« Entreprendre au Cameroun est une chose im-

possible », vous dira l’homme de la rue : La situ-

ation économique, la fi scalité, la corruption, les

mentalités... ne sont guère motivantes. De tous

ces facteurs, le plus marquant c’est : les mentali-

tés.

En effet, notre système scolaire ou académique

ne nous prépare pas à l’entrepreneuriat, de ce

fait nous ne sommes pas formés pour devenir

des entrepreneurs, mais plutôt des chercheurs

d’emplois. Notre formation est généralement in-

adaptée aux réalités socio-économiques et aux

besoins de notre environnement. C’est un fait,

les plus grands entrepreneurs au Cameroun sont

ceux qui n’ont pas pu réussir a l`école pour une

raison ou une autre. Ou encore ceux qui n’ont

pas pu intégrer une grande entreprise privée ou

une administration. Comment se fait il qu’il faille

absolument échouer pour qu’on puisse songer

devenir un entrepreneur?

IL y’a un impératif à opter pour une logique ren-

versée. En effet, nous devons changer tout, si-

non la quasi-totalité de notre système éducatif

de manière à former des jeunes Camerounais

motivés et préparés pour l’entrepreneuriat. Pour

ce faire, nous devons identifi er des formations

variées pouvant rendre nos jeunes diplômés

utiles, suffi samment préparés et outillés pour se

lancer dans des créneaux porteurs compte ténu

des challenges que nous imposent notre environ-

nement. Ainsi entreprendre ne sera plus le fruit

Events

JCIC Zone D Joint Convention & JCI Bamenda Royal 10th AnniversarySeptember 13, 2008Bamenda , Cameroon

Events Continue on Page 2

Edito…….............….....1•

Opportunité d’Entreprises •

& d’Affaires..…...….….….2

Taste & See……..…...……..3•

Standing the Test of •

Time……................…….4

JCI eWorld 2.0..............4•

“Aucun De Nous En Agisant Seul Ne Peut Atteindre Le Succes”

d’abord en nous que doit naître le désir de

transformer notre vie et celle de notre société.

«Aujourd’hui, le moyen le plus sûr de trouver

un emploi est de créer soi-même son emploi

: devenir entrepreneur est une véritable voca-

tion » Roland KWEMAIN Président National

2006 de la JCI Cameroun.

Emile D. SINGEH

VPE 2008 JCI CAMEROUN

En charge de la Zone D

de l’échec ou d’une quelconque frustration, mais

bien le résultat d’une vision personnelle favori-

sée par un environnement acquis à la cause de

l’entrepreneuriat. Mais que faire dans la situation

actuelle ?

« J’observe que malgré les conditions diffi ciles

que nous connaissons, certains jeunes entrepre-

neurs de notre pays ne baissent pas les bras et

s’investissent dans des projets d’entreprises. J’en

veux pour preuve les meilleurs plans d’affaires

de la Jeune Chambre Internationale Camer-

oun, couronnés récemment, et qui sont autant

d’exemples de ce que l’esprit d’entreprise peut

produire » extrait du message radio télévisée du

Président Paul BIYA du 10 février 2006.

A travers nos activités, nos formations ainsi que

les concours de rédaction des meilleurs plans

d’affaires (BBP), nous aidons les jeunes à décou-

vrir l`entrepreneur qui sommeille en eux. Par le

renforcement de leurs capacités. C’est en étant

avec d’autres jeunes positifs qu’on a envie de se

surpasser et de se transformer afi n de réaliser

des choses par soi même qu’on ne se serait pas

cru capable. Harvey Mackay disait: « Entourez-

vous toujours de personnes heureuses et qui

vont de l’avant. Je ne fraie pas avec des gens né-

gatifs. Si vos amis, vos collègues, les personnes

que vous respectez et celles dont on parle dans

vos lectures sont dynamiques, enthousiastes,

confi antes, si elles ont une bonne estime de soi,

ces qualités deviendront partie intégrante de

vous-même » c’est aussi en d’autres termes ce

que voulait dire Nelson MANDELA en affi rmant

: «AUCUN DE NOUS EN AGISSANT SEUL NE

PEUT ATTEINDRE LE SUCCES »

Car la réussite, tout comme l’esprit d’entreprendre

est une attitude qu’on ne peut développer qu’avec

ceux qui ont une mentalité de gagnants. C’est

« La JCI est l’organisation parfaite pour aider ses

membres et tous ceux qui le désirent à devenir un

meilleur entrepreneur. Outre les réseaux relationnels

internationaux d’affaires (IBN) et en plus des séminaires

et programmes de formation, la JCI leur offre quelque

chose de plus d’extraordinaire. C’est l’opportunité de

développer un véritable savoir-faire qui les aidera pour

la croissance et la gestion de leur entreprise ». Sén.

