Mendi Henry Njah was born in Bangwe in 1975. He currently lives in Befang Menchum Divsion of the North West Region with his wife and three children. As a child Mendi suffered from an illness which left him disabled despite efforts by traditional healers. However, despite his physical disability he has persevered and became a part time teacher for ten years.
As a Community Volunteer (CV) and the IDF Staff of the IDF Wum Branch Office, Mendi is an important member of the IDF team. He has been the IDF staff in Wum for a little over a year. Mendi has attestations in Counselling, Ordinary and Advance level certification, in addition to attestations of effectiveness and experience in teaching issues by the inspector of Basic Education.
Mendi is an active member of his community and has 
participated in activities including:
– Assisting orphans and vulnerable children in Wum community to use their knowledge to grow through counselling experience gathered through seminars with the support of IDF;
– Counselling children and adults about HIV and AIDS and how to protect themselves;
– Educating HIV/AIDS promoters in the wum community to live a positive life;
– Encouraging students to live a protective lifestyle with training supported by IDF and VSO; and
– Educating disabled persons as a peer educator in Befang, Bangwe, Agulhi and Ngoh.
Mendi has also held a number of positions in his community including:
– President of the Befang association of persons with disability;
– Secretary of Menchum unit community of persons with disability;
– Secretary of the Nyang quarter Council Befang and the Bangwe Village Council;
– Assistant President of the Social Affairs unit of persons with disability Wum Central Sub Division, coordinated by the Divisional Delegate of Social Affairs Wum; and
– Traditional compound head in Bangwe, crowned by the nobles of the village.
In his free time Mendi runs a bar, in addition to a farm where he undertakes fowl and goat breeding as well as rice and plantain growing. He also spends his free time as a referee for Fernasco games and inter-village competitions. He is a proponent to help others set up small Njangi groups.
Mendi loves travelling and gaining experience in other things not known and to learn from other people of different places. He is always ready to learn at any time.