Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa

[4] She was appointed the director of the regional hospital of Yaoundé on March 17, 2009, becoming the first Cameroonian woman to hold this position.

[7] In 2016, she managed a budget of nearly 7 billion CFA francs (just over 10 million euros), a 21% increase from the previous year's amount.

[8] On the third International Day of Children's Rights in 2016, she strongly opposed child marriage, which particularly affects girls by depriving them of education and deters their empowerment.

"[9] Regarding delays in education and training of women, she advocated for a school construction policy, which she implemented with foreign funding including that of Japan.

These centers offer programs such as information and communication technology (ICT) and project management, which enables the beneficiaries to work locally.