Elvis Ngwa

Manager

Elvis started his career in 2008 with High-Tech Cameroon Environmental Protection Association (High-Tech CEPA) as assistant to the Environmental Manager during which he supported the design and implementation of environmental advocacy projects. With MSc. in Natural Resources and Environmental Management from the University of Buea, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Buea, where he was preoccupied with environmental toxicology and remediation research in 2012. In 2013, worked with Likingi Sustainable Agroforestry Programme (LISAP) Ltd as a Project and Sustainability Manager, for two years. During this position, he assisted the company with technical support on project development and management in the cocoa sector. He also designed and implemented a sustainable farm management capacity building programme for local cocoa farmers in the South West Region, in accordance with the UTZ Certified code of conduct. Later on, as a part time teacher in the University of Buea, he taught biometry and field experimentation, in the Department of Agronomic and Applied Molecular Biology, building students’ capacity on experimental designs, data collection and analytical methods. In 2016, he moved to the ERuDeF Institute of Biodiversity and Non-profit Studies, as the Assistant Director in charge of research, fundraising and partnership. He coordinated research, developed funding proposals and negotiated partnerships for the institute.  Elvis joined the FOKABS team in 2017 where he currently serves as a Climate and Natural Resources Management Analyst.