Esther Omam Njomo[2] is a Cameroonian human rights activist and the Executive director of Reach Out Cameroon, an NGO that promotes women's and children's rights in conflict-affected areas and ensures women's participation in the process of peacebuilding.
[6] Born in Douala, Cameroon, Omam was forced out of school to get married at a young age.
[8][9] In 1996, Omam created Reach Out Cameroon as a small initiative which got legally permitted in 2000 alongside a group of medical doctors, gender specialists, social workers, nurses, community relay agents and agronomists in response to HIV epidemic outbreak in Fako District, Cameroon.
[13] In 2023, she was awarded the German Africa Prize alongside Marthe Wandou and Sally Mboumien for organizing the first National Women's Convention for Peace in Cameroon.
[14][15] In 2024, she won the Africa Women's Award in the Woman of Impact and Exception for the Promotion of Peace's Category for her contributions to ensuring peacebuilding in Cameroon and beyond.