Background
Young people are at the heart of Nigeria’s future, yet many lack access to the guidance, skills, and opportunities needed to unlock their full leadership potential. The Youth Leadership Framework was created to bridge this gap by nurturing confident, responsible, and innovative young leaders who can shape their communities and drive national progress. Through structured training, mentorship, digital empowerment, and community engagement, the program prepares young people to lead with integrity, creativity, and purpose in a rapidly evolving world.
Objectives
Develop Leadership Competence
Equip youths with essential leadership, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Promote Active Citizenship
Inspire young people to participate in community development, advocacy, and national conversations.
Strengthen Character and Values
Build integrity, responsibility, empathy, resilience, and teamwork through value-based leadership training.
Expand Youth Opportunities
Connect participants with mentors, partnerships, internships, and platforms for leadership expression.
Support Youth-led Innovations
Encourage the creation of community impact projects, digital solutions, and social initiatives by young leaders.
Promote Inclusion and Safe Spaces
Ensure equal participation for girls, marginalized youths, and young people from underserved communities.
Vision & Mission
Vision
To build a generation of empowered, responsible, and innovative young leaders who confidently drive positive change in their communities and contribute meaningfully to national development.
Mission
To equip young people with leadership skills, mentorship support, digital competence, and real-world opportunities that strengthen their capacity to lead, influence, and create sustainable impact.
Core Values
- Integrity: Leading with honesty and accountability.
- Excellence: Striving for high standards in knowledge and actions.
- Innovation: Encouraging creative thinking and problem-solving.
- Empathy: Understanding and responding to the needs of others.
- Courage: Taking bold steps toward change.
- Service: Leading through positive community impact.
Key Program Components
Structured trainings teaching practical leadership principles such as emotional intelligence, decision-making, collaboration, and ethical leadership.
Pairing young leaders with experienced mentors who guide them in career growth, personal development, and community leadership.
Support for youth-led initiatives addressing issues in education, health, digital literacy, environment, agriculture, and mental health.
Building capacity in digital communication, online leadership, social media advocacy, and basic tech competence.
Training students as peer leaders to promote teamwork, mental well-being, and positive influence in their schools and communities.
Practical opportunities such as campaigns, SDG-related projects, school outreaches, and local leadership tasks.
Events that test creativity, teamwork, public speaking, and problem-solving while encouraging healthy competition and excellence.
Expected Impact
- A generation of confident youth leaders ready to contribute to Nigeria’s socio-economic growth.
- Increased youth-led community solutions and SDG-driven initiatives.
- Better representation of young voices in decision-making spaces.
- Strengthened resilience, confidence, and leadership identity in young people.