MADI INC,

FOUNDER & CEO

Rene Momene is a social Entrepreneur, a Disability Inclusion and Human Rights Advocate and a Development Professional who is the Founder and CEO of MORE ACTION FOR DISABILITY INCLUSION-MADI, Inc, a nonprofit organization based in the USA that works to enhance the complete inclusion of ALL persons with disabilities in the development processes of their respective communities through life changing services that inspire dignity, respect, hope and independence.

He holds a Master's Degree in International Relations: with specialty in Humanitarian Action and Sustainable Development from the CA FOSCARI University of Venise Italy in Collaboration with the International Relations Institute of Cameroon-IRIC.

With over 10 years experience in the nonprofit sector, Rene has successfully designed and led numerous projects that have created positive impact in the lives of vulnerable persons in communities. 

In recognition of his excellent profession abilities, his passion for disability inclusion advocacy, humanitarian activism and his entrepreneurial skills in helping to promote a just, equitable, peaceful, and above all an inclusive society where Persons with all forms of disabilities are welcomed, he was awarded the U.S. State Department Sponsored Emerging Global Leaders Initiative in the United States of America through Atlas Service Corps, Inc(Atlas Corps) which is an International network of social sector leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world's 21st Century challenges. As a result of this, he has served in numerous nonprofit organizations in the US, including the Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota-LSS, St John's Community Services in Washington DC, Frontline Community Services, The Maryland Department of Health, etc to promote disability Inclusion.

Rene has also been invited on several occasions as a Speaker to lecture and speak on diverse topics on social entrepreneurship at the Minnesota International NGO Network- MINN SUMMIT, organized by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

CAMEROON COUNTRY DIRECTOR/COORDINATOR (CDO)

Mr Chia Emmanuel is a qualified Social Worker from the National School of Social Welfare Workers (ENAAS) Yaounde-Cameroon. He equally holds a Bsc in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Buea-Cameroon and a Masters in Public Health (MPH) obtained from the University of Bedfordshire in England.

Since January 2015, Mr Chia has been involved in Disability Inclusion, Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other vulnerable persons including women, girls, children, older and chronically sick persons in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon. He has extensive skills in Project management, grants writing which he has used within Faith-based, National as well as International Non Governmental Organisations to assist in interventions aimed at improving on the quality of life for Persons with Disabilities.

Within the context of the crisis plaguing the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, Mr Chia has traveled into Hard-to-Reach Areas within the two regions in order to provide assistance to the needy amidst security challenges from Non-State Armed Groups (NSAG) and the Military.

BOARD TREASURER 1

Ruth Bemo is a motivational speaker and Special Education Needs advocate and teacher with over 10 years of experience. She is also a married mother of three kids.

Born in Cameroon, her passion for disability inclusion and advocacy, especially for children living with disabilities pushed her into furthering her education in the area of Special Needs Education for children with disabilities. She witnessed how children with disabilities were constantly being excluded from their regular classroom as a result of their condition.

After obtaining her Bachelors Degree in Botany from the University of Dschang, she felt that something was still lacking in her. Her burning desire, passion and empathy to serve children with special needs in an inclusive school system grew. In 2009, she obtained a Certificate in Special Education from the Government Teachers Training College, Buea. This Certification paved the way for her to be able to teach children with disabilities in an inclusive classroom system with ease. Shortly after her graduation, she began working with a government school in many different capacities serving children and young adults with special needs. While in this government institution, she taught Autistic Support and Life Skills Support to both elementary and high school aged students. She taught Maths, English and science at other rehabilitation centers for teens where she gathered more experience on how to handle students with special needs in an inclusive classroom. 

Her commitment and engagement in Disability Rights advocacy has earned her many awards. 

BOARD PRESIDENT

Author, Inspirational/ Motivational Speaker

Susan Efua Sackey, is a single mother of two amazing lovely daughters who now join her as YouthPreneurs in this business. Parenting them has afforded her great “pearls of wisdom” for which she is grateful. Originally born in Ghana West Africa and currently a US citizen, she holds a B.A Degree in French and Swahili (University of Ghana) and an M.A Degree in French Studies and international Development (American University, Washington DC, USA).

She is well travelled. The many countries she has lived and strategically worked in have also served as her “Grandest Auditorium of Learning” motivating her to strive for excellence as a personal and professional lifestyle. She interacts with global audiences with a heightened and unique multi-lingual/socio-cultural sensitivity.

Her career spans almost 30 years of strategic and collaborative work with various international donor organizations, host country Governments, Ministries of Health, National AIDS Control Programs, WHO, Embassies, public and private sector partnerships and synergy, local governments (including Parliamentarians), community/ traditional leaders as well as Faith Based Organizations (FBOs). She has collaborated with many strategic partners and host governments to develop national policy for public health and international development.

She is an exceptional and effective “change magnet” and has successfully implemented diverse Information, Education and Behavior Change Communication (IEC/BCC) initiatives globally that serve as success stories and best practices still being adopted.

She enjoys volunteering which she has engaged in for over twenty years and actively serves both in and outside of the church to be highly relevant to society .She previously served for four years as a volunteer Board member for Bright Future Foundation a US non-profit supporting orphanages in Kenya and other Eastern African countries. She has volunteered assistance in many organizations across the world to be more sustainable in making great impact on their communities.

BOARD SECRETARY

Emily Sigunyi, Senior Executive of International Programs is a married mother of three lovely boys. Born in Kenya from a very humble background, she started from scratch including doing casual jobs to mobilize resources and to also raise funds to cover her own school fees. She is a success story who emerged top in her final Primary school final exams resulting in her winning many hearts as a young hard working girl in her local village. To date, Emily being brought up by peasant parents has remained a role model to many upcoming young girls in her home village.

Emily is a professional Administrator, highly effective in coordinating and implementing multiple projects. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a team player attitude and strong initiative. She is characterized by peers and superiors as a confident and capable in demonstrating strong organizational, written and communication skills.

Emily holds a Diploma in Community Development (Hampton College, South Africa), a Diploma in Administration and a Diploma in Secretarial Studies. She has attended many seminars and has achieved many awards in her organizational/ interpersonal skills. She has been recognized as a promoter of the girl child and has been involved in organizing different events to raise money towards this noble cause.

Her dream is to actively work with girls and women to achieve their desired goals for a better society and to promote gender equality. Educating a girl is like educating the entire society, and Emily is firmly walking the path to achieving her dreams!

Public Relations Officer:

Ms Caroline is the Public Relations Officer for MADI. She ensures that MADI's networking, and relationship building and cooperation with other nonprofit organization working to promote disability inclusion is up to date and alive.

Her passion for disability inclusion motivated her to join MADI in 2018 and since then, she has worked tirelessly to ensure that women, children, older adults with disabilities are involved and included in the development processes of their respective communities.

FOUNDER & CEO

Rene Momene is a social Entrepreneur, a Disability Inclusion and Human Rights Advocate and a Development Professional who is the Founder and CEO of MORE ACTION FOR DISABILITY INCLUSION-MADI, Inc, a nonprofit organization based in the USA that works to enhance the complete inclusion of ALL persons with disabilities in the development processes of their respective communities through life changing services that inspire dignity, respect, hope and independence.

He holds a Master's Degree in International Relations: with specialty in Humanitarian Action and Sustainable Development from the CA FOSCARI University of Venise Italy in Collaboration with the International Relations Institute of Cameroon-IRIC.

With over 10 years experience in the nonprofit sector, Rene has successfully designed and led numerous projects that have created positive impact in the lives of vulnerable persons in communities. 

In recognition of his excellent profession abilities, his passion for disability inclusion advocacy, humanitarian activism and his entrepreneurial skills in helping to promote a just, equitable, peaceful, and above all an inclusive society where Persons with all forms of disabilities are welcomed, he was awarded the U.S. State Department Sponsored Emerging Global Leaders Initiative in the United States of America through Atlas Service Corps, Inc(Atlas Corps) which is an International network of social sector leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world's 21st Century challenges. As a result of this, he has served in numerous nonprofit organizations in the US, including the Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota-LSS, St John's Community Services in Washington DC, Frontline Community Services, The Maryland Department of Health, etc to promote disability Inclusion.

Rene has also been invited on several occasions as a Speaker to lecture and speak on diverse topics on social entrepreneurship at the Minnesota International NGO Network- MINN SUMMIT, organized by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

CAMEROON COUNTRY DIRECTOR/COORDINATOR (CDO)

Mr Chia Emmanuel is a qualified Social Worker from the National School of Social Welfare Workers (ENAAS) Yaounde-Cameroon. He equally holds a Bsc in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Buea-Cameroon and a Masters in Public Health (MPH) obtained from the University of Bedfordshire in England.

Since January 2015, Mr Chia has been involved in Disability Inclusion, Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other vulnerable persons including women, girls, children, older and chronically sick persons in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon. He has extensive skills in Project management, grants writing which he has used within Faith-based, National as well as International Non Governmental Organisations to assist in interventions aimed at improving on the quality of life for Persons with Disabilities.

Within the context of the crisis plaguing the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, Mr Chia has traveled into Hard-to-Reach Areas within the two regions in order to provide assistance to the needy amidst security challenges from Non-State Armed Groups (NSAG) and the Military.

BOARD TREASURER 1

Ruth Bemo is a motivational speaker and Special Education Needs advocate and teacher with over 10 years of experience. She is also a married mother of three kids.

Born in Cameroon, her passion for disability inclusion and advocacy, especially for children living with disabilities pushed her into furthering her education in the area of Special Needs Education for children with disabilities. She witnessed how children with disabilities were constantly being excluded from their regular classroom as a result of their condition.

After obtaining her Bachelors Degree in Botany from the University of Dschang, she felt that something was still lacking in her. Her burning desire, passion and empathy to serve children with special needs in an inclusive school system grew. In 2009, she obtained a Certificate in Special Education from the Government Teachers Training College, Buea. This Certification paved the way for her to be able to teach children with disabilities in an inclusive classroom system with ease. Shortly after her graduation, she began working with a government school in many different capacities serving children and young adults with special needs. While in this government institution, she taught Autistic Support and Life Skills Support to both elementary and high school aged students. She taught Maths, English and science at other rehabilitation centers for teens where she gathered more experience on how to handle students with special needs in an inclusive classroom. 

Her commitment and engagement in Disability Rights advocacy has earned her many awards. 

BOARD PRESIDENT

Author, Inspirational/ Motivational Speaker

Susan Efua Sackey, is a single mother of two amazing lovely daughters who now join her as YouthPreneurs in this business. Parenting them has afforded her great “pearls of wisdom” for which she is grateful. Originally born in Ghana West Africa and currently a US citizen, she holds a B.A Degree in French and Swahili (University of Ghana) and an M.A Degree in French Studies and international Development (American University, Washington DC, USA).

She is well travelled. The many countries she has lived and strategically worked in have also served as her “Grandest Auditorium of Learning” motivating her to strive for excellence as a personal and professional lifestyle. She interacts with global audiences with a heightened and unique multi-lingual/socio-cultural sensitivity.

Her career spans almost 30 years of strategic and collaborative work with various international donor organizations, host country Governments, Ministries of Health, National AIDS Control Programs, WHO, Embassies, public and private sector partnerships and synergy, local governments (including Parliamentarians), community/ traditional leaders as well as Faith Based Organizations (FBOs). She has collaborated with many strategic partners and host governments to develop national policy for public health and international development.

She is an exceptional and effective “change magnet” and has successfully implemented diverse Information, Education and Behavior Change Communication (IEC/BCC) initiatives globally that serve as success stories and best practices still being adopted.

She enjoys volunteering which she has engaged in for over twenty years and actively serves both in and outside of the church to be highly relevant to society .She previously served for four years as a volunteer Board member for Bright Future Foundation a US non-profit supporting orphanages in Kenya and other Eastern African countries. She has volunteered assistance in many organizations across the world to be more sustainable in making great impact on their communities.

BOARD SECRETARY

Emily Sigunyi, Senior Executive of International Programs is a married mother of three lovely boys. Born in Kenya from a very humble background, she started from scratch including doing casual jobs to mobilize resources and to also raise funds to cover her own school fees. She is a success story who emerged top in her final Primary school final exams resulting in her winning many hearts as a young hard working girl in her local village. To date, Emily being brought up by peasant parents has remained a role model to many upcoming young girls in her home village.

Emily is a professional Administrator, highly effective in coordinating and implementing multiple projects. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a team player attitude and strong initiative. She is characterized by peers and superiors as a confident and capable in demonstrating strong organizational, written and communication skills.

Emily holds a Diploma in Community Development (Hampton College, South Africa), a Diploma in Administration and a Diploma in Secretarial Studies. She has attended many seminars and has achieved many awards in her organizational/ interpersonal skills. She has been recognized as a promoter of the girl child and has been involved in organizing different events to raise money towards this noble cause.

Her dream is to actively work with girls and women to achieve their desired goals for a better society and to promote gender equality. Educating a girl is like educating the entire society, and Emily is firmly walking the path to achieving her dreams!

Public Relations Officer:

Ms Caroline is the Public Relations Officer for MADI. She ensures that MADI's networking, and relationship building and cooperation with other nonprofit organization working to promote disability inclusion is up to date and alive.

Her passion for disability inclusion motivated her to join MADI in 2018 and since then, she has worked tirelessly to ensure that women, children, older adults with disabilities are involved and included in the development processes of their respective communities.