About LOTI - Our mission
Leaders of Tomorrow International
Leaders of Tomorrow International (LOTI) is a registered nonprofit organization, based in Cameroon, Africa.
Active since April 2010, LOTI strives for the provision of sustainable higher education to unprivileged youths.
Why LOTI
In a poor country such as Cameroon, the majority of youg people cannot afford the costs of university. Also, for many different reasons (lack of infrastructure, poor computer literacy, etc.) very few people can take any advantage of the opportunities offered by ICT for further developing their education.
The situation is particularly difficult in the North West: although this region shows the highest rate of advanced level certifications in Cameroon (nearly 15,000 students every year), there is no state university in this part of the country. At the present time there is only one very expensive private university with a total enrolment of no more than 2,000 students per year; this leaves 13,000 students in need of traveling abroad to complete their studies. Many drop out of school because they simply cannot afford its costs.
"It is sad to see young men who ought to be academic giants growing up as academic midgets, great doctors as patients, great managers as beggarly customers, and great politicians as militants.
Looking at the emergence of online universities, particularly a tuition free online university like The University of the People (UoPeople) and many online courses of strategic importance that can inspire, activate, enlighten, motivate and equip our youth, we found a burning desire to realize of this project.." (Fai Yengo).