Mualah Fofang, Ando Ulrich, Hagbang Larissa and Ngeh Jordan have just represented Cameroon in the first global robotics, an international robotics competition organized by a NGO based in the United States.

Originally reserved only for developed countries, including Europe, North America, and South America, this year the competition opened up to the world and includes teams from Africa and Asia. Of the 163 teams from the 158 countries that were present, Cameroon came out 43rd with its team of 4 students. "This honourable rank shows that students trained in Cameroon can stand in front of those from developed countries such as France and Canada and that they have the capacity to compete internationally," says Janet Fofang, Framer of the Cameroonian team consisting of students fromTassah Academic.

These students have followed a school curriculum that focuses on science, technology, and engineering to update themselves with new technologies today fit for international competition. The first step in the competition was to set up robots capable of performing well-defined tasks from the identical kits sent to each country. The robots in competition had different designs, as well as different engineering but had to accomplish a unique task, namely to find clean water sources and to be able to remove dirty particlesand render the water clean.

By grouping the countries into teams, the organization wanted to convey a main message: "When it comes to science and technology, there is no divergence because we put together to find the solution." In his speech at the closing ceremony, Jim Yong Kim, the president of the World Bank, did not fail to appreciate the initiative.

 These young people will be the first generation in the history of mankind, to be able to put an end to extreme poverty in the world. "With what I've seen through these robots, I know they can do it," he said. Coming out of this competition, Janet Fofang, the Cameroon team leader and representative of the Organization in Cameroon, is already planning to prepare for the next deadlines. She plans to organize robotics competitions in each region and each year, it is the best teams that will represent Cameroon in the next editions.