We are going to achieve a lot by implementing this project. It has been established that political instability and restiveness across Nigeria benefits from the increasing number of youth who have no daily goal owing to their unemployment status and rising frustrations. Focusing on combating poverty and unemployment amongst youth in underserved communities in Nigeria is very deliberate because of the pressing need for an institute with adequate expertise. The idea involves low-entry capacity building exercise that trains a minimum of 100 young people every quarter, who are then equipped with engagement opportunities. This model allows them to pay back 10% of their income towards the sustainability of the project while it also ensures that they embrace a saving culture.
The project has been on since 2018, but we initially struggled to get young people into the program due to a low level of awareness and trust. Even when knew of the opportunities of the opportunity, it was difficult for them to believe that they would not be exploited somewhere down line. But then, peer pressure is very strong among young people, and as success stories evolved from the program, we began to see more young people step forward.
The center continue to receive young people on a daily basis; picking up enrollment forms, making enquiries or seeking guidance in one of form or other from our program staff and volunteers, but this hasn’t always been the case. The L.I.F.E. training in Bachirawa-Ungogo (Kano State, North West Nigeria) is on course to start on November 2019. Youth in the Bachirawa community are already visiting the training centre, picking forms and cannot wait for the program to start.
Digital Jobs Campaign
The Digital Job Campaign is an awareness campaign to inform high potential but disadvantage Nigerian youth about online work and provide training to help these youth access online jobs. Online work provides a low-barrier-to-entry opportunity for young jobseeker to earn an income, while building their skills and digital work experience.
4,215 will be trained through the campaign website as in (www.tarbijobs.com). Those who indicate interest choose to be trained on a variety of technical skills. In 2020, 47 people will be trained on Design and Multimedia, 136 people on Web development, 43 people on Writing and Translation, 23 on
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