Climate Change 101: Understanding the Basics
It is a well-established fact that climate change is real and happening right now. As part of the ClimateVoicesNigeria series, our speaker, Adesola Adegeye the Founder, of GreenwithGrin and Ecobiz shared her insights on a Facebook Live conversation about Understanding the Basics of Climate Change. A summary of the conversation is provided below. Climate change […]
Disability Inclusiveness: From an Individualistic Lens
Disability Inclusion means understanding the relationship between the way people function and how they participate in society and making sure everybody has the same opportunities to participate in every aspect of life to the best of their abilities and desires. The 2018 Nigeria Demography and Health Survey revealed that an estimated 7% of household members […]
Loss and Damage: Unveiling the Realities
Despite Nigeria’s low contribution to climate change, the country suffers from the adverse impact of climate change such as changes in rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, increased frequency of extreme weather events, and threats to biodiversity loss. The impacts have led to food insecurity, conflicts, unemployment, and a rise in living costs. Climate change has […]
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 […]
Understanding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNHR)
In 1948, leaders from around the world came together and made a solemn promise to protect and advance the rights of every individual. This year, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which is one of the most significant global pledges in history. The thirty (30) articles in the […]
NGYouthSDGs participates in the Leave No One Behind Partnership Exploration Workshop
As part of NGYouthSDG’s commitment to foster youth inclusion in the attainment of the global goals ensuring that no one is left behind, the programme’s associate (Boluwatife Ajayi) attended a Two-day Leave No One Behind (LNOB) partnership meeting on the 1st and 2nd November 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria. The purpose of the meeting was to […]
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 […]
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 […]
NGYouthSDGs Receives an Institutional Funding Support from Alan and Babbe Sainsbury Charitable Trust
[Yaba, Lagos] – Nigeria Youth SDGs (NGYouthSDGs) registered as the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative is thrilled to announce that it has received funding support from the UK-based Alan and Babette Sainsbury Charitable Trust. This funding will enable NGYouthSDGs to accelerate its mission of empowering young Nigerians to take meaningful action on climate education […]
Ending Youth Tokenism – NGYouthSDGs with Support from UNIC Lagos Trains 360 Youth Across 6 States in Nigeria As Advocates Against Climate Change
Nigeria Youth SDGs registered as the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre, Lagos, held six interactive workshops ahead of cop27 aimed at building the capacity of young people to advocate for environmental and social justice issues in Nigeria. The workshop happened in Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna, Kwara, Ondo […]
