Our History and Our Goals

Motivated by the urgent need to support vulnerable and underserved communities in Cameroon and across Africa, Luma Fritz Likanjo and a team of passionate change makers founded the Environmental Management and Livelihood Initiative (EMLI) in 2018. From the beginning, EMLI has focused on empowering marginalized groups—widows, orphans, displaced families, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable youth—through innovative programs that strengthen both livelihoods and environmental resilience.