From first skill to first income
Skills for Self-Employment
Hands-on training in pastry, IT, hairdressing and business for young people displaced by the crisis and for single mothers, so they can earn a living on their own terms.
Youth · Girls · Single mothers · Cameroon
Empowering dreams, creating impact.
Yekov Foundation helps young people in Cameroon, especially girls, displaced youth and single mothers, learn real skills, find their voice and step into opportunity.
Working with young people across Cameroon's West and North West regions.
4
skills tracks: pastry, IT, hairdressing and business
12
women honoured at our IWD 2026 Gala
10+
partner organisations walking with us
2
editions of the Mind & Mend wellbeing retreat
Who we are
Opportunity shouldn't depend on where you were born, or what you've lived through.
To empower youth, promote gender equality, advocate for the rights of the girl child, and support single mothers in our community.
Yekov Foundation was started by Yekov Cindy with a simple conviction: young people already have the talent. What many lack, especially girls, young people displaced by the crisis, and single mothers, is a door, a skill and someone in their corner. We build all three.
What we do
Five ways we open doors for young people
Every programme answers a need we have seen with our own eyes, from first skill to first income, from silence to speaking up.
Code, confidence and a seat at the table
Girls in Tech
Putting computers, digital skills and role models in front of girls who are too often left out of technology, with partners like Skye8 and Women Techmakers.
Every girl in school, safe and heard
Girls' Rights & Gender Equality
Advocacy and sensitisation on the rights of the girl child, from menstrual dignity to education, and celebrating the women who are changing their communities.
No gatekeeping. Just the blueprint.
Opportunities & Leadership
Linking young people with opportunities at home and abroad: the Winning Global Opportunities webinars and a Career Orientation Tour that takes guidance into high schools.
A safe space where everyone belongs
Mind & Mend
Wellbeing retreats where young people step away from stress and reconnect, with talks from mental health professionals, support circles, games and creativity.
A pastry training session in our Youth Empowerment Programme.
Spotlight
Skills for Self-Employment
Hands-on training in pastry, IT, hairdressing and business for young people displaced by the crisis and for single mothers, so they can earn a living on their own terms.
- Practical pastry classes: doughnuts, meat pies, fish rolls, scotch eggs and chin chin
- Computer and IT training with our technology partner, Skye8
- Hairdressing and beauty with an experienced tutor
- Practice at home, with photos shared to the group for feedback
In their words
I truly appreciate all the support and sponsorship you provide for people in need. Your generosity is really appreciated. I wish you still have the courage to help those around you, as you continue making a positive impact in the lives of others.
Behind every number is a name
That message arrived on WhatsApp from one of the displaced young people in our first skills cohort. It is why we do this, and why we keep showing up.
Meet the teamRecently
Where we have been showing up
Retreats, galas, webinars and school visits: the places where young people find their people.
Past event
Mind & Mend 2.0: a wellbeing retreat
A day to step away from the stress and reconnect: support circles, group games, sip and paint, a FIFA 26 tournament and snacks, in a safe space where...
Past event
IWD 2026 Talent, Awards & Networking Gala
Under the theme "Give To Gain", we celebrated women driving change across health, education, innovation, the arts and leadership, with awards, talent,...
Past event
Winning Global Opportunities 2.0
A webinar for young people ready to move from ambition to action, with youth leaders sharing the blueprint behind scholarships, fellowships, conferenc...
News & stories
Latest from the foundation
Looking back: the day Yekov Foundation launched
A hall full of young people, a panel of educators and engineers, and one question at the centre of it all: how do we help every young person thrive?
IWD 2026: meet the women nominated for our Talent & Award Gala
More than 20 nominations, 12 outstanding nominees and five categories celebrating women driving impact in health, education, innovation, the arts and leadership.
Global opportunities aren't luck: notes from Winning Global Opportunities 2.0
Two youth leaders, four areas of opportunity, and one message: there is a system, and you can learn it.
Walking with us
Organisations we are proud to work with
- Skye8
- WTM Bambili
- GirlFORCE
- GGIT
- Her Blueprint Africa
- ASWEDO
- Med Techies
- The Everyday Doctor
- UBaMSA
- UBaMELSA
- CATUC-MSA
Give today
Help a young person take the next step
A gift of any size buys ingredients for a baking class, computer time for a girl learning to code, or a seat at a wellbeing retreat. Give by card, MTN Mobile Money or Orange Money.