Bleu Tiémoko

En Côte d’Ivoire, deux illustres membres, past presidents

nationaux, sénateurs et formateurs ITF, se sont associés

pour mettre en pratique ce que la Jeune Chambre leur

a apporté de plus précieux, c’est-à-dire la formation.

Ainsi est né le Cabinet de formation IBC-Côte d’Ivoire

qui fait partie d’un réseau régional de cabinets gérés

par des jaycees(IBC-Mali, IBC-Burkina, IBC-Sénégal,

IBC-Cameroun, IBC-Niger). Les promoteurs sont les

sénateurs Yao Kouakou Ronsard (Directeur Général) et

Koné Daouda (Directeur Général Adjoint).

Sénateurs Yao Kouakou & Koné Daouda

En étant membre de cette formidable organisation qui

promeut la libre entreprise, inculque l’esprit d’initiative

et l’apprentissage d’une meilleure gestion pour une

meilleure gouvernance future, l’opportunité t’est donnée

à toi jaycee de réaliser ce rêve, devenir entrepreneur. Il te

suffi t pour cela de le désirer au plus profond de ton être

et d’acquérir les connaissances qui contribueront à ton

développement personnel pour être un bon manager.

Sénateur Yolande E. LIDA-KONE (N°65267)

Présidente Sénat Ivoirien - Formateur CNT

Contact IBC-Côte d’Ivoire :

Tél. : +225 21 28 07 87/ Fax : +225 21 28 13 05

GSM : +225 05 25 88 30/ +225 05 05 20 85

Siège : Abidjan, Marcory, Cité Hibiscus, Villa 188

Email : ibc_ci@aviso.ci

Opportunités

d’Entreprises &

d’AffairesEn Côte d’Ivoire, deux illustres membres, past presidents nationaux, sénateurs et formateurs ITF, se sont associés pour mettre en pratique ce que la Jeune Chambre leur a apporté de plus précieux...

...Events Continuation

JCIC Zone D Convention13 - 14 September 2008Bamenda, CameroonCOC: (237) 75 72 60 00 - nmungs@yahoo.com

JCI Cameroon NATCONOctober. 1 - 5, 2008Douala, CameroonCOC: (237) 99 88 89 41 – jcinatcon2008@yahoo.fr

JCI World CongressNovember 4 - 9, 2008 New Delhi, India.Website: www.jciwc2008.in

For more events, visit www.jci.cc

The Importance Of Getting A Good Lawyer

The following dialogue is from a book called Disorder in the American Courts,

and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and

now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while

these exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a

pulse?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began

the autopsy?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?

WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?

WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

It is often said, “The taste of the

pudding is in the eating.” This assertion

is very correct. Without experiencing

something, one would never get the

right feeling or real perception of it,

no matter how hard, elaborately or

effectively another person tries to

relate that experience. Whatever the

case, one must undergo something

to actually and fully appreciate it. The

foregoing is true of the Junior Chamber

International (JCI). It is clearly evident

that the impact of positive change

created by JCI worldwide has lasting

effects, but no matter how well we

the members represent our identity

and sell the JCI brand, it will not be

meaningful enough if we do not get

both ourselves and others involved.

As members, we need to contribute

confi dently in order to completely

realize our mission. We should equally

get non-members to participate wholly,

in a community project for instance,

for them to fully value the services of

our organization. Either way, we all

need to taste and see. It is therefore

our responsibility as premier leaders

to undertake this as a challenge.

One of the best tools, if not the

most excellent, to achieve this, is

through training, the benefi ts of

which cannot be overemphasized.

The development of the individual

plays a vital role in the fulfi llment of

the said objective. It is obvious that

all the areas of opportunities, which

JCI provides, are important, but the

individual seems to stand out for the

most part, since it is he or she who

gets involved either in the community,

in business, internationally or strives

to be a better manager. In whichever

option, skills need to be developed,

tested and proven to stand the test

of positive change and everlasting

world peace over time. Consequently,

it goes without saying that it is only in

tasting the training experience that we

see that it leads to the development

of the integral human being to enable

him attain not only self-fulfi llment but

also self-realization as an fundamental

part of society.

Leaders never stop at any one level

of achievement. The impetus is to

ride on to greater heights and perfect

what has been already done or to do

the undone, thus setting a pace. The

sky is our limit as training brings out

the power and motivation to succeed

as well as the hidden talents and

resources that we never thought or

knew had – “… the opening of our

minds to achieve our true potential.”*

The sweetest part of the JCI pudding

is not only in the meeting, learning

and growing arena, but also and

more importantly, in the learning by

doing process, as we train to inspire,

motivate and optimistically infl uence

others. May we then who have tasted

and seen the goodness of JCI bring

others, hand in hand, to the table

of wonderful opportunities at which

everyone would have the chance “…

to contribute to the advancement of

the global community…”* where “…

service to humanity is the best work

of life.”*

Vunda Moutchia

vmoutchia@yahoo.com

*Quotations from 2004 edition of JCI Prime

Manual – page viii and back inner cover page.

