Breaking Education Barriers: JERU-INFORMATIK, CJARC Spearhead Inclusive Higher Tech

The trend is driven by ground-breaking technological innovations and renewed demands for disability rights enforcement. From the deployment of specialized e-learning platforms at ISFP JERU-INFORMATIK, led by 100% disabled founder Cédric Tchana. To the local manufacturing of adaptive teaching tools at CJARC, specialized institutions are proving that learners with disabilities can achieve national acclaim.

Not An Act Of Charity

However, civil society leaders like Boniface Mvondo are urging all public and private schools to move beyond local success stories and strictly enforce statutory protections. Including Cameroon's mandatory 50% tuition reduction for students with disabilities. Mvondo insists that equal access to education remains a fundamental human right, not an act of charity.

Pioneering efforts in higher vocational and digital education are gaining momentum at the Institut Supérieur et Centre de Formation (ISFP) JERU-INFORMATIK in Yaoundé. Recognized with the Presidential Award for Excellence and Innovation in Inclusive Education, the institute is headed by founder Cédric Tchana, a leader who is 100% disabled.

Inclusive Professional Institute

Authorized by the Ministry of Higher Education (MINESUP) as an inclusive professional institute, JERU-INFORMATIK offers specialized programmes in Computer Science and Digital Arts, Health and Paramedical Studies, Business Management, and Artificial Intelligence. Operating under the slogan "Training today, succeeding tomorrow!", the institute delivers practical instruction tailored to Canadian training standards, backed by day, evening, and distance-learning options, pre-employment internships, and language programs.

Accessible E-Learning Platform

To mark the 2026/2027 academic year, Mr. Tchana announced the deployment of an accessible e-learning platform specifically designed to deliver professional distance education to students living with all forms of disability.

Outstanding Students

JERU-INFORMATIK’s inclusive methodology has already produced landmark academic milestones in Cameroon. Mêle François Sullivan, a student with Cerebral Palsy (CP) completed his instruction at JERU-INFORMATIK to become the First CP Maintenance Technician for Computers and Mobile Phones in Cameroon. Earning a "Very Good" grade before a panel of corporate executives.

NGA Eunice, a student with Cerebral Palsy made history as one of the country's first CP high school graduates. And went on to earn her Probatoire in Production Graphic Design (2025) and her Baccalaureate while training as a 2D/3D animator (2026). Alongside placing as a National Dux in DQP technical examinations.

While community leaders and specialized training institutions have established workable models for inclusive learning, stakeholders agree that full social integration requires consistent enforcement of national directives across all public and private institutions. As the 2026/2027 academic year unfolds, civil society organizations continue to urge school authorities to honour tuition discounts. Adopt locally-produced adaptive teaching tools, and maintain physical and digital environments where every learner can succeed.

Boniface Mvondo, Executive Director of the National Platform of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, issued an urgent appeal to the entire national educational ecosystem. Which encompasses primary schools, secondary colleges, and State universities. He called on all institutional heads, administrative leaders, and teaching personnel to systematically integrate a disability-inclusive approach into both admission procedures and pedagogical practices.

"Students with disabilities have a right to education; it is not charity, it is not a favor, but it is a question of human rights," Mvondo stated. "Whatever the disability or impairment of a citizen, they have a right to education just like all other citizens," Mvondo insisted.

Foundation For Active Citizenship

Addressing students living with disabilities directly, Mvondo urged them to actively pursue their schooling, framing education as the foundation for active citizenship and personal fulfillment. Highlighting progress on the regulatory front, Mvondo noted that the legal framework governing inclusive education in Cameroon strengthened significantly in 2026 through inter-ministerial circulars. Chief among these is a joint circular establishing a mandatory 50% discount on school and academic fees for students with disabilities.

Strictly And Uniformly Applied

Mvondo emphasized that this reduction is a statutory right that must be strictly and uniformly applied by all heads of institutions, whether public or private. He further called on the State to ensure full, nationwide implementation of the national policy on inclusive education to guarantee equitable access across all administrative regions.

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