Education Nigeria Project #34302

Training for 500 Community Builders in Nigeria

by Spring Development Initiative

Project Report | Sep 11, 2019
Street Business School and Life Skills Training

By Nkem Akinsoto | Project Director

Dear Supporters,

The Spring Development Initiative is excited to embark on a new adventure! In order to strengthen our ongoing commitment to grow human capital and eradicate poverty in the communities where we work, we have sponsored two new training programs for our partners and participants through our affiliate partner in Nigeria. The programs are the Street Business School by SI4DEV project and the Life Skills and Peer Support Groups project.

1. Life Skills Training - In Nigeria, young people in the 10 – 19 age range are the most numerous and yet most overlooked and underrepresented in programs to improve life skills for employability or other positive life outcomes. This project will use participatory and experiential forums and workshops with local stakeholders to train and support participants to befriend and support each other as they learn how to use life skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, emotional intelligence to achieve positive results. We have developed an educational manual and will use this in addition to supplementary audios, print and videos to highlight and discuss topics relevant to the young people participating.

25 volunteers in total were trained in Abuja, Lokoja, Jos and Makurdi on how to use our in-house manual to facilitate the project. The trained enablers will work with teenagers to establish and grow peer support groups that help inculcate life skills for future employability, self reliance, and community development. The facilitators will be using our tried and validated manual with six weeks curriculum.

The Life Skills and Peer Group coaching enablers will educate and train at least 1000 preteens and teenagers and help them become leaders and innovators so they can have multiplier effects in their communities.

2. Street Business School by SI4DEV: We are currently the only Street Business School (SBS) global catalyst partner in Nigeria! SBS is a six-month, mobile classroom uniquely tailored to meet the needs of those we serve in our local communities. SBS creates transformation for people living in poverty by building confidence and igniting entrepreneurial skills. Those living in this economic group are most likely to lack the skills and confidence to start their own business. We will help them do just that!

SBS has shown to increase income levels by more than 200% within 2 years of graduating. With this added income, those who participate in this project will be able to access these validated results.

So far, SI4DEV has trained 2 master coaches and 14 volunteer assistant coaches on using the SBS curriculum to coach local women and youth to start or grow their business using the SBS model. The volunteer assistant coaches will support regular and on-the-ground upskilling of selected participants of this program.

Thank you all once again for your support on this journey.

Best Regards,

Nkem Akinsoto

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Jun 14, 2019
Report on Pilot Projects and Venture Fund

By Nkem Akinsoto | Project Leader

As part of our Affiliates Program, TSDI offers leadership training that has been reviewed and approved by professional life coaches. TSDI mentors and peers promote strategic thinking, partnership opportunities, research and innovative solutions to help the Affiliate participants address critical social issues in their communities.

Affiliate participants benefit from an initial six months of capacity building and mentoring. This includes experiential learning and skills transfer; and we also work with these partners to establish their suitability and alignment of their goals with TSDI objectives.

At the end of the six months, successful partners develop action plans to structure their community development work. The top 10 proposals get opportunities for crowdfunding with TSDI supporting with matching funds.

SI4DEV is currently our sole affiliate partner and we agreed to support 10 of their projects with a total of $10,000 in addition to the Venture Fund of $15,000 donated to the Uyo Crop Processing Facility Project. Below are reports from SI4DEV on these projects so far.

Uyo Project Launching

http://www.si4dev.org/uyo-facility-launched-si4dev/

Pilot Projects - Updates

http://www.si4dev.org/65-students-participate-in-life-skills-clubs-in-benue

http://www.si4dev.org/providing-vocational-skills-for-unemployed-youth-in-bayelsa-state/

http://www.si4dev.org/borehole-installed-in-bichi-community-kano-state/

http://www.si4dev.org/promoting-reading-and-literacy-for-1500-children-in-cross-river-state/

http://www.si4dev.org/62-villagers-trained-and-10-get-business-funding-in-ogun-state/

http://www.si4dev.org/35-displaced-girls-provided-with-sanitary-products-in-abuja/

http://www.si4dev.org/over-1000-children-enrolled-in-benue-idp-camp-school/

http://www.si4dev.org/collaboration-with-stakeholders-yields-results-for-cleaning-kaduna-school/

http://www.si4dev.org/300-pupils-receive-books-and-educational-aids-in-osun-state/

http://www.si4dev.org/bayelsa-school-adopts-toilet-cleaning-roster-to-reduce-open-defecation/

Please let us know if you have any questions by emailing info@sid-initiative.org

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Mar 20, 2019
For International Women's Day

By Nkem Akinsoto | Project Leader

Dear Donors,

This edition of our report is in honor of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2019!

The day is an occasion for celebrating women’s achievements worldwide – including strides in the political and social sectors, as well as continuing the call for gender equality. The day was first observed in the early 1900s and is now recognized each year on March 8, in a month filled with events to motivate and inspire women around the world. This year, the theme for the International Women's Day is Balance for Better which addresses work-life balance for women and the challenges women face juggling responsibilities at work and home.

Towards this theme, we are sharing stories from 8 Female SI4DEV community builders from the 2018 Class. With your help, we have been supporting them. You are helping them break glass ceilings and make a difference for women and girls in their communities.

1. Patricia Okolo Trish is piloting a girls' continuing education club in 2 secondary schools in Abuja. She has received approval from relevant education authorities and the pilot will be starting second week of April.

2. Tomisin Adefare Tomisin was showcased on TVC News for her project to provide learning tools to 200 under-resourced students in Osun State. We're happy that she will be mentoring 10 high performing students too.

3. Emmanuella Ikomon Peer groups for Life Skills is being piloted by Emmanuella at the UBE Girls' Junior Secondary and at the Apostolic Co-ed School. Over 70 students have enrolled to support each other grow into healthy and confident adults.

4. Julie Obi Julie is an enterpreneur and has trained 50 Pakuro men and women on confectionery making. 10 women have received start-up funds to begin a cottage business. Read more

5. Veronica Agana Veronica collaborated with the local government council and community stakeholders to clean up Doka Boys School. The initial waste removal is complete, and work is ongoing on a fence to stop future dumping.

6. Monisola Aiyekusehin Monisola is providing vocational training, to include 1 tailoring and 2 shoe making apprenticeships, as well as fashion and catering skills training to another 30 youth. Read more and donate here.

7. Ruke Ejegreh Ruke is an optometrist and her pilot will give Accessible Eyecare to 1000 school children. The benefits of good eyesight for learning cannot be over-emphasized. So far more than 500 students have been screened!

8. Nwamaka Osu Barrister Nwamaka is supporting a school in rural Lagos with seminars and counseling unit to reduce mental health issues, depression and drug abuse among students.

We look forward to continued collaboration with you.

Thanks again,

Nkem

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