b'The Pulte InstituteforGlobal DevelopmentSustainabilityStudent Leads Conversation to Impact Policy in Support of Agroforestry in CameroonKeough School Master of Global Affairs student Beverlyin conservation, he invited her to work as a research Ndifoin is bringing evidence to impact in her homeassistant with the FLARE network, which he coordinates, country of Cameroon, utilizing research to advocate withand also to help with the organizations social media policymakers to integrate trees into existing agriculturalengagement. Because Ndifoin had expertise in translating systems to reduce poverty and improve lives. research into compelling stories, she was selected to present at FLAREs conference in Nairobi where her In early 2024, Ndifoin completed an analysis ofmother, the Hon. Nengtoh, also participated as a agroforestrys potential to create economic benefits forpanel speaker.rural communities and to have a positive impact on the climate. With the able assistance of the Hon. HonourineAgroforestry aligns with Cameroons commitment Wainachi Nengtoha member of the Cameroonianto sustainable development, offering a parliament, an arborist of note, and Ndifoins mother comprehensive solution to environmental, social, the analysis and accompanying recommendations madeand economic challenges, Ndifoin wrote in the brief its way to the nations Minister of Forestry and Wildlifeshared with government officials. There is a critical Jukes Doret Ndongo, for review. need for policy adjustments, increased awareness, and targeted support to promote its sustainable integration.Ndifoin suggested an increase in the planting of indigenous fruit trees represented an opportunity for Cameroons rural population to benefit as evidenced by other countries: through the availability of an additional source of valuable nutrition, as a source of new revenue for farmers, and as a safety net most often utilized by women in times of scarcity. She recommended changes to regulations limiting small farmers access to fruit trees for commercial purposes, investment in locally adapted tree species, and training and education for farmers to affect a nationwide adoption of agroforestry.Ndifoin first came to the U.S. on a Mandela Washington Fellowship through the State Department (read more about the Mandela Washington Fellowship and the Pulte Institute on page 40). Through this experience, she learned about the Keough School from a program alum who had studied at Notre Dame. She arrived on campus in August 2023, one of the first two students from Cameroon to attend the Keough School. When Ndifoins academic advisor Daniel Miller, Keough On this page: Beverly Ndifoin and Hon. Honourine Wainachi School associate professor of environmental policy andNengtoh, Ndifoins mother and Cameroon Parlimentarian, at the core affiliated faculty member with the Pulte Institute,FLARE conference in Kenya. learned about her journalism experience and interest 2826 | Sustainability'