NGO to build youth capacity on leadership skills
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Abuja, June 2, 2017 (NAN) Youth Initiative for Sustainable Human Development in Africa (YISHDA), an NGO, says it will build the capacity of young people across the country on leadership and responsibility skills.
Mr Joseph Yaba, Founder of YISHDA, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
Yaba said that the organisation was established with a purpose to serve African youths through a platform of discovery, development, leadership and value creation.
“The vision for Youth Initiative for Sustainable Human Development in Africa is to lead a vibrant and inclusive platform for African Youth Development.
“We understand that young people have a tremendous deposit of unexploited knowledge and skills that can be useful to their wellbeing, immediate community and the society at large.
“We therefore want to provide a vibrant platform where young people can harness and realise their goal,’’ he said.
Yaba stated that the mission was also to advocate for policies and programmes that have the potential to impact positively the life of young people.
He said the organisation was focusing on economic empowerment, youth empowerment and capacity building.
Others are community development programmes in healthcare which comprise water, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, maternal health and nutrition.
He said the organisation had so far designed and implemented programmes targeted at children and young people with special focus in education, development, empowerment and mentorship.
Yaba added that the organisation was currently implementing a project called Beyond Access Nigeria in 14 northern states of Nigeria and literature clubs for girls across six states of the federation.
According to him, the states excluded from the `beyond access Nigeria’ project as Kogi, Yobe, Jigawa, Borno and Niger.
Yaba however assured that the organisation would reach other states after covering the pilot states.
He listed the six benefitting states for the girls’ project as Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Niger, Akwa Ibom and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola