I remember my first encounter with Patrice. It was at CEBIT Hannover, where he moderated an after-work show. His down-to-earth nature was very impressive, especially as he went straight on to tell me about his congolese roots and immediately switched to french, when he learnt I could manage some french language.
Patrice Bouédibéla was born on 1.11.1974 in Berlin to a congolese dad and a german mum. After highschool, he took up several jobs as an extra, initially with record shops and later in various roles on TV series and daily soaps. In 1996, his performance at a Berlin Night Club caught MTV's attention, hence his first job in the docudrama "MTV Road Rules". MTV Urban, TRL Urban and Brand:neu are other programs he moderated on MTV.
His career cuts across other major TV broadcasting stations like RTL (Peking Express) and ARTE (Rock in the city).
He functioned as a german ambassador for intercultural exchange in 2008 - the european year of intercultural dialogue.
Bafou-Dschang in Cameroon, where she did her primary and secondary education respectively at "Ecole Publique de
Djuttitsa" und Collège "Saint Laurent de Bafou". She later moved to Germany to study political sciences, applied linguistics and anglistics at the University of Siegen. A path that led her to a doctorate degree in political sciences at the university of Siegen, where she works as a lecturer. Her research and publications on the lives of immigrants, especially on the foriegn student, are quite informative.
Florence Tsaqué has a passion for poetry and story-telling. In August 2009 her first novel
„Femmes connues, coépouses inconnues“ was published.
She is very active and involved in her community, building cultural bridges through her participation in various workshops and organisations geared towards understanding and improving the life of the immigrant. Her publications act as a window to certain aspects of the immigrant's life 'e.g
She was recently voted a member of the council on intergration, Siegen.
Publikationen
- Tsagué
Assopgoum, Florence, Begegnung mit Trauer in: in: Krieger, Thomas
(Hrsg.), Warum wir hier sind, Luther Verlag, Bielefeld, 2007, S. 56-60.
- Tsagué
Assopgoum, Florence, Brain Drain oder Brain Exchange? Die
afrikanische Diaspora als Entwicklungsfaktor, in: Bellers, Jürgen und
Schimming, Marcus (Hrsg.), Deutschland als Entwicklungsland, (Geschichte
und Kulturen- Zeitschrift zur Geschichte und Entwicklung der Dritten
Welt, Band 11), Scylda Verlag Siegen, 2008, S. 23-32.
- Tsagué A., Florence,
Kamerunische Bildungsmigranten. Ihre Aktivitäten und Potentiale in
Deutschland, in: Africa Positive, 10. Jahrgang, Nummer 33, 2009, S.
28-29.
- Tsagué A., Florence, Europa als Vorbild ? Die
Auswirkungen des kolonialen Erbes in Afrika im kulturellen Bereich, in:
et cetera ppf, 1/2009, S. 23- 30.
- Tsagué A., Florence, Willkommen in
Kamerun. Was Sie unbedingt über „Afrika Im Kleinen“ wissen sollten, in:
Weltgebetstag 2010. Kamerun. Alles, was Atem hat, lobe Gott (Broschüre
des Weltgebetstags der Frauen- WGT), 2009, S. 1-2.
- Der
„Contre-pouvoir“ und seine Schwierigkeiten. Die Presse in Senegal, in:
Freiraum der Stipendiaten und Stipendiatinnen der
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, 2/2009, S.15-16.
- Tsagué Assopgoum, Florence,
„Femmes connues, coépouses inconnues“ (Roman), Editions Edilivre Aparis,
August 2009, S. 334. - Tsagué Assopgoum, Florence, Abwanderung kluger
Köpfe aus Afrika. Kamerunische Bildungsmigranten in Deutschland (Vortrag
in Erfurt), Der Ausländerbeauftragte beim Thüringer Ministerium für
Soziales, Familie und Gesundheit (Hrsg.), Dezember 2009.
- Tsagué A., Florence,
Feminisierung internationaler Migration. Welche Chancen bietet Migration
den afrikanischen Frauen? In: Africa Positive, 12. Jahrgang, Nummer 36,
2010, S. 33-34. - Tsagué A., Florence, Die europäische Steuerung
der Abwanderung von Afrika nach Europa, In: Africa Positive, 12.
Jahrgang, Nummer 37, 2010, S. 16-17.
