Gabriel Njinimbot grew up in a small West African village in the northwestern region of Cameroon in West Africa called Bali Nyonga.

Though his family was poor, and his parents educated only to second-grade level, they sacrificed everything to ensure that he obtained some basic level of education to help him face the challenges of the world. Through hard work and helping hands, Gabriel completed university with a Bachelor of Educational Administration in Cameroon and a few years later immigrated to where in his mind, was the best country on the planet: The United States of America.

Gabriel first arrived in the United States ( Chicago O’hare) on June 12th, 1999, at the age of 26, with just one hundred dollars on him. He found his way to Washington, DC, when a good Samaritan paid his bus fare after realizing that the school he was heading to was closed.