An Application for Community Curator for April 2024.

Salutation

Steem greetings from the Motherland-Cameroon and welcome to my blog as I drop my application for community curators for April 2024. It is with honor to reapply for the role of community curator for April 2024. Following the announcement made on the Steemitblog, my application will be based on the guidelines outlined in the announcement post of recruiting curators for April 2024.

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A brief summary of your history on Steem.

I became a member of the Steemit platform in July 2020. During that period, the office where I was working had issued us with letters, suspending work till further notice when the COVID-19 outbreak started.

I was introduced to Steemit by @fombae who constantly explained every detail about Steemit to me and he also assisted in creating my account.

I am an inquisitive person and I believe that information is power. This was what made me explore the newcomer community to know more about the platform. I engaged in the achievements program and completed it within a shorter period and was labeled a pro-verified newcomer. This program helped me to better familiarise myself with the platform and improved the quality of the content I created.

During my early days on Steemit, I subscribed to the @steemafrica community where I shared a good number of articles. In December 2020, the Cameroon CR at the time @saxopedia assisted by @fombae decided to create a country community account where all Cameroonian bloggers on Steemit could share their content. That is how I became a member and participated in the growth of the community via the Njangi program by sending 5 SBDs every week to the community account.

Notwithstanding, my inquisitive nature made it possible for me to join the Crypto Academy to learn more about crypto. Through the academy, I was able to create a good number of crypto-related content and participated in seasons 1-6. Even though I was not participating in all crypto assignments due to circumstances beyond my control.

With all the benefits I got from the platform, I decided to talk to friends, family, and colleagues about the platform. Some of them became interested and joined while others were reluctant. This goes with the adage “You cannot take a horse to the stream and force it to drink water.”

I became more committed and consistent on the platform, producing quality content. This made me gain support from both the Steemit team and other users on the platform. Today, I can also support other content creators with my accumulated SP.

Throughout my stay on the platform, I have always supported all initiatives by the Steemit team for the growth of the platform.

Details of any positions of responsibility you have held on Steem

The following are some positions I have been opportune to serve on the Steemit platform;

• Former Country Representative for Cameroon.
• MOD on the @steem-cameroon community.
• Plagiarism leader in the steem-cameroon community.
• Community Curator with the Industrious Seven curation team led by @vvarishayy for several months using SC06 account.
• Member of the Lucky Dip team led by @patjewell in August 2022 using SC09 account.
• Former member of team 5 using SC08 account.
• Former member of team 4 using SC07 account.
• Presently member of team burn using SC03 account.

Details of specialist or professional skills or expertise you have in ‘real life’

I have worked with several NGOs as a conflict and peace expert in Cameroon.

I am a certified Gender Based Violence (GBV) case manager by the UNFPA. I used this skill to manage several cases of GBV specifically, rape, forced marriages, forced prostitution, physical abuse, and psychological trauma. I offer psychosocial support to survivors.

I have expertise in human rights monitoring, documenting, and reporting. This skill was learned during my master's program in Conflict, Peace, and Security studies.

I am equally a child protection specialist in emergencies trained by UNICEF. I managed cases of child exploitation, neglect, and abuse.

Presently, I am a supervisor with the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development. I supervise developmental activities carried out by the divisional council. I am equally a gender, peace, and security consultant with Oversee Advising Group working with all UN agencies and other international organizations.

What country you live in and what languages you can read fluently?

I am an English-speaking Cameroonian. However, the bicultural nature of the country has made it possible for me to read and understand French fluently. Pidgin English is equally a common language in Cameroon and I speak and write it fluently.

Your key stats - own SP, CSI, Reputation, Delegations.

Own SP	35,678
CSI	14.1
Reputation	77.432
Incoming Delegations	1.04
Outgoing Delegated SP	3,193

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Any subjects you particularly enjoy curating.

With my experience on the platform, I love curating content related to acts of kindness, the diary game, my town in 10pics, and protection-related content on GBV, human rights, and child protection. However, I am an open-minded person, always willing to read new concepts. Therefore I can easily curate all content if it is worth reading through.

I am fully aware of sites to check AI-generated content on the platform. I am willing to continue serving the platform as a community curator for April 2024 and I wish my application is given due consideration.