How To Run A Good Advocacy
NOTE: This is based on practice and experience from my work and not theory/academic hence I may not have used some terms or definitions correctly. What is advocacy? In straightforward terms, it is CHANGING a policy, law, perspective, perception, behaviour, harmful belief, cultural practices, opinion or thoughts etc using evidence– research and targeted messaging. Advocacy […]
Coalition Empowers 403 Youth for Food Security
A coalition of youth-focused and youth-led organisations working around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria has called for more empowerment of young people to attain food security. The coalition, under the aegis of Nigeria Youth SDGs Network, said it is creating opportunities to support young people to attain the SDGs in the country. The […]
Nigerians and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Way Forward
Background The World Leaders present at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, took a historic step when they adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development envisions a present and a future that is economically sustainable, socially inclusive […]
Oxfam Nigeria and NGYouthSDGs International Youth Day 2021
With the realities brought in through COVID-19 and the ever-changing dynamics of the 21st-century economy, agriculture and innovation in food systems and technology is key to ensuring a more sustainable planet for everyone. This year, the International Youth Day will be held under the theme: Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health. […]
NGYouthSDGs Nominates Three Youth for Summer Global Youth Forum 2021
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network nominated three young Nigerians Tracy Iyemene, Blessing Ashi and Elizabeth Ita for the 2021 Global Youth Forum happening virtually between August 2nd and 20th. The forum which is organized by the International Training Centre, the training arm of the International Labour Organization seeks to recognize and engage young people in the […]
NGYouthSDGs Recognized by the United Nations as SDGs Best Practice
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network (NGYouthSDGs) has been recognized by the United Nations as Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda. NGYouthSDGs founded in 2017 and registered as Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative is a coalition of youth-led and youth-serving civil society organizations supported by 72 youth champions […]
NGYouthSDGs Champion Tracy Iyemene Attends Creative for Media and Information Literacy Workshop Funded by UNESCO Abuja
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network champion Tracy Iyemene attended a two days workshop on Media and Information Literacy hosted by Light Up Africa Development Initiative with funding from UNESCO Abuja. The workshop had twenty young people who represented civil society organizations carefully selected across Nigeria. The workshop began with the Executive Director of Light Up Africa […]
Call for Champions – Youth Fellowship Program
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network is collaborating with a multilateral organization towards raising awareness about a one-year fellowship program for recent university graduates in Nigeria. The fellowship programme will involve work placement in private institutions across Nigeria and professional development to improve the prospects of young Nigerians in the job market. We are mobilizing a group […]
Apply For The Sexual Assault Awareness Month Essay Competition By Nigeria Women For Peace
Every year, April is set aside for raising awareness on sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. April 2021 marks the 20th Anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). As a way of commemorating this milestone, NGWomen4Peace is organizing an Essay Competition for young Female Nigerian Writers, on the Topic: Sexual Assault as a Weapon of War: History, Effect, and […]
AFIDE: Providing Equal Opportunities for Small Scale Entrepreneurs
Economic inclusion and empowerment of the people at the grass-root level irrespective of their diversities is very crucial to societal development, hence, it is a key target of advancement and one of the Sustainable Development goals of the United Nations. As a way of creating an equal agricultural opportunity for all and sundry that will […]
