In a country experiencing vast unemployment and poverty, vocational and entrepreneurial skills can easily be noted as one of the best solutions to drastically reduce the large number of youths that may one day join this ever-widening circle. Not only do crafts and other skills engage said youths and
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by Adefunke Ekine According to UNESCO, school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) involves acts or threats of sexual, physical, or psychological violence occurring within and around the school, perpetrated because of gender norms and stereotypes, andfacilitated by unenforced and unequal power dynamics. These acts or threats not only have detrimental effects
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The graduation ceremony of the First Ambassadors of the Youthcare mentorship program held on Sunday the 29th of November, 2020 started at 3:10 pm with the National Anthem led by a graduand, Miss Damola Ladele. This was followed by the opening prayer taken by Mrs. Akoni, who represented Mrs. Olatutu Odelola
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By Segun -November 11, 2020 Dr. Adefunke Ekine is the Deputy Director -Research and External Relations, Tai Solarin University. She is also the Executive Director- Youth Care Development and Empowerment Initiative. Dr. Fortune Afatakpa is the convener- Good Boys Project and the Dean of Student Affairs at Dominion University. In this interview,
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The International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; it is also called the Day of Girls and the International Day of the Girl. October 11, 2012, was the first Day of the Girl Child. The aim of the event is to
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On 12th Oct 2020, the director of YcDEI and some of the volunteers paid a visit to a member of the board of Youthcare Development & Empowerment Initiative in the person of Dr (Dame) Oluremi Iyun. She is a mother and a grandmother to many. She is a strong
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A teacher does the impossible, teaches the blind to read.She opens the door others have failed to even reach for.Like Anne Suillivan, every teacher is a miracle worker. A teacher’s job is one of the heart,she creates with passion,and educates with a child’s toy.Like Maria Montessori, every teacher is
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According to Arvo Part, “The Human Voice is the most perfect instrument of all”, we all can be what we want to be, with our voice which happens to be the best instrument. It is no longer a world that shuns completely the voice of the girl – child. It is
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On the 24th of August 2020, from 9:00 am to 9:50 am, a Radio program organized by Youthcare Development and Empowerment Initiative (YCDEI) aired on Lagelu FM, 96.7 at Oba Abimbola Oluwo road, Felele, Ibadan. The program hosted two guest speakers, Dr Adefunke Ekine, Executive director of YCDEI, and
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The radio program organized by Youthcare Development and Empowerment Intiative in conjunction with Premier FM 93.5 held on Tuesday 1st September, from 10:02 am to 10:42 am. It began with an audio by Amina Mohammed, who serves as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. She spoke against the
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