Achaleke Christian Leke

Achaleke Christian Leke (born 12 April 1990), is Cameroonian activist.

Christian was born in Fiango Kumba, a town renowned for youth involvement in violence such as jungle justice, kidnapping, and other socio-cultural issues.

Christian was born on 12 April 1990, raised in Kumba, the Southwest region of Cameroon.

He completed his elementary and secondary education in Cameroon.

In 2007, at the age of 17, Christian started advocating against violences and crimes within his community.

In 2007, he started volunteering for Local Youth Corner Cameroon, a nonprofit that aims to empower young people to prevent violence and promote sustainable development.

He became the executive director at the organization in 2021.

In 2009, Christian enrolled at University of Buea, Cameroon where he attended the faculty of history and graduated with bachelor's degree in history with a minor in political science in 2011.

Subsequently, he further enrolled in University of Yaoundé 1 to pursue a post graduate diploma in International Relations, he graduated in 2013.

Since 2014, Christian was appointed as Cameroon Youth Ambassador to the Commonwealth.

In 2016, at the community, he was recognized as the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year.

Since 2017, Christian also holds master's degree in security and development from University of Birmingham, England.

In addition, since 2018, he served as a part-time lecturer at University of Buea for post graduate program in Peace and Security Studies until 2020.

Among his activities at the organization, in 2018, they supported a free school initiative named The Salaam School Initiative , to support the re-education of children affected by violent conflict in the Far North Region.

From 2019, he is a board member at the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), and a member of youth advisory committee for Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security since 2020.

Since then, his activities in various vulnerable areas have led to partnerships with United Nations, World Bank and African Commonwealth, and have earned him a long list of recognitions, including featuring on the UN list of 10 leaders who can inspire you to change the world in 2020.

Christian has been serving as executive director at Local Youth Corner Cameroon, a Cameroonian NGO.

In addition, he is the African Union Youth Ambassador for Peace representing Central Africa since 2022.

Subsequently, Christian was elected the global coordinator of Commonwealth Peace Ambassadors Network, he served until 2020.

In 2020, during COVID-19 crisis, they implemented One Person, One Hand Sanitizer initiative where they manufactured and donated hand sanitizer for communities in Cameroon.

The disinfectants were made in accordance with the World Health Organization’s recipe for hand sanitizers and bottles were distributed into vulnerable communities by youth volunteers.

In the same year, Christian featured on the UN list of 10 young people leading the COVID-19 response in their communities.