Cameroonians make up the largest group
of foreign students from sub-Sahara Africa in Germany. The history of studying
abroad for most Cameroonians goes many years back to colonial times. The few scholars then were mainly on state
scholarship or grants with the hope of being part of a booming development back
home. With the Cameroonian
economic crisis from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s, many Cameroonians found
greener career and economic pastures abroad, including Germany.
Hang around Cameroonians and you’ll feel
their religious connection to football. Football is a Cameroonian passion thus
a central point of attraction in a variety of Cameroonian gatherings. The seed
for Challenge Cameroonian was planted in this light, when some 19years ago a
few Cameroonian students made it a yearly routine to meet, rekindle their
nostalgia, make old and new friends all around a few football games. They
created teams along lines of new and old acquaintances and made it a CHALLENGE
to win the game. This tradition
has been kept over the years and today Challenge Camerounais is MORE THAN JUST
A GAME.
Most often Challenge Camerounais is only
associated to football and an after-party, whereas the real picture is bigger.
Challenge Camerounais symbolizes in many
ways bilingualism, a true Cameroonian identity. Check out the name again
Challenge (English), Camerounais (French). It is an assembly of about 20 Cameroonian associations in
Germany governed by a Board of Directors, Commissions and Delegates.
Over the years Challenge Cameroonais has
grown into a multifunctional organisation that integrates sports, economic and
business networking, social responsibility, as well as culture for both young
and old!!!
Challenge Solidarity: gives back to the needy yearly. Last year's donation of 3500.00
EURO was made to "Fondation Petit Dan & Sarah”, an orphanage in Soa,
Cameroon.
Challenge Business and
Social Forum: an annual forum for German and Cameroonian businesswomen and
-men, entrepreneurs, scientist, politicians and social activists.
Challenge Culture: a thrilling show
with traditional dances, fashion parade, theatre art, music and other stage
performances.
Challenge Kids: a play and exchange
paradise for ‘Junior challengistes ‘ as they are called.
Challenge Gala Night
with Miss & Mr. Challenge Pageant: where
elegance meets wit, talent and responsibility. The winner of the pageant acts
as an ambassador of Challenge Solidarity.
Challenge Football,
Challenge Handball, Challenge Basketball and Challenge Athletics.
Their annual event is one of the largest
festivities organised by a single group of immigrants in Germany. Yearly about
5000 to 6000 people make it a date over Pentecost weekend to do one of the following:
....meet old and new friends ....participate in one of the many sport
activities (Football, Handball, Basketball, Athletics)
....share views and create networks at the
business and social forum , especially of German-Cameroonian nature ....get enticed by the Challenge Cultural
Show with various artistic performances
....dance to african beats at the Challenge Disco Night
...attend the Challenge Gala Night with
Miss & Mr. Challenge Pageant and a guest Cameroonian artist
…contribute towards helping the needy in
their motherland thru Challenge Solidarity
This year’s event ‘Time for a new
generation’ holds from 21. 05 to 24.05 in Darmstadt
Germany and offers a flamboyant program which goes beyond a highly
reputable sports tournament. A big part of this year’s event is attributed to Challenge Solidarity. The Business and Social Forum
will focus on "the road of the entrepreneur in
Cameroon" with a look at the status quo of economic relations
between Germany and Cameroon. The Challenge Disco Night on Saturday offers you
a chance to shake yourself before you wreck yourself. The Challenge Gala Night
and the Miss Challenge pageant will round up the activities of the Challenge
Camerounais Darmstadt 2010 weekend.
Patrice Bouédibéla was born on 1.11.1974 in Berlin to a congolese dad and a german mum. After highschool, he took up several jobs as an extra, initially with record shops and later in various roles on TV series and daily soaps. In 1996, his performance at a Berlin Night Club caught MTV's attention, hence his first job in the docudrama "MTV Road Rules". MTV Urban, TRL Urban and Brand:neu are other programs he moderated on MTV.
Patrice Bouédibéla was born on 1.11.1974 in Berlin to a congolese dad and a german mum. After highschool, he took up several jobs as an extra, initially with record shops and later in various roles on TV series and daily soaps. In 1996, his performance at a Berlin Night Club caught MTV's attention, hence his first job in the docudrama "MTV Road Rules". MTV Urban, TRL Urban and Brand:neu are other programs he moderated on MTV.
