Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Business and Industry
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Coorporate Accountability
Crime Prevention
Culture
Development
Disarmament
Drug Control
Economics and Finance
Education
Extreme poverty
Family
Financing for Development
Food
HIV/AIDS
Humanitarian Affairs
Industrial Development
Information
Intellectual Property
Labour
Media
Micro-Credit
Peace and Security
Safety
Science and Technology
Social Development
Sports for Peace and Development
Volunteerism
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Information and communication technologies
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Conflict
Cooperative
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Education
Finance
Gender equality
Health
Industrial development
Information for decision-making and participation
Partnerships
Poverty
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Nigeria
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2010 |
| Organizational structure: |
FYI mobilizes brood of orphans, destitute, street personalities, prostitutes, orphans, displaced youths, ex-convicts, school drop-outs referred to as “NO FUTURE AMBITION” (NFA) and create a future for them by making use of various organized programs within its scheme.
We offer varieties training to various apprentices to acquire entrepreneurial skills in the area of
Confectionery
Information Communication and Technology (ICT)
Fashion and Style
MDGs/NEEDS advocacy program.
Beauty Salon
In the long term, we also wish to establish schools with boarding facilities, where we intend to compliment the Universal Basic Education's (UBE) effort in eradicating illiteracy and to keep children of school’s age off the streets, which will solve
Child trafficking
Child labor
And other child related abuses.
All our programs are intended to be offered freely to vulnerable youths in the society, that is to say, from the day each apprentice steps into our Organization for training to the day we shall send them forth, they shall not spend a dime on anything.
Theses Free of Charge (FoC) programs are offered to vulnerable youths that may be use as tools to cause mayhem and chaos in the society, mostly youths that are unable to fund themselves. These FoC programs are in two categories, which are:
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: This program is offered to youths of all spheres of life that may want to acquire training in chosen field. We offer these people this service free and a token or discounted amount is paid for the course intended to study. This certificate is discounted to those interested through the funds gotten from our amiable sponsors and last usually from three (3) to six (6) months. At the end of the training, a certificate is issued to participants based on the course of study.
EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM: This program is offered only to vulnerable youths without gender inequality, religious affiliation, or ethnic sentiments. We ascertain that such prospective individual is truly vulnerable and have no means of livelihood, and he/she is sincere about picking up manual job to create wealth for sustainable source of livelihood. This program begins with orientation of prospective individual in the first week into what we are all about, followed by the training. Here all expenses are paid by FYI which include, transportation, twice feeding, writing materials, hats and vests. This usually last for three (3) months, six (6) months to one (1) year depending on the length of course.
FYI is seeking partnership from individuals, corporate bodies and other establishments with commitment to educate, enlighten and empower youths. Whatever contribution rendered will surely make a difference. |
| Number and type of members: |
Over sixteen active members, Confectionery, Fashion design, Beauty salon, MDGs/NEEDS and Computer (ICT) facilitators.
There are other members of committee such as Drama, Education, Entertainment, Agriculture and Media |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Confrence of Non-Governmental Organisation (CONGOs) Edo State |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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