Yvette Ngum

Cameroon

Yvette hails from the Bambui land, North West Region of Cameroon. She later moved to CCAST Bambili where she had GCE Ordinary and Advance Level certificates with orientation towards Arts. While there, she got involved in the High School Drama Club.
 
With a B.A (Licence) in Drama and Theatre (Performing Arts) from the Performing Arts Section, Department of Arts and Archaeology, University of Yaounde 1 Cameroon. She has developed interest in Theatre for Development (TfD) assisting in empirical field work research; Performer and Facilitator, with the thematic perspectives include amongst others the Disabity and HIV and AIDS.

As a performer, she has done productions for radio, television and stage, going on a national tour with NATT Cameroon with a play on Human Rights, Democracy and Social Injustice. Some of the plays and TV dramas include Trail of Mr Mphip/The Teacher on Trial, Eneta vs Elimo et al. She has starred in few Cameroonian movies including the Ecran Noir Award winning Widows at War.

Her exploits do not limit her in the world of Arts but also in Business (Business Management) where she did a Professional Course in Accountancy and Financial Management.

Yvette is currently pursuing a Post Graduate Studies in Dramatic Arts at the University of Witwatersrand under the Drama for Life Programme. She aspires to become a Facilitator working with impovrished communities, youths and team-building, leadership skills, using drama and theatre to impact lives, connecting people and bring forth a positive change through participatory inputs.