Perspective

It’s finally here! After four solid months of one of the nation’s most intense publicity campaigns, and a national tour the likes of which the nation probably only sees in politics, the organisers of The Future Awards are set to present, for the fifth year in a row, Nigeria’s biggest youth event.

The event holds as announced by the organisers at the official launch of this season on October 1, 2009 in Lagos . It holds on Sunday, the 7th of February 2010 at the Musion Centre in Lagos . The Keynote Speaker is Managing Director of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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Since the beginning of this century, Africans and Africa have become a center of observations and expectations in so many areas of human development. And one facet that a lot of International communities have been showing a lot of interest is in the area of entrenching solid and uninterrupted democracy and good governance in Africa; where rule of law, massive infrastructural development, health care development, human friendly policy etc are prioritize at all level of governance. Yes, as Africa continue to take strides to become the continent of our dream, the issues of governance and leadership still remains one of the vital vehicles for attaining a more prosperous and better Africa. Interestingly, more young people who over the years have remain the bulk of the African population and the emerging leaders are showing more interest in issues of governance, leadership and development in the continent.

If you are one of such young Nigerians and Africans that share this sentiment of better democratization of the African continent, and also believe that you are one of the major stake holders in African development, then apply to participate in DESPLAY Season 5, democracy training program today. Youngstars Development Initiative (Youngstars Foundation) Nigeria, with support from the National Endowment for Democracy, NED USA, is glad to announce the call for application from young people across Africa for its foremost youth democracy and good governance program DESPLAY, beginning in January 2010.  Democracy Series: Participation – Learning and Active Youths (DESPLAY) is a knowledge based and activity oriented youth program that brings together youths from different places to deepen their democracy knowledge and foster active youth participation in good governance processes. Since 2005, DESPLAY has directly trained over 300 youths from Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon and over 3000 youths indirectly through her peer education component called Passing-it-On (PiO). Read the rest of this entry »

If you are an undergraduate seeking to gain practical work experience before you graduate, this call is for you! Wonder what your CV would look like when you do graduate and looking to improve its contents? Want to build a potentially life-long mentoring relationship with your boss who will guide you along your career path?

Positive Impact Network & GET Mentored present a unique opportunity for undergraduates to gain practical work experience, to make good use of spare time they may have (due to holidays, strikes or reduced work load) and to learn and earn, in the 3rd edition of the Summer Youth Internship Connect (SYNC) Programme.

What is it? The SYNC programme is a formal work/study mentoring programme that attaches young undergraduates to mentors for specifically defined periods- usually 6-8weeks. During this period, your mentor will pay you a monthly salary in exchange for you to perform daily tasks for him/ her. Tasks are as varied as your talent, and at the end of the day, your abilities would ensure when you leave school, you have exceptional references to fall back on! Read the rest of this entry »

The Future Project, Nigeria was, from the 6^th to 12^th of July, selected to represent Nigeria at a youth exchange sponsored by the European Commission in Latvia. The Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe – bordered to the right by Russia.

The youth exchange was part of a large scale project, Sharing World Youth Skills, financed by the European Commission and organized by Code International, The Netherlands and Youth Leaders Coalition, Latvia in partnership with organizations from Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Ghana, Cote d’Ivore, Bolivia, Brasilia and Mexico. The Future Project, Nigeria/The Future Awards was the only organisation from Africa.

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On behalf of the Conflict Security and Development Group (CSDG) of Kings College, University of London, I write to invite you to a half day workshop ‘Youth Vulnerability and Exclusion (YOVEX) in Lagos’ on Tuesday 7^th April 2009 at the Protea Leadway Hotel, Maryland, Lagos from 9am. Read the rest of this entry »