Youth Development and Empowerment

#BaywoodStandsForPeace: Baywood Foundation launches a campaign to spread the culture of peace

2021-09-22T14:56:03+01:00

Baywood Foundation on 21st September 2021 launched a campaign to spread the culture of peace and peaceful coexistence, promote the value of tolerance and celebrate 2021 UN World peace Day using the tag “Southeast Return to Peace”. The campaign was designed to coincide with the International Day of Peace 2021.   The challenges posed by armed conflict and COVID-19 all over the world informed the United Nations choice of the 2021 Theme “Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world”. We at Baywood Foundation in partnership with the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) Ministry of Foreign Affairs commemorate 2021 [...]

#BaywoodStandsForPeace: Baywood Foundation launches a campaign to spread the culture of peace2021-09-22T14:56:03+01:00

SKILL ACQUISITION, INDISPUTABLE WAY OUT OF UNEMPLOYMENT: ENUGU EAST LGA GETS A TASTE OF THE YOUTH ICT AND SKILLS ACQUISITION PROJECT (YISAP) #YISAPENUGU

2021-09-02T09:55:27+01:00

Baywood Foundation started the third lap of her empowerment program in the Enugu East Local Government Area on Tuesday, August 24th, 2021. The Foundation launched the Youth ICT and Skills Acquisition program sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation to empower 600 young people (especially young women) with relevant entrepreneurship and vocational skills such as ICT, Photography, Photo, and Video Editing, Barbing, Digital Marketing, Graphics Design, Confectionaries, Makeup, Making of Household essentials and other homemade consumables, fascinators, hats, and other small scale enterprises that young people can leverage for a steady income stream. Baywood Foundation believes that empowering Youths most especially Young women is a necessity for the [...]

SKILL ACQUISITION, INDISPUTABLE WAY OUT OF UNEMPLOYMENT: ENUGU EAST LGA GETS A TASTE OF THE YOUTH ICT AND SKILLS ACQUISITION PROJECT (YISAP) #YISAPENUGU2021-09-02T09:55:27+01:00

Youth ICT & Skills Acquisition Project (YISAP) Mini closeout in Igboeze-North LGA

2021-07-16T09:42:37+01:00

According to the United Nations, “Young people have all the skills and energy needed to contribute to society – but they lack opportunities for decent work. Globally, more than 70 million are unemployed”. To help rise to this challenge, The Coca-Cola Foundation in partnership with Baywood Foundation is on a journey to empowering 600 Youths in Nigeria. With over 400 youths trained and empowered so far, the Igboeze-North Local Government Area was not left out of the success story of the Youth ICT & Skills Acquisition project.  The graduation ceremony for this event was held on Monday, July 12, 2021, and [...]

Youth ICT & Skills Acquisition Project (YISAP) Mini closeout in Igboeze-North LGA2021-07-16T09:42:37+01:00

IGBOEZE-NORTH LGA GETS A TASTE OF THE YOUTH ICT AND SKILLS ACQUISITION PROJECT (YISAP) #YISAPENUGU

2021-05-20T12:56:54+01:00

  Baywood Foundation started the second lap of her empowerment program in the Igboeze-North Local Government Area on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021. The Foundation launched the Youth ICT and Skills Acquisition program sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation to empower 600 young people (especially young women) with relevant entrepreneurship and vocational skills such as ICT, Photography, Photo, and Video Editing, Barbing, Digital Marketing, Graphics Design, Confectionaries, Making of Household essentials and other homemade consumables, fascinators, hats, and other small scale enterprises that young people can leverage for a steady income stream.  Baywood Foundation believes that empowering Youths most especially Young women is a necessity for the development [...]

IGBOEZE-NORTH LGA GETS A TASTE OF THE YOUTH ICT AND SKILLS ACQUISITION PROJECT (YISAP) #YISAPENUGU2021-05-20T12:56:54+01:00

Youth ICT & Skills Acquisition Project(YISAP), Udi LGA Mini-Closing Ceremony by Baywood Foundation funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation

2021-05-04T14:39:25+01:00

Baywood Foundation in partnership with the Coca-Cola Foundation hosted her first closing ceremony of the Youth ICT & Skills Acquisition Project (YISAP) at Udi Local Government Area of Enugu state.     Thursday, April 29th, 2020 would be an unforgettable day in the hearts of 200 Youths in Udi LGA who were beneficiaries of the YISAP project – The project will empower 600 young people (especially young women) with relevant entrepreneurship and vocational skills such as ICT, Photography, Photo, and Video Editing, Barbing, Digital Marketing, Graphics Design, Confectionaries, Making of Household essentials and other homemade consumables, fascinators, hats, and other small scale enterprises that young people [...]

