Nigeria Futures Summit Sets Agenda for Nigeria’s COP29 Outing
The Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative also known as the Nigerian Youth SDGs Network (NGYouthSDGs), with support from the German Missions in Nigeria, recently hosted the maiden Nigeria Futures Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, which sought to shape Nigeria’s climate action priorities ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Themed: “,” the Nigerian Youth SDGs Network’s […]
International Day of Charity: Supporting the Drive to Eradicate Poverty
September 5, 2024 marks the International Day of Charity, a day designated by the United Nations to raise awareness and mobilise people, NGOs and stakeholders globally to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities. Interestingly, this date was chosen to commemorate the death anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who passed away on September 5, […]
Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs) and its partners commemorate the 2024 International Youth Day with a 2-day event in Abuja, Nigeria.
Abuja, Nigeria – On August 12th and 13th, 2024, the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs), in collaboration with its partners—Oxfam in Nigeria, African Activists for Climate Justice, the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), the United Nations in Nigeria, Amnesty International Nigeria, Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi), and […]
Event Report: NGYouthSDGs commemorates the 2023 International Volunteers Day
Nigeria Youth SDGs registered as Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs) in partnership with the European Union Youth Sounding Board in Nigeria and RLabs Nigeria hosted a virtual event to commemorate the 2023 International Volunteers Day with the theme. “The Power of Collective Action: If Everyone Did.” The event aimed at acknowledging the significant […]
Equitable Budgeting: The path to building sustainable organizations
The issue of equitable budgeting has gained significant momentum in the ever-evolving landscape of non-profit organizations. Recently, the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO) organized a training session facilitated by guest speaker, Joshua Alade, Executive Director of Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs). The session shed light on the critical role equitable budgeting plays in […]
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 […]
NGYouthSDGs and AdamStart To Host Sustainability Debate At One Young World Summit
Youth-led social enterprise programme AdamStart and the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs) have joined hands to present ‘Activating Transformational Leadership’ as part of the One Young World summit programme in Manchester this September. The event, which will take place on 8 September, will engage participants in a parliamentary session debating and sharing ideas […]
#ChampionsConnect: Leveraging Personal and Collective Power in Community Organizing
The Nigeria Youth SDGs Network organized its second Champions Connect on 30th July 2022. The Champions’ Connect virtual session is a roundtable engagement with the coordinator and champions members of the youth coalition network across Nigeria. The session theme highlights the role of power, participation and Performance (3 P’s) in building a solid foundation and […]
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 […]
NGYouthSDGs Completes 6 Weeks Monitoring and Evaluation Course Supported by ILO Abuja
Three champions of Nigeria Youth SDGs Network have just completed six weeks online course on Monitoring and Evaluation of Youth Employment Programmes. The course organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) aimed to capacitate youth employment stakeholders in Nigeria to develop and implement […]
