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Genesis G. Tinshu

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Founder and President

Tinshu holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from the University of Buea and is passionate about Social Entrepreneurship, especially using Technology to help the poor.

He won the Global Junior Challenge Award in Rome in November 2004, receiving his award from the hands of the Mayor of the city of Rome in the presence of Cameroon’s Ambassador to Italy.

He has participated in a number of IT meetings including Africa Source II in Kalangal, Uganda and Kabissa’s Time to get Online Training of Trainers Workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a certified training partner with Kabissa.org in Washington USA and also a Steering Committee Member of the new Kabissa web project.

He was also one of 17 world class Social Entrepreneurs selected for the highly acclaimed Global Social Benefit Incubator at Santa Clara University in 2006.

He is also an alumni of the Global Proclamation Academy at Dallas Seminary in Dallas, USA.

His work has taken him to several countries including Thailand, Italy, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius Island, USA, France, …

Contact him directly at tinshu @ hintonline.org or download his curriculum vitae (CV) to know more about him.

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Our History

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In 1998, a young man shabbily dressed and looking very dirty approached Mr. Genesis Tinshu, founder of HINT. He almost ran for fear that the young man was insane and was trying to attack  him. Then he noticed that the young man was showing him a piece of paper signed by a prominent law officer. According to the document, he had been released from prison. He was in need of financial assistance to re-unite with his family in a far distant city. Thank God, Mr. Genesis had some money on him that could buy some food and also help pay his way home. Genesis took him to a nearby bus station and saw him off.

Then Mr. Genesis began to wonder what would happen to him when he gets home. Would he be accepted? Would he adjust properly to life outside, after 7 years of imprisonment? How long would the little money he gave him last? Would he be able to live a sustainable life? Mr. Genesis hoped he could empower him to live a responsible life that will prevent future imprisonment.

Later that same year, Mr. Genesis went back to prison to visit and surprisingly he met the same young man and he was behind bars for a fresh crime. He ignored him when he called out to him the first time but felt deeply for him and wished he could help him.

Towards the middle of that same year, Mr. Genesis came to know two young ladies and both were students. They were being sexually exploited by married men in exchange for their education. Poverty had driven them this far. I felt for them and wished I could immediately help them out. If they could operate a self-reliant business, that will help to sustain them and free them from sexual molestation.

Helps International (HINT) Cameroon was then created in 2002 to improving on the social and economic well-being and health of the poor and underprivileged in the society through education, skills development and job creation.

If you would like to help you can read more on how you can help, or contact us.

Our Goals & Objectives

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1. To bridge the digital divide
a. Help school children get ICT exposure and skills through the School PCs Project
b. Help underprivileged youths within the community to gain ICT skills through Community IT Training Centres.

2. To give the poor and underprivileged a chance to be educated.
a. Provide for the educational needs of  orphans and underprivileged children through Child Sponsorship
b.      Set up Community Education Centres in needy communities to cater for the education needs of the poor and underprivileged.

3. To fight poverty and unemployment
a. Provide access to low-interest loans and business management training to the poor for through Africa Rural Investment Fund (ARIF).
b.      Equip underprivileged and unemployed youths with marketable IT skills so help them find employment.

4. To improve the health of the underprivileged poor
a. Train HIV Educators who in turn will educate their communities, social groups and families on how to prevent HIV and other diseases.
b.      Run medical outreaches to educate the general public on healthy living and disease prevention.

5. To help develop needy communities
a. Provide clean water where needed
b. Provide solar electricity where needed.

Back Packs 2008 support over 30 underprivileged children

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Back Packs 2008 took place on 28th September 2008 in Buea. This program reached out to about 30 kids from mostly the primary school while the Joseph and Heather Talbot Prize was awarded to Mr. Akembom Pascal, HINT’s Administrative Assistant and Manager of our Bonduma IT Centre for his selfless service to the people of Buea through HINT. This annual prize is given in memory of Joseph & Heather Talbot who volunteered selflessly at HINT for 12 months during 2006/2007

Without this support, many of these children will not be able to go to school and most of them will perform poorly in school.

After going through all the application forms four (5) qualified children were given full support for one year, while the rest received partial support depending on the needs they had put forth in their request. Unfortunately, we could not be of help to all the needy children identified due to our limited financial resources.

However, we wish to thank all who donated for Back Packs 2008 and hope that you will continue to support this program in the coming years. We raised just a little over FCFA 300,000 and spent a lot more than that. Thank you tot all our donors.

Pictures of the award ceremony are here.

Help send an Africa Child to school this Spetember

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As you may already know, each September, we help send dozens of underprivileged children to school by providing textbooks, uniforms, and fees. Last year, we were able to assist 41 children with textbooks, uniform, and fees. Without that, many of them would not be able to go to school or would perform very poorly because of lack of basic needs.

To join us in this effort,  visit how you can help.

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Our mission is to improve the well-being of the underprivileged in our community through education, skill development, and job creation.

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