Mvondo Manuela: Master’s Student Juggling Digital Design and Natural Juices at Polytechnic

At the National Advanced School Of Engineering Of Yaounde , Manuela is pursuing a Master’s in Digital, specializing in Design. Two years ago, she and her elder co-founder launched Akuma Joyce, targeting university crowds with natural juices. Based mainly at Polytechnic, they’re pushing into other campuses like FMSD, Inucas, and Travaux via events and partnerships.

Weekends are production days: She shops Friday, then spends Saturday crafting baobab, pineapple, and folere flavours no preservatives, so quick freezer batches for weekly sales at 500 FCFA per cap. Started with just 21,000 FCFA for a test; now monthly investments hit 100,000+ FCFA, yielding 200,000+ FCFA revenue minimum.

Her challenges are inconsistent routines, fluctuating raw material prices, market resistance to innovation, and financial management lessons learned the hard way. No external funding it’s bootstrapped from savings, aligning her life fully.

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