Nigeria faces a high youth unemployment rate, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impacts. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, over 40% of the working age group in Federal Capital Territory are unemployed. This number would have increased since the economy went into recession in early 2023 and the grave consequences of the naira policy and the removal of fuel subsidies in 2023. These pose a severe challenge to the development and well-being of young people in Nigeria and, most importantly, young women and girls.
Similar to this, Nigeria has been facing food shortage and critical challenges in national food production. These challenges are connected to high level insecurity, high inflation and the inability for young people to take up agriculture in a productive way.
The phase 1 of this project will train 20 young people who have an experience or are into agroecology and need more knowledge and access to resources and phase 2 training will be carried out shortly after, and will also train 20 young people. Priority will be given to SPA II project communities in FCT such as, Dukpa, New Jerusalem, Garki Village, Kabusa, Bwari and Waru, however, young people across different communities in FCT are encouraged to apply and will be considered.
YouthHubAfrica(YHA) is working with support from ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) under the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA II) project to implement the first phase of the Youth Green Ventures Program (YGVP) for young people in FCT. The Youth Green Ventures Program is a 3-day physical training to improve young people’s skill on agroecology by providing them with the necessary knowledge, and resources to access and succeed in the area of climate smart agriculture.
NOTE: This form closes on the 24th of July, however, this form can be closed before the assigned closing date once we get the required number of participants.
WORTH
The Green Ventures program for young people will contribute to;
- Increasing food production
- Reducing youth unemployment
- Enhancing youth productivity and income
- Improving youth well-being and social inclusion
- Advancing environmental sustainability and climate action.
ELIGIBILITY
