Awah Ntseh

The food and cosmetic values of this animal have made it a rare commodity. It is the raining season and a comfortable breathing ground for snails. Vanel Kwadjio, a young entrepreneur at the Oyom-abang neighborhood in Yaounde says that her backyard is full of snails and at times she even finds it right at her doorsteps. “It is this way every raining season,” she stated before indicating she sees children storm her backyard in the evening and the early hours of the morning in search of the snails to use it as meat. Just like these children, eating snails for meals has long been associated with certain tribes in Cameroon but now the high demand from other parts of the country and beyond is makings snail a rare commodity. Apart from meat, experts say that slime is another major potential of snail used in producing mainly cosmetics.

23 October 2018. In this year’s group of 20 fellows selected for the African Leadership Academy’s Anzisha Prize (presented in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation), there are four young entrepreneurs

Mastercard Foundation in partnership with the African Leadership Academy (ALA) is pleased to announce that 20 of Africa’s youngest and brightest entrepreneurs will join the Anzisha Fellowship

Awah grew up in Douala, Cameroon, and has always been drawn to nature and farming. His first foray intro entrepreneurship was tomato farming.