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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

ENUGU-BASED YOUTH-LED ORGANIZATIONS MARK YOUTH DAY

                                           
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The Entrepreneurship Initiative for African Youth (EIFAY) Enugu in partnership with Eagles Nest Youth Development International are hosting “Youth in Focus” forum to mark the International Youth Day 2012. The forum will hold at Teachers’ Hall by Otigba junction Enugu, Nigeria on Sunday 12th August 2012. 3pm dot. Call Emma thru 08033751328 or Lifted at 07060668966

This forum is an example of EIFAY’s commitment to its vision of raising young entrepreneurs for the transformation of 21st century African economy; and to mobilizing youths as active participants in building a better world through youth entrepreneurship development activities for employment generation, socio-economic transformation and prosperity of African continent. The forum also serves as the Pre-summit event for the forthcoming South East Zonal Youth Entrepreneurship Summit by November 2012 to be organized by EIFAY Enugu. Discussions at the forum will be centred on the theme of this year’s International Youth Day (Building a better world: Partnering with the youth) and exploring possible ways the society can partner with youths in building a better world through youth entrepreneurship development.

Through group discussions, the forum asks the following questions:

a. What are important challenges related to youth and employment in the society?
b. What should be done to promote youth employment in South East Nigeria?
c. What are important challenges/issues related to youth entrepreneurship in the society?
d. What should be done to promote youth entrepreneurship in South East Nigeria?

Key presenters at the forum are young leaders from the following organizations;

Emmanuel Egwu Acha is the founder & chairman of Entrepreneurship Initiative for African Youth (EIFAY), -a youth entrepreneurship development NGO based in Enugu. Emmanuel Acha is a young leader, inspirational entrepreneur and social innovator based in Enugu Nigeria. Mr. Acha as he is fondly called bagged a national Top12 Project Award in November 2009 at Sheralton Hotel Abuja on the emergence of his project as the best in the category of “Youth & ICT Promotion” and in recognition of his strategic role in youth development and nation building by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development Abuja. Mr. Emmanuel Acha is a strategic thinker, organizational czar and has impacted positively on numerous young lives in Nigeria.

Titus Lifted Nnamani is the President of Eagles Nest Youth Development International- a youth development NGO based in Enugu Nigeria. Since 2010, Titus Nnamani has joined the league of young leaders making strategic impact in social entrepreneurship and talent development activities.

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