C-Life

What C-Life does

C-Life (legal name: C Life Community Inc.) is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 by Sheila Etonga Ngolesueh and headquartered at 539 W Commerce St, Suite 1127, Dallas, TX. The organization develops Christ-centered marketplace servant leaders in Cameroon, with secondary operational presence in Yaoundé (Cameroon). Its core product is the LIVE LEAD SERVE Servant Leadership Fellowship — a 4-month intensive program (registration fee 30,000 FCFA, ~$50) for Cameroonian university students, graduates, and young professionals aged 20-37 covering Christian discipleship, servant leadership, entrepreneurship, and career development. Supporting the core program are the Awaken Trip mission experience to Cameroon (12 days, $2,800) and Cameroon+Rwanda (16 days, $3,500), the I Love Africa@Home community-hosted fundraising events, Fund-a-Business sponsorship of micro-enterprises at $1,300-$4,000 each, and a free US Marketplace Training Workshop launched in Dallas on September 14, 2025.

The business model is donor-subsidized nonprofit with multiple funding streams. Recurring monthly partnership donations ($25-$500+ tiered), one-time gifts, event sponsorships, mission-trip tuition, business-sponsorship investments, and earned income from a Yaoundé co-working space form the revenue base. Distribution operates through direct application via Google Forms, peer-to-peer fundraising (I Love Africa@Home), donor offline channels (check, Zelle, ACH), and event-driven acquisition tied to annual I Love Africa galas in Dallas plus Giving Tuesday and Spring Fundraising campaigns. No proprietary technology platform exists beyond standard SaaS donations infrastructure (Donorbox, Flipcause) and the organization's website on a Weebly builder.

Since founding, C-Life has trained over 400 servant leaders across 16 cohorts who are reported to have positively impacted 300,000+ people through alumni-led businesses, schools, churches, healthcare work, and community service projects in Cameroon. Notable alumni outcomes include selection into the Obama Foundation Young Leaders Program and individual alumni cited as impacting 10,000 lives.

Name

C-Life

Legal name

C Life Community Inc.

Website

https://myclife.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

C-Life is a Dallas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops Christ-centered marketplace servant leaders in Cameroon through its 4-month LIVE LEAD SERVE Fellowship, mission trips, and donor-funded micro-enterprises targeting young Cameroonian professionals aged 20-37.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development Training

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Servant leadership training
• Christian nonprofit ministry
• Marketplace leadership development
• African leadership fellowships
• Faith-based training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals who support the mission. Monthly giving partners (I Love Africa partners) provide consistent recurring revenue. One-time gifts support specific projects, staff salaries, or general operations.
2. Business Sponsorship / Fund-a-Business: Donors invest $1,300-$4,000 to fund income-generating businesses (sandwich business, poultry farm, plantain farm, mushroom farm, cassava production) in Cameroon. These businesses generate ongoing profits that support C-Life operations and alumni livelihoods.
3. Mission Trip Revenue: 12-day Cameroon mission trips at $2,800 or Cameroon+Rwanda trips at $3,500 per participant. Revenue covers trip logistics, in-country transport, accommodation, meals, training, and business funding support.
4. Training Program Registration: Admitted Fellows pay a one-time registration fee of 30,000 FCFA (approximately $50 USD) for the 4-month Servant Leadership Fellowship program in Cameroon.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

C-Life is a US-registered 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit that develops Christ-centered marketplace servant leaders in Africa, primarily through its 4-month LIVE LEAD SERVE Servant Leadership Fellowship delivered in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The program combines Christian discipleship, servant leadership principles, entrepreneurship, and career development for university students, graduates, and young professionals. Supporting offerings include the Awaken Trip mission experience, the I Love Africa giving and Fund-a-Business program, community-hosted I Love Africa@Home events, US-based workshops, and a co-working space, with all operations funded primarily through individual donations and partnership contributions.

Product overview

C-Life is a Christian non-profit leadership training organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs centered on its LIVE LEAD SERVE Servant Leadership Fellowship—the core 4-month training program that develops Christ-centered marketplace servant leaders through spiritual formation, community engagement, entrepreneurship, and leadership development. Supporting the core program are the Awaken Trip mission experience (12-day Cameroon/Rwanda immersion), the I Love Africa Support Drive (monthly giving and business funding), I Love Africa@Home Events (community fundraising), and the US Marketplace Training Workshop. The organization also operates a co-working space for revenue generation. The complete ecosystem is designed to train, deploy, and support African marketplace leaders who drive community transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LIVE LEAD SERVE: C-Life's Lifestyle Servant Leadership Fellowship program designed to help young professionals on the journey to professional significance through biblical discipleship and marketplace training.

