Youth Activism: How To Redesign Your Approach
Do you have any idea how many times I have considered leaving this country in my lifetime or the last year? More than I can count, and can you blame me? I live in a nation where all my efforts for change and more favourable living conditions for myself are frustrated by the same bodies […]
How the COVID19 Pandemic Accelerated Digital Transformation
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the landscape of human interactions. As mobility and physical gatherings were restricted, people resorted to digital versions of everyday practices from before the pandemic began, forcing them to take an extraordinary digital leap. Since life cannot really take a long break, businesses, schools, and other institutions began to look […]
Lifting 100 Million People Out of Poverty: Four Things Nigeria Needs to Do
Joshua Alade According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate in Nigeria is about 27.1 percent which means about 22 million people do not have jobs and if you add the underemployment rate it is nearly about 54 percent. Young people make up a significant portion of this statistics as about 60 percent […]
2020 Review – A Year of Sharing Youth Power and Driving Momentum for the Global Goals
Dear Friend, Happy New Year! We know 2020 was a long and challenging year and we hope that you are excited to kick start 2021 with all the energy and determination to achieve the change you desire in your community and the world. Last year showed us the importance of advocating for a better world […]
Global Goals Week: Youth Shaping the World We Want
In commemoration of the fifth year of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a virtual hangout was organized to coincide with the Global Goals Week. The aim of the virtual hangout stems from the need to evaluate how far the SDGs have been achieved over these years. Considering certain gaps that exist in between achieving these […]
Oxfam Nigeria and NGYouthSDGs Host The 2020 International Youth Day In Nigeria
More than ever, the world has turned to innovators delivering solutions to solve society’s greatest problems, removing critical barriers, facilitate innovative approaches and power our livelihood. 2020 started amid uncertainties for young people in Nigeria and may likely end with more uncertainties as the world battles COVID-19 and getting ready for an apparent recession; Nigeria […]
Oxfam Nigeria and NGYouthSDGs Launch #IYDInnovationChallenge: Share Your Impact Stories To Win Up To 300,000 Naira in Cash Prizes
This year, the United Nation’s International Youth Day 2020 is focused on “Youth Engagement for Global Action” and explores medium engage youth from the local level to the global level. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a serious challenge but it has also presented an opportunity, notably for several […]
UN75 Youth Virtual Dialogue: Government and Private Sector Need to Supercharge Youth Solutions in Corona Virus Recovery
Theme: SHAPING THE NIGERIA WE WANT Date: Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 Moderators: Daniel Nwaeze Background: The world currently has half of the population being under 30 and 90% of these Young People live in developing countries. The collective power of young people is one of the most powerful and catalytic forces that are available in challenging […]
#COVIDPositiveStories – Mayowa Adegbile
Mayowa Adegbile is the founder of the Ashake Foundation. This is her #COVIDPositiveStory; I work with a lot of women who depend on daily sales and with the lockdown, we started receiving calls that there was no hope for food and hunger was inevitable. These women in most cases are the breadwinners of their home […]
#COVIDPositiveStories – Aminat Ibrahim
Meet Aminat Modupe Ibrahim, a Kectil Colleague, and the team lead at MayMed Innova. This is her #COVIDPositiveStory. At the onset of the coronavirus, I was informing people who follow me on social media on the virus and how they can stay safe. When the first index person was reported in Nigeria, I knew that […]