Youth ICT & Skills Acquisition Project(YISAP), Udi LGA Mini-Closing Ceremony by Baywood Foundation funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation2021-05-04T14:39:25+01:00

THE YOUTH ICT AND SKILLS ACQUISITION PROJECT (YISAP) IS EMPOWERING YOUTHS, ONE LGA AT A TIME #YISAPENUGU

2021-02-23T15:54:55+01:00

Baywood Foundation started the first lap of her empowerment program in the Udi Local Government Area on Monday, February 22nd, 2020. The Foundation launched the Youth ICT and Skills Acquisition program sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation to empower 600 young people (especially young women) with relevant entrepreneurship and vocational skills such as ICT, Photography, Photo, and Video Editing, Barbing, Digital Marketing, Graphics Design, Confectionaries, Making of Household essentials and other homemade consumables, fascinators, hats, and other small scale enterprises that young people can leverage for a steady income stream. Baywood Foundation believes that empowering Youths especially Young women is a necessity for the development of our [...]

THE YOUTH ICT AND SKILLS ACQUISITION PROJECT (YISAP) IS EMPOWERING YOUTHS, ONE LGA AT A TIME #YISAPENUGU2021-02-23T15:54:55+01:00

Baywood Foundation in partnership with The Coca-Cola Foundation officially launched the Youth ICT and Skills Acquisition Project (YISAP) in Enugu state

2021-01-25T03:37:07+01:00

On the 21st of January, 2021, Baywood Foundation in partnership with The Coca-Cola Foundation officially launched the Youth ICT and Skills Acquisition Project (YISAP) in Enugu state. The YISAP Opening Ceremony had in attendance key stakeholders in the private and public sector, including representatives of the Enugu State Government, The Coca-Cola Foundation, the National Youth Council, The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities JONAPWDS amongst others. The Launch of the YISAP Project will remain unforgettable in the hearts of ndi Enugu who will benefit from the YISAP Project. The event paves way for the implementation of the various project activities targeted at achieving [...]

Baywood Foundation in partnership with The Coca-Cola Foundation officially launched the Youth ICT and Skills Acquisition Project (YISAP) in Enugu state2021-01-25T03:37:07+01:00

Baywood Foundation Wins grant of $98,925 from Coca-Cola Foundation to empower 600 Enugu youths

2021-01-16T10:46:36+01:00

Baywood foundation in line with its core mandate which is to support populations and communities at negative edges of household income, unemployment, healthcare access, illiteracy, marginalization, and exclusion, has received a grant award of ninety-eight thousand, nine hundred and twenty-five dollars ($98,925) from The Coca-Cola Foundation to enable them to empower 600 youths in Enugu state through a project called Youth ICT and Skills Acquisition Project (YISAP).   The YISAP project will be implemented in Udi, Igboeze-North, and Enugu East LGAs selected across the three senatorial zones in Enugu State from January to December 2021. The project will empower 600 young [...]

Baywood Foundation Wins grant of $98,925 from Coca-Cola Foundation to empower 600 Enugu youths2021-01-16T10:46:36+01:00

#ENDSARS: BAYWOOD FOUNDATION REVEALS WHAT FG MUST DO TO STOP YOUTH AGITATION

2020-11-05T18:54:39+01:00

Following the activities of the #EndSARS protest by young people across the country, and realizing that these reactions are an aftereffects of lack of effective youth engagement and inclusion in Policy Formulation, Governance and Political Leadership, Baywood Foundation, a Non-Governmental organization and key stakeholder in Youth Development in Nigeria and Africa on 29th October held a press briefing at its Head Office in Enugu, Nigeria, to further drive its campaign calling on Government to adopt its Youth Development Initiatives - the 30% Affirmative Action for Youths” and “Intern and Retain” Initiatives. Whilst addressing the press, the Country Director Barr. Chukwudi Ojielo, [...]

#ENDSARS: BAYWOOD FOUNDATION REVEALS WHAT FG MUST DO TO STOP YOUTH AGITATION2020-11-05T18:54:39+01:00

Communiqué: International Youth Day Celebration, 2019

2019-08-26T08:15:42+01:00

Communiqué released at the end of the deliberations on the Role of the Private Sector in Transforming Education Beyond Rhetorics organized by Baywood Foundation in partnership with Teen Africa and Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board on Monday 12/8/2019 at the ENSUBEB Headquarters, Enugu Background Recalling the fact that quality education is a human right issue recognized by regional and international treaties and conventions which Nigeria is a signatory to, it is unfortunate to note that this is one right that has been violated by successive governments through serial neglect of this very important sector of development. Realizing the fact that [...]

Communiqué: International Youth Day Celebration, 20192019-08-26T08:15:42+01:00
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