Products and services

• LIVE LEAD SERVE Servant Leadership Fellowship A 4-month intensive holistic professional training program that develops Cameroonian university students, graduates, and young professionals as Christ-centered marketplace servant leaders. Combines Christian discipleship, servant leadership, entrepreneurship, and career development with peer-led Life Groups. Admitted Fellows pay a 30,000 FCFA (~$50 USD) registration fee and the program is delivered in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
• Awaken Trip Mission Experience An immersive marketplace discipleship mission trip to Cameroon (12 days at $2,800 per person) with an optional Rwanda extension (16-day combined trip at $3,500 per person). Includes accommodation, meals, in-country transport, training, business pitch competition, cultural excursions, visa fees, tours and tips; excludes round-trip international flights. Targets US supporters and donor cultivation.
• I Love Africa Support Drive (including Fund-a-Business) A donor partnership and business-sponsorship initiative. Monthly partners sustain staff salaries and operations; Fund-a-Business sponsorships price at $1,300 (Mushroom Farm) to $4,000 (Cassava Production), funding income-generating ventures in Cameroon whose profits support C-Life operations and alumni livelihoods.
• I Love Africa@Home Host-Your-Own Event Program A community-hosted fundraising program in which individual supporters organize their own awareness-and-fundraising events (e.g., dinners, coffee meetups, 5K runs) using C-Life's platform, hosting guides, and presentation materials, with all proceeds supporting C-Life's Cameroon operations.
• US Marketplace Training Workshop A free one-day marketplace leadership workshop delivered in Dallas, TX in partnership with Fire Bible Church, equipping attendees with Christian Discipleship (work as worship), Servant Leadership, and Problem Solving skills; registration required due to limited seating.
• Volunteer Program A structured volunteer engagement program offering US-based volunteers opportunities to support local fundraising events, donor care, logistics, administrative tasks, grant research and writing, and project coordination, plus international volunteer placements supporting C-Life's leadership training and community projects in Cameroon.
• C-Life Co-working Space A co-working space in Cameroon managed by C-Life's Finance Officer that creates revenue-generating opportunities supporting organizational sustainability alongside the nonprofit's training and fundraising activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 277+ Christ-centered marketplace leaders trained as of partnership campaign; 400+ by Spring 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Foundation Fact Orphanage YaoundeminorOthersCleopatra Ngwain, C-Life's Country Director (Interim) & Operations Director, also serves as Coordinator of activities for Foundation Fact Orphanage Yaounde. This is a personal connection of a staff member rather than a formal organizational partnership.
• Obama FoundationminorOthersC-Life alumna Durance was selected for the Obama Foundation Young Leaders Program in South Africa, representing the program's alumni outcomes rather than a formal organizational partnership.
• Fire Bible Church (Fire Church)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerC-Life Cameroon and USA partnered with Fire Bible Church (also referred to as Fire Church) in Dallas, TX to co-host the US Marketplace Training Workshop on September 14, 2025.
• ALARM (African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries)minorOthersFounder Sheila Etonga Ngolesueh interned with ALARM in South Sudan in 2015, which was a formative experience that led to the founding of C-Life. This is a historical formative connection rather than an active organizational partnership.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Opportunity International: Faith-rooted microfinance and small-enterprise development organization active across Africa. Comparable to C-Life as a faith-based organization combining entrepreneurship training with African community development, and adjacent to C-Life's Fund-a-Business and entrepreneurship curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• Christar: Faith-based organization working among least-reached peoples including in Africa, with discipleship and leadership development components. Comparable to C-Life in faith-anchored leadership formation across African contexts.
• Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI): US Government signature program for African leadership development with the Mandela Washington Fellowship at its core. Comparable to C-Life in target demographic and leadership capacity-building mission, though secular and government-funded.
• Africa New Life Ministries: Faith-based nonprofit operating in Rwanda and surrounding regions with leadership and community development programs. Comparable to C-Life as a broader Christian nonprofit operating in Central Africa with leadership and community development components.

Direct peers

• International Leadership Institute (ILI): Faith-based leadership training organization equipping leaders in Africa and Asia. Comparable to C-Life in its Christ-centered, cohort-based, multi-month leadership development approach targeting emerging leaders.
• African Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA): Organization building leadership and management capacity across Africa through training programs. Comparable to C-Life in its focus on leadership development for African professionals and its training-centric delivery model.
• Haggai International: Faith-based leadership development organization equipping leaders globally, with a strong African presence. Comparable to C-Life in its blend of Christian discipleship, leadership training, and marketplace ministry orientation.
• African Leadership University (ALU): Higher-education institution developing African leaders through experiential learning across the continent. Comparable to C-Life in its mission of building African leadership capacity, though delivered through a degree-granting model rather than short-form training.
• Africa Leadership Academy: Pan-African leadership development institution training young African leaders. Comparable to C-Life in target demographic (young African leaders) and leadership development mission, though operating through a more formal secondary-to-tertiary educational model.
• African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM): Faith-based organization training African leaders in reconciliation and servant leadership. Directly comparable to C-Life as the founder's formative internship was with ALARM, making it the closest model peer in mission, geography, and training approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@c-lifecommunityinc.1227
• Facebookfacebook.com/Clifecommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clifecommunity
• Xx.com/clifecommunity

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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