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Inspiring Nigerian Youths to aspire!

| Indeed, "God is preparing you for greater things. He's going to take you further than you thought possible, so don't be surprised when He asks you to think better of yourself and to act accordingly" "No matter where you are in life, you can be better" Joel Osteen Visit his website: www.joelosteen.com |
Aside consolidating on the basic entrepreneurial skills, goal setting, self awareness and leadership, which is the first goal in the action plan of RYPE Initiative, the main aim of the forum was to harness maximally the potentials, passion and strength of young people towards attaining socio-economic benefits for themselves, communities etc. It was to serve as a medium where young secondary school leavers can get application forms and become part of the one year RYPE program.
The one-day practical training program exposed the participants to a number of activities, which centered on creativity, leadership, teamwork, and goal setting. The facilitators included Esther Eshiet, Managing Partner at Verge Development Solution, which she co-founded; Toluleke Obadimu, Youth Development Consultant and Olawunmi Owolabi, the youngest Lecturer in the University of Calabar from the Department of Geology; They dealt on topics ranging from Creativity, Goal-Setting to Leadership respectively. The participants were taught to make right choices in life, set goals, think more creative, prepare themselves for success after school and position themselves for effective leadership, which will help in the development of the participants, their communities and Nigeria as a whole.
The Participants were at the end asked to individually state how they felt, what they have learnt and why the program should continue. We got such comments as, “This forum went beyond my expectation. Please we need such programs regularly”; “It was fantastic”; “I have learnt a lot today” all from the participants.

