Education Mentorship (BRIGHT Education)
From primary school to university: funding to send children to primary school; university preparation (SAT, Common App, personal statement); foundational skills; CV and cover letter coaching; guidance on international university options; Duolingo English Test scholarships. For young refugees from across Africa now living in Cameroon. Lead: Gisele Booth-Clibborn, Head of Education.
Psychosocial Care (BRIGHT Health)
Healing after displacement: counselling from trained professionals, mental health support for people affected by trauma, health education and referrals to care, workshops on confidence, leadership and self-reliance. Mental health campaigns reached 30 participants in August 2023 and 45 in July 2024. Lead: Jeanette Habyarimana, Head of Health.
Tennis Programme (BRIGHT Sport)
Sport for unity and peace, open to girls and boys alike, with weekly training at the Tennis Club of Yaoundé: 20 children trained in 2023, 25 in 2024 and 25 in 2025. Tennis Sans Frontières donated rackets, balls and T-shirts in August 2025. Lead: Carine Sipewou, Head of Sport.
Lens on Life Bright Lab (BRIGHT Art and Culture)
Photography, film directing and creative writing for social impact, in partnership with the Lens on Life Project since 2021 and the Canon Young People Programme. Three learners won Canon MIRAISHA scholarships in October 2024, in photojournalism, filmmaking and screenwriting. Founded by Jack and Sam Powers (Lens On Life) and Liliane Uwase (BRIGHT). Lead: Staelle Erica Yemele Sokeng, Head of Arts and Culture.
BRIGHT Code Lab (BRIGHT Technology and Innovation)
Coding courses (computer basics, web development, programming), tech bootcamps that end in a portfolio project, and hackathons, in small cohorts with a mentor for each learner. Lead: Josias Aurel Njouondo Djimi, Head of Technology and Innovation.
Green Hands Enterprise (BRIGHT Environment)
Climate action that creates income: tree planting, youth-led clean-up days in Efoulan and across Yaoundé, and a recycling workshop that turns plastic and fabric waste into products. Lead: Rodrigue Bobiyomona Banina, Head of Environment.