Evidence, not just promises

Since the first prototype in 2018, the MAWOUO range has been deployed across more than 100 health facilities in 8 African countries.

Key figures

Measured achievements

Indicator	Value
MAWOUO incubators deployed	220, across more than 100 health facilities in 8 African countries — including 180 in Cameroon
Premature babies cared for	Around 1,500 over three years (Balafon and Orange operations)
OAPI invention patents	3 — connected neonatal incubator, phototherapy, disinfection gateway
AUI TECHNO revenue (2024)	320 million FCFA
Cumulative AUI Brand & Corporate revenue (2022–2025)	Over one million euros
Technical workshop	200 sqm in Nkolbisson, Yaoundé — laser CNC, 3D printing, thermoforming
Young people trained	More than 30 per year
Local warranty	2 years, with parts and maintenance available in Cameroon
International media reports	More than 100 (BBC, TV5MONDE, Africanews, Canal+, France Info)

Documented deployments: Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Guinea, Mali, Togo and Senegal. Approvals under negotiation: DRC (identified need for 800 incubators), Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Nigeria.

Recognition

Awards and partners

Partner / award	Nature of the relationship
Head of State Special Prize for Innovation (2018)	National award for the first MAWOUO prototype
AFD Digital Challenge (2019)	Innovation for women in Africa
POESAM / Orange Fab Cameroon (2019)	Winner — support for government certification and sales authorisation
Orange Foundation	First credibility client, CSR partnership model
FADEV	Equity stake in AUI Brand & Corporate (2025) and shareholder loan
AFD	Partner of the "Shared Innovation" series
GIZ, OIF, AUF, OAPI	Institutional partners
VivaTech Paris	Present in 2025

Press coverage

A story told by independent sources

AFD — Shared InnovationA 100% Made in Cameroon incubator for premature babies AfricanewsCameroon: incubators against neonatal mortality AlloDocteursThe incubator of the future is Cameroonian! EcoMatinMAWOUO interactive incubators aim for hospitals NeozOneHe invented a connected, self-sufficient incubator Nofi MediaThis man created an incubator that works without electricity

Further international reports (BBC, TV5MONDE, Brut Afrique, Le360 Afrique, Agence Ecofin, Canal+, France Info) are available on our YouTube channel.