Balikumbat: Buma Foundation to open college, vocational institute September.

Buma Sebastien Tafili, vision bearer of the project made the declaration in Balikumbat recently. This was during a graduation ceremony of pupils of Buma Foundation Primary School.

The event brought together hundreds of young learners, parents, guardians, guests and well-wishers. Buma said the college and vocational training centre is to increase chances of success for young people in Balikumbat Subdivision. 

The college, he said, will be called Buma Foundation Comprehensive College, covering grammar and technical series.

He said creating and running schools under the Buma Foundation falls in line with his principle of prioritizing the interest of the people around him.

Buma said he is particularly using education as a tool to empower the youth of Balikumbat as the best way to promote development and guarantee a future for kids.

“This is the best way to give back to my community after witnessing what is happening around the world. Education is the best thing you can give today's generation to ensure the growth of our community and society at large for a better life,” Buma told The Guardian Post.

The graduating pupils used the event to showcase knowledge and skills acquired during the just ended academic year. This was through rhymes, brain box exercises, singing, dancing and others.

Most of the pupils saluted the quality of education at the institution.  Some promise to continue studying in the same school to build a future for themselves.

They described Buma Foundation Primary School as an institution of reference that will help them build a solution foundation to further their education.

Parents and guardians on their part expressed gratitude to the management of Buma Foundation. They saluted the man behind the institution for bringing education closer to the people of Balikumbat.

Buma Foundation in a nutshell 

The Buma Foundation has established itself in the last four years as one of the biggest engaged in the promotion of education. 

The Foundation runs three campuses in different neighbourhoods in Balikumbat which went operational since 2022. 

The Foundation remains a vital institution providing succor to especially children affected in the crisis-hit North West and South West Regions.

Besides its activities in the field of education, the institution is also engaged in driving community development. It also runs projects in Limbe, Fako Division of the South West Region. 

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3472 of Friday June 13, 2025