YcDEI was privileged to be represented by the Executive Director, Prof. Adefunke Ekine, at the symposium commemorating 70 years of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Southwest Nigeria, hosted by the Dawn Commission. It examined the historical foundations, current state, and future direction of education in the Southwest and Nigeria. The event also featured
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The Learning and Action Alliance for Girl’s Agency (LAAGA) project held her dissemination program on Saturday, 15 November 2025. The event brought together community members, parents, stakeholders, religious leaders, educators, and partners who have supported the project from the beginning. During the program, the Principal Investigator, Professor Adefunke Ekine,
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As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen faith-based responses to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the Youthcare Development and Empowerment Initiative (YCDEI) supported the inauguration of the Prevention of GBV Committee at a local church in Ibadan. The event marked a major milestone in YCDEI’s faith-focused GBV intervention, which seeks to
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In celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child 2025, Youthcare Development and Empowerment Initiative (YCDEI) continues to amplify its mission to empower and support girls. This year’s activities was focused on reminding and inspiring the girl child that she can be an agent of change anywhere she
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Friday, 20th August, marks the end of one chapter as the first set of YcDEI mentees emblazoned as ‘The Ambassadors’ proudly showcased their vocational skills at the just concluded exhibition. Present at the occasion were; the Executive Director of YcDEI Dr. Adefunke Ekine, The Coordinator of Child Protection Network
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Sequel to the series of training carried out earlier this year on School Related Gender Based Violence in six public primary schools in Ibadan. Youthcare Development and Empowerment Initiative visited the schools to interact with the pupils trained. The interaction was conducted to obtain feedback and follow up on
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The youth are the future of every society, and as Franklin D. Roosevelt once said “We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future” As an organization, we strongly believe in fortifying the future, hence our dedication to empowering the
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YOUTHCARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ATTENDS OMEP MEETING The Organization Mondiale Pour L’Education Pre-Scolaire Oyo State ,(OMEP)meaning World Organization for Early Childhood Education in English, held a meeting on the 8th of May 2021, where members of the organization came together to provide strategic direction on the progress towards the support
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