Title: CLC-West Africa- Nigeria Project
Location:
Categories: Culture & Identity
Learning & Education
Technology & Innovation
Arts & Media
Status:
In Progress
Timeline:
Ongoing
Description:
Creating Local Connections West Africa (CLC WA) aims to realize the potential of youth and engage them as development actors in the improvement of their communities, countries, and region. CLC WA will achieve this through peer-led trainings, networking, national youth meetings, media creation, award processes, research and development of strategic use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) during its implementation in: Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, and Liberia. The project’s activities will run over a 12 months period (March 2007 – March 2008).
Youth in West Africa present a demographically powerful and, simultaneously, vulnerable group. They are more likely than any other to be victims of violence, infected with HIV, and without a sustainable livelihood. CLC West Africa will scope, coordinate, support and enhance existing local level efforts of youth within the region to deal with common challenges. These common challenges the project will focus on include emergence from conflict, advancement of democracy, economic empowerment, reducing stigma and raising awareness about HIV/AIDS. Thus, the ultimate project objective focuses on increased levels of issue awareness, leadership and entrepreneurship skill development, gender equality, information and communication technologies, economic accessibility, geographic accessibility and engagement and empowerment of the West African youth community.
Background:
TakingITGlobal (which already has just under 13,000 members in West Africa region of which Nigeria has the highest number of members about 11, 486) will coordinate CLC WA, and implement it with key local youth. The CLC model of youth engagement developed with feedback from youth around the world – including in West Africa – and successfully piloted in Russia during over 2004-2005 and Canada over 2006.
Objectives:
Objectives:
• Increasing awareness of issues, youth organizations, and opportunities for involvement.
• Inspiring and motivating young people to take action and express themselves on pressing common challenges.
• Strengthening local youth-led initiatives and organizations.
• Providing young people with training in ICT, ICT in leadership and ICT in entrepreneurship.
• Creating inspiring open spaces for young people’s views on issues and sharing of them with local, national, and international peers and decision-makers.
• Fostering strong communication and collaboration among West African youth and their international peers - through discussion, chats, media, projects, and artistic expression.
• Providing local, national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations with relevant, up-to-date and important information on Internet connectivity in West Africa and its multiple barriers.
Needs:
Supports and collaboration from all
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