Pierre Nzuah, the CEO of Against All Odds: Outreach for Learning is from Cameroon. He grew up in a remote region, one of 18 children. There is no free public education in Cameroon. There are no colleges or universities for engineering and science. Against all odds, Pierre found a way to get to the United States as a student at SUNY Canton in the 4-year electrical engineering program. He will gradu
ate in May. Many people helped raise the money to get Pierre through college. And, in the fall, he has been accepted for the masters in science program at Clarkson University. Pierre is worried about the lack of access to basic elementary education in his home village. When we travel with Pierre to his village after his graduation--to see his family for the first time in 4-1/2 years--Pierre wants to bring enough money to provide some basic supplies for the elementary schools in his village, and scholarship money for as many young students as possible. We have created a little organization, Against All Odds, as a nonprofit to accept funds for these purposes. We leave mid-May for the trip and believe we can have a major impact for the coming year with $7,000 in funds for school blackboards, desks, supplies and scholarships. Can you imagine? No free first grade. No free high school. Pierre is particularly concerned about little girls having access to education. This fund can make a real difference in Pierre's village.
