In the past, education was mostly associated with money. In order to get access to educational material, parents had to worry about paying for institutional services. Over the past few decades, technology has influenced almost everything in the world, one of them being the educational system. The invention of mobile educational applications has revolutionized the educational system thereby providing new patterns of learning and improving the educational system in the world. Our guest for today is a self-taught Android developer Felix Fomengia who is using mobile applications to enhance quality education in Cameroon.
At the age of 21, Cameroonian-born Felix Fomengia, Founder and CEO of Light-Gate Solutions Inc, has successfully developed and published well over 15 mobile applications on the google play store, one of them being the innovative mobile offline application aimed at easing revision for students in Examination classes in Cameroon. Published in April 2018, Felix’s CAMEROON G.C.E GUIDE APP is a mobile application that was born out of the need to readily make available exam resources ranging from past questions to study tips for students in Cameroon.
According to Felix, way back in high school, while preparing for the G.C.E examinations, he had difficulties accessing past G.C.E questions for revision, thus the inspiration to develop the CAMEROON G.C.E GUIDE APP, an app he terms his biggest project so far. Talking to Felix, he also indicated that the application was developed to assist students in the crisis-affected regions of Cameroon in better preparing for the G.C.E examinations.
With well over 6000 students having had access to this application, Felix believes he is well on his way to effect positive changes in the Educational system in Cameroon as well as help more students acquire better results. In the future, Felix hopes to scale and improve his project, establish as a company and create jobs thereby employing other Cameroonians.
So far, Felix has had a series of recognition and awards for his works among which are:
– 2019 DIGITAL CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
– MOST CELEBRATED CITIZEN FOR SDG 4
– DIGCIT – AWARDS 2019
– ORANGE SOCIAL VENTURE PRIZE 2019( 3RD PRIZE)
– BEST MOBILE APPLICATION
– BONTEH DIGITAL MEDIA AWARDS 2018- 2018 100TH MOST INSPIRING YOUNG CAMEROONIAN by Inspire237 Magazines.
In an advice to youths, Felix calls on the youths to start small, believe in themselves, and in the works of their hands. He further states that with passion and dedication, everyone can achieve whatsoever they put their minds to.
Interview and report by Maurine Shei
FELIX FOMENGIA: A Self-Taught Andriod Developer
