John Fokwang
John Koyela Fokwang was born in Bali Nyonga in the then British Southern Cameroons. He attended the Native Authority School in Bali where he later taught as a Probationary Teacher (1963-1965). John Fokwang continued his professional training and enrichment in 1965 and obtained his Teacher’s Grade III, II and I in 1968, 1970 and 1975 respectively. He completed his studies for the ACP in 1980 and became a Senior Grade I teacher in 1981. In the summer of 1987, John Fokwang completed studies towards a diploma in Project Management at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Always animated by the quest to enrich his professional and personal life, he trained and obtained a certificate in General Agriculture from INADES Formation Cameroon in 1998. He was a founding member of the Association for Creative Teaching (ACT) and the Kaberry Research Centre, Bamenda. He has edited many children’s and teachers’ literary works such as The Lion and the Monkey and The Busy Spider and Other Poems. He is also the author of the bestselling A Dictionary of Popular Bali Names, 3rd edition (2010).
