Youthville by Daily Trust Tambari

YOUTHVILLE ISSUE #99

Friday, October 7, 2016

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The duty of youth is to challenge corruption. – Kurt Cobain

Be ready for challenges, young entrepreneurs told Adepeju Jaiyeoba, a 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mother’s Delivery Kit (MDK) and Founder of Brown Button Foundation. