#COVIDPositiveStories – Ogholi Alero
Meet Ogholi Alero Sandra, she is a social entrepreneur and female rights advocate from Delta State, Nigeria. She is the Founder of Rural Development and Reformation Foundation (RUDERF). This is her #COVIDPositiveStory; In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, RUDERF decided to join our efforts to help prevent the spread of the dreadful disease, by […]
36 Young Nigerians to Attend First #UN75 Youth Dialogue With UN Deputy Secretary General
January 1, 2020, saw the launch of the UN75 initiative – the largest, most inclusive conversation on the role of global cooperation in building a better future for all. The initiative will see the UN spark dialogues throughout 2020 in diverse settings across the world. In a ‘global reality check’, four innovative data streams will […]
Ekiti State to Host #SDGsStory Event for International Youth Day 2019
The Ekiti State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) office will be commemorating the 2019 International Youth Day in partnership with the Nigerian Youth SDGs Network. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on SDGs, Mrs. Abimbola Solanke speaking during the meeting emphasized the need for accelerated progress for the SDGs in the state and the […]
My SDGs Story – Okonkwo Kenneth Chukwuebuka
Featured Image: Kenneth training the school children on Agribusiness and also activating them to become active citizens (SDGs) My name is Okonkwo Kenneth Chukwuebuka, I am an Agribusiness consultant, STEM-ed Africa Ambassador, YALI Network member, TEDx Johannesburg fellow, and an SDGs knowledge Facilitator. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Technology from the Federal University […]
Education, Youth and Sustainability
By Ikenna Ugwu, Enugu “He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.” These words of the German dictator, Adolf Hitler about the youth are reflective. We must not throw them away. And if we appreciate it, we may just be close to “gain”-ing the future. Let’s begin by understanding that half of the world’s […]
NYSC Gombe Hosts Youth Summit to Raise Awareness about the SDGs
The 2018 Gombe Youth SDGs Summit was organized for the first time by the NYSC SDGs Advocacy group in partnership with Gombe Youth for global goals, a foremost youth organization in the state. The aim of the event was to gather young people in the state together to dialogue and exchange ideas on how best […]