Taste & SeeThe sweetest part of the JCI pudding is not only in the meeting, learning and growing arena, but also and more importantly, in the learning by doing process...

JCI NPB Supreme Jaycees on

Keep The Campus Clean Project

JCI NPB Supreme was created three years ago under the initiative of JCI Bamenda Royal. The LOM got full af-fi liation to JCI Cameroon at the JCI Cameroon National Convention that held in October 2007 in Buea. The fi rst President was TADOH STANDLY and the 2008 President, my humble self, NSOH FRU NJIELAH.

This year, we launched the 2008 LOM’s Plan of Action, along side the JCI Best Business Plan Competition (BBP) and a community project. The ceremony was presided by the Pro-vincial Delegate for Commerce on the April 5, 2008. The community project named Operation Keep The Campus Clean, has being a success with time

since its implementation because, it has helped improve on the sanitation of our campus and also created good working relation with the administra-tion of National Polytechnic Bambui.

In 2008, the LOM counted over 25 members and this year we have ex-perienced growth to over 30 comit-ted Jaycees, some of which may gain full membership during the 2008 JCI Cameroon’s National Convention.

These few milestones make us realize that we are standing the test of time.

Nsoh Fru Njielah2008 PresidentNPB Supreme

Standing The Test Of Time

Dear JCI Members,

The JCI eWorld journey started in November 2007, and getting more and more interesting as milestones are being achieved for you to use the program to better connect with other Jaycees worldwide.

After JCI eWorld 2.0, JCI eWorld 2.1 is on the way. Daniel Abam from Takara Sytems shares with some of the new social networking and collaboration features implemented as part of JCI eWorld 2.1 to be released before JCI World Congress.

Your Social NetworkThe ability for members to create Personal Networks and stay in touch with other members has been added. With eWorld 2.1, you can easily follow the activity, content, and status of everyone in your Personal Network. You can also organize your network of friends and colleagues into categories and send them messages individually or as

a group. Furthermore, the Tell a Friend functionality has been enhanced to allow members to download contact lists from other major social sites, enabling you to easily invite people that you already have social relationships with elsewhere.

User-defi ned groupsUser-defi ned Groups are now possible with eWorld 2.1 to enable community members to socialize and collaborate around areas and topics that interest them. Groups can be public, invitation only or private. When members start a Group they can drag and drop the layout to perfectly match their needs. They can also pick which content and setting make the most sense for them.

Collaborate from your email InboxThe email in/out capability built into eWorld 2.1 would enable JCI NOM and LOM communities to engage the portion of their membership that isn’t logging in regularly.

NDZULO TUECHE (Joe)JCI eWorld CoordinatorJCI Cameroonjt_ndzulo@yahoo.co.uk

TEM DamainJCI eWorld DelegateJCIC Zone Bjaycee_damian@yahoo.fr

Alemkia AgendiaJCI eWorld DelegateJCIC Zone Calemagendia@yahoo.co.uk

NFI MUNGAIJCI eWorld DelegateJCIC Zone Dnmungs@yahoo.com

Editor-in-Chief and Publisher: Emile SINGEH - Contributors in this Edition: Yolande

Lida-Koné, Vunda Moutchia, Ndzulo Tueche Joe, Nsoh Fru Njielah - Photo Credit and

Illustrations: Merlino Photo, eWorld, IBC-CI. - Design and Layout: Ndzulo Tueche Joe

(Zü-Prod VA); Graphics: JCI; Distribution: Zü-Prod VA.Contact: zuprodva@gmail.com

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JCI eWorld 2.1 On the Way

The key to a successful community is member activity. This external email functionaltu brings the entire discussion to your member’s inbox and enable them to participate with familiar tools. The option to simply click “send” or “reply” to create content helps power user participation and engagement.

New conversations in old placesWith eWorld 2.1, you can add discussions to any webpage using the Community Everywhere feature. This enables a much wider audience to see and become aware of the community itself and enables participation outside of the community without having to login if desired by your chapter. This promotes more activity, increases membership and provides authenticity to prospective members. We would provide you with a short script to apply on your local JCI chapter website (similar to Youtube scripts) to enable this functionality.

Conversations come to youNo more hidden corners or unheard voices. No need to chase people, content, or conversations across countless forums, blogs, or wikis. With eWorld 2.1, members can gravitate around the topics they care about and use whatever ways they want to socialize - widgets abound for popular content, recent content, tagged content, even persistent search. Stay in the know via email, RSS, dashboards, and more.

There are a ton of other social and communication features being added to JCI eWorld 2.0. The team at Takara Systems is also working on additional functionality for biznet as well as addresing non-functional performance issues. Daniel assured they would continue to work hard to provide the JCI members with tools to enhance intra and inter chapter networking, collaboration, knowledge management and business match making.

Your feedback is always appreciated. Source: JCI eWorld (http://www.jcieworld.cc/eplus/docs/DOC-2082#cf) by Daniel Abam.

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