Njeke Joshua Egbe
2024 Obama Foundation Africa Leader
Founder and Executive Director, Peace Crops
Cameroon
Njeke Joshua Egbe is the founder and executive director of Peace Crops, an organization dedicated to working with war-affected communities, displaced orphans, marginalized women, schools, and other entities to carry out agriculture projects that promote peace and adopt environmental conservation practices. Through organic farming campaigns, he uses agriculture as a peace-building tool by equipping community members with the knowledge to combat hunger, unemployment, and climate change. Njeke is passionate about addressing malnutrition in poor, rural Cameroonian communities, and developing projects that focus on practical mindset transformation and provide diverse, environmentally friendly livelihood options for communities.
More 2024 Africa Leaders
More about the Leaders Program
Leaders
For emerging leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the common good.
Learn More- The Center
- Building the Center
Join other Obama alumni in coming together to support the naming of the Water Garden at the Obama Presidential Center in honor of the life and legacy of President Obama’s mother, Ann Dunham—as a gift for the President’s 61st birthday.
Learn more- Watch
- Barack Obama
Watch President Obama share his vision for the Obama Presidential Center during a surprise visit with supporters and stakeholders—a vision for a public space that will honor history, help revitalize the South Side, and connect people throughout the communi
Learn more