ASPIRE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Connecting Nigerian Children, Youth and Women
with digital, practical and life skills enrichment opportunities for improved livelihoods
vision for the future
Why We do This
According to UNICEF, approximatively 54 % of Children in Nigeria are ‘multidimensionally poor’ by facing at least three deprivations across seven dimensions of child rights including nutrition, healthcare, education, water, sanitation, adequate housing, and information.
UNICEF also estimated that 1 in 5 children in Nigeria, more than 10.5 million Nigerian children are out of school.
We understand that poverty has long-term impacts on the well-being of children and youth, even into adulthood. We also know that unemployable, unskilled, economically unproductive, unhealthy and poorly educated youth are at risk in the community.
We connect under-served children and youth to training opportunities and resources in order to foster digital inclusion, safety, trust, enhanced sustenance, responsible citizenship, better career outcomes, and improved health and wellbeing.
Mission
To invest in under-served children and youth through training, mentorship, and resources aimed at enabling them to overcome the barriers to digital inclusion, safety, enhanced sustenance, and improved health and wellbeing.
Our Approach
Research has identified a standard set of factors that predispose children to positive outcomes in the face of significant adversity. These counterbalancing factors include:
- Digital Skills Development
- Practical Skills Acquisition
- Life Skills Enrichment
- Facilitating supportive adult-child relationships and building positive social and community connections (Mentoring)
DIGITAL & LIFE SKILLS
Digital skills development enhances problem solving, critical thinking and creativity skills.
Digital skills acquisition also improves employability and job retention.
Help to build resilience, a sense of self-efficacy, self responsibility, and accountability. Also help in mobilizing sources of faith, hope, and cultural traditions. It strengthens adaptive skills and self regulatory capacities. Build positive social and community connections.
PRACTICAL SKILLS
From the artistry of tie-dye, precision in carpentry, elegance in shoemaking, styling in hairdressing, strokes of painting, meticulous sewing, to the intricacies of car and house cleaning, this comprehensive program empowers participants with versatile hands-on education. With a focus on entrepreneurial empowerment, Skill Spark nurtures talents, fostering a dynamic and adaptive skill set that propels participants into diverse career pathways.
Digital skills development enhances problem solving, critical thinking and creativity skills. Our DISELP empowers under-served youth with Technology and Life skills that they can leverage for immediate employment and build on for future learnings and career opportunities. The Technology curriculum includes coding, programing, robotics, web development, media and data analysis. The life skills curriculum include various topics in leadership, entrepreneurship, financial literacy and health.
Skill Spark equips participants with practical skills, designed to pave the way for employment, apprenticeship opportunities, and entrepreneurship, this initiative goes beyond traditional education, encompassing a diverse range of disciplines including tie and dye, carpentry, shoe making, painting, sewing, car cleaning, house cleaning, hairdressing, shoemaking, musical instruments, and more.
Skill Spark is a transformative journey that empowers students to embrace creativity, develop practical expertise, and embark on meaningful career paths across an expanded spectrum of skills and trades
LIT is a training and mentorship program focusing on various leadership and personal development topics, including goal setting, decision-making, self-responsibility, resilience, and many more.
LIT also provides connections to volunteering opportunities and mentorship for the students to practice their leadership skills.
Our Financial Empowerment Program (MoneySmart) helps the youth to take the first step towards a brighter and more prosperous future.
The program takes a holistic approach, combining financial education with practical application for a well-rounded development experience. It’s a transformative journey toward improved livelihood and a financially empowered life
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
We believe in the power of Elementary School Education. And while we await the resuscitation of the public school system in Nigeria, we are working to provide quality education to a few children from low-income communities.
With our sponsors’ help, we partnered with Talent Mine Academy Nigeria to provide a 12-year fully funded education to our first two select children, effective the First Term of 2021. And we hope to do more in the coming years. These students have never been to school before and we believe this intervention will provide long-term benefits to them and their communities.
VOLUNTEERS
Hours
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m - 4:30 pm
Location
47, Audu Bale Street, Yaba, Lagos.
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