YANDI is an inspired effort to re-invent and re-direct
the ship called Nigeria with a view to transforming her through youth development.
Around 65% of Nigeria’s 180 million people are below the
age of 35 thereby providing a critical mass required to bring about an
intellectual, physical and social transformation in the lives of the Nigerian
people.
A non violent
but intellectual revolution is the way forward to achieve the Nigeria of our
dreams. The Promised Land is within our sight but it will require us all
putting on a new pair of glasses to see it clearly. A clear sense of visionary
leadership and effective followership are indispensable keys in this next phase
in the Nigerian history as it pertains to YANDI.
The concept of
YANDI began in 2014 but was officially launched in December, 2015. YANDI
will serve as the platform to actualize the VISION
2025 Nigerian dream.
YANDI relies
on the energy, intelligence and industry of the Nigerian youths to bring about
a positive transformation in Nigeria. YANDI will specifically target the
following seven (7) areas; Agriculture, Education, Health Care
Delivery, Technology & ICT, Entrepreneurship & Youth Empowerment,
Leadership & Governance, Sustainable Development & Climate Change.
Attention will be paid to gender balance, female empowerment and proper
integration of people with disability in the overall YANDI programs and
projects.
These seven
areas of interest are categorized into three major program areas; Social
Support Program, Skill for Jobs (S4J), and Skill for Enterprise (S4E)
YANDI is
designed to be a massive employment generation machine in Nigeria that will
drive unemployment down significantly. YANDI strategy will deliver a minimum of
1
million jobs per annum at full capacity.
YANDI is
committed to promoting the post 2015 Sustainable development goals (SDGs) with
a view to delivering prosperity to all Nigerians and Africa in general.
The YANDI International Center (YIC) is currently being designed. The YIC will be a mini city that will serve as the head quarters for the YANDI initiative. This mini city will be Nigeria’s center for grooming a new generation of young leaders, entrepreneurs and visionaries who will put Nigeria and Africa on the map of the 21st century. The city will be a simple blend of a learning environment, business, entertainment and sport with a view to grooming well rounded individuals. The YIC will be the first elaborate tourist cum youth empowerment center in Osun State, Nigeria that will attracts numerous people from around the world.
The YIC will support at least
·
1600
Residents
·
4000
Workers
·
1,000,000
Visitors Annually
At YANDI we
remain very positive that this huge dream will find support both nationally and
internationally for us to achieve this Nigerian and African dream. We hereby
humbly call on every Nigerian, African and friends of Africa to support this
noble course in all capacities; intellectual, material and financial.
YANDI VISION
The ultimate
vision of YANDI is to reposition Nigeria to become the most sought after nation
in the world by the year 2025 thereby realizing the VISION 2025 Nigerian dream.
YANDI GOALS
The goals of
YANDI for Nigeria are classified based on YANDI areas of interest/programs
which we consider as key areas of national development and essential
ingredients for the realization of the VISION 2025 Nigerian dream. Below are YANDI goals:
1.0 Agriculture
a.
To
expose the vast agricultural potential of Nigeria to the Nigerian youths.
b.
To
help groom the next generation of young Nigerian farmers through training,
financing and networking.
c.
To
create an agricultural club for young Nigerian farmers to enhance networking
and collaboration among members, financiers and foreign investors.
d.
To
promote agriculture as an alternative to crude oil as Nigeria’s foreign exchange
earner.
2.0 Education
a.
To
help revamp the decaying educational system in Nigeria.
b.
To
reinvent effective guidance and counseling in the Nigerian education system
from secondary schools to tertiary institutions by way of continual advocacy.
c.
To
provide relevant infrastructure that would enhance effective learning in
Nigerian schools especially in rural and sub urban areas.
d.
To
expose young Nigerians to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) where they can
obtain requisite knowledge at little or no cost.
3.0 Primary Health Care Delivery
a.
To
provide primary health care to Nigerians in places not reached by government
efforts.
b.
To
provide training and education to Nigerians on most preventable diseases like Malaria,
HIV & AIDS, Ebola Virus Disease, Breast & Cervical Cancer,
Tuberculosis, Hepatitis e.t.c
4.0 Technology and ICT
a.
To
promote technology development among Nigerian youths thereby creating
businesses and employment.
b.
To
position Nigerian youths for effective competition with their foreign
counterparts in technology and ICT development and deployment.
c.
To
create a Technology and ICT hub for young Nigerians to enhance networking and
collaboration among members, financiers and foreign investors.
5.0 Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment
a.
To
help groom the next generation of young Nigerian Entrepreneurs through
training, financing and networking.
b.
To
create an Entrepreneur’s club that will bring together young Nigerian
entrepreneurs, financiers and foreign investors.
c.
To
provide relevant unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled trainings to Nigerian
youths which will empower them to get a good employment or create their own
MSMEs and SMEs.
6.0 Leadership and Governance
a.
To
groom the next generation of young Nigerian leaders
b.
To
provide leadership trainings and networking for youths interested in running
for elective and leadership positions in Nigeria.
c.
To
create leadership centers in the six (6) geo-political zones in Nigeria that
will bring together young Nigerian leaders and global mentors.
7.0 Power, Energy, Sustainable Development and Climate Change
a.
To
provide trainings and networking opportunities for young Nigerians who have
interest in Power, Energy and Sustainable Development
b.
To
create an energy hub for research, development, construction and deployment of clean
renewable energy technology.
c.
To
embark on widespread rural electrification projects with particular attention
on deployment of off grid electricity solutions like solar, wind, photo voltaic
technology etc
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