundation, which establishes safe havens for at-risk youth through sports. Jovial holds an engineering degree in Applied Meteorology from China’s University of Atmospheric Science at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, where he specialized in using remote sensing tools to assess the impact of aerosols on climate and climate change in Africa. Jovial is driven to provide access to opportunity and successful lives for all youth, irrespective of their background. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Jovial plans to pursue his passion and expand his work with for at-risk youth.