Cameroon Regional Office Staff

Alim Ousmanou, Cameroon Country Representative
alim@efainternational.org

Alim is based in Maroua, Cameroon and coordinates operations of EFA International in Cameroon. Alim’s professional background is in tourism and small business development. He has an Undergraduate Degree in Tourism from the University of N’gaoundéré, Cameroon. In addition to being a founding member of AJEPS, EFA’s first HIV+ youth support group, he has worked as a consultant for ACTEN and a Logistical Aide for CARE International. Alim is committed to the development of his community, country, and colleagues. In relation to his work with EFA, he is interested in linking tourism with community development in Cameroon. Alim is also the Director of Tsanaga Tours Agency, a professional tourism agency in Maroua. He has worked for the Cameroon Safari Agency and in the commercial business sector.

Amada Tchake, Programs and Operations Manager
amada@efainternational.org

Amada has over 20 years experience in development work, helping disadvantaged communities build capacity and improve their quality of life. Amada has worked for CARE International in Cameroon for in many capacities. He has experience managing income generation activities, health and wellness programs, establishing women’s groups, and water and sanitation. In addition, he has extensive experience in financial and personnel management. Amada joined EFA International to continue and expand his efforts to mobilize and empower youth in distress. His work involves training youth members on various health topics such as generalities of HIV and the importance of living positively, and mentors groups as they lead their own community interventions and activities. He lives in Maroua with his wife and five children.

Caitlyn Bradburn, Peace Corps Volunteer
caitlyn@efainternational.org

Caitlyn currently serves as a Peace Corps volunteer in Maroua, Cameroon. Caitlyn’s passion for HIV education and advocacy began when she worked in Mozambique in 2002-2003. She taught at a vocational school and very quickly saw the effects of HIV on the school community collectively and on her students individually. While she began her time in Mozambique with a focus on continuing education, she left with a passion for working within the HIV field. From Mozambique, Caitlyn continued to Philadelphia where she earned her degree at the University of Pennsylvania while working at the Philadelphia AIDS Fund and as an HIV Counselor at the Mazzoni Center. It is a great honor for Caitlyn to be welcomed into the EFA International and Maroua communities. She hopes that her two years of Peace Corps service in collaboration with each of the members of the associations will result in many successes.  Read Caitlyn’s blog posts.

U.S. Staff

Gabriel Deussom Noubissie, Operations Manager
gabriel@efainternational.org

Gabriel is EFA International’s Operations Manager. He has a PhD in the History of Religious and Political Institutions from the University of N’gaoundéré and is currently working towards an Executive Masters in Public Management from the University of Maryland. Gabriel has almost a decade of experience in international development, supporting a local Cameroonian NGO as training Director and Regional Coordinator. Experienced in community capacity building, project implementation, results-based management, micro finance, monitoring and evaluation, and gender & development issues, he has brought expertise to many projects sponsored by the European Union, the African Development Bank Projects, and SNV. In 2004, he joined CARE International as the Community Development Coordinator for its rural development project in the North and Far North Regions. Gabriel dedicates his life to improve the lives of less fortunate populations. He has joined EFA International to achieve this goal. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Rachel.

Dana Allen-Greil, Online Communications Manager
dana@efainternational.org

Dana Allen-Greil volunteers to improve and expand EFA’s online communications efforts, including publication of EFA’s quarterly newsletter and redesigning the organization’s Web site.  Dana is the New Media Project Manager at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, where she manages the museum’s blog, Web site, and other digital projects.  Prior to joining the Smithsonian, Dana coordinated online communications and publishing efforts for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, including the Daily HIV/AIDS Report on kaisernetwork.org.  Her work on innovative online campaigns targeting young people with sexual health information, including the Foundation’s partnerships with MTV’s It’s Your Sex Life campaign and BET’s Rap It Up project, has inspired Dana to continue working to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. and globally.  Dana holds an M.A. in Museum Studies from The George Washington University and a B.A. in English and Women Studies from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.