Call for Mentors: Join the Youth Activators Lab Program as a Mentor

Apply HERE Application Deadline: Saturday, 25th January 2025. The Youth Activators Lab (YAL) invites passionate and experienced professionals in the development space to join us as mentors for our 12-month program dedicated to nurturing the next generation of changemakers in Nigeria. As a mentor, you will have the unique opportunity to guide young, driven individuals […]

Building a Green Future: The Role of Youth in Climate Innovation

As part of our dedication to ensuring the meaningful involvement of young people through initiatives and policies that empower them to lead and thrive, NGYouthSDGs is excited to introduce our social media program, #GreenConvo. What is the #GreenConvo? The #GreenConvo is a bi-monthly program on X (formerly known as Twitter) aimed at addressing crucial issues […]

Love: A Catalyst for Sustainable Development

Love emerges as a powerful force for positive transformation in a time when the world faces a global crisis. Love, in its purest form, transcends boundaries, race, age or religion, uniting people across diverse backgrounds and experiences. Research has shown that love can help individuals develop a sense of empathy and compassion towards others, which […]

Guiding Tomorrow, Acting Today: The Joy of Being a Youth Worker

The quote by John Wooden, a college basketball coach – “Youth work is about meeting young people where they are at, accepting them as they are and walking alongside them” has inspired my journey of working with young people. It highlights the importance of nurturing relationships with young people and serving as role models so […]

Event Report: Lagos People’s Assembly

During the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Week, the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs) organised the Lagos People’s Assembly with support from Action for Sustainable Development. The event with the theme ‘United for a Sustainable Nigeria’ was organised to raise awareness about SDGs 1, 4, 8, 12 and 13 and explore ways […]

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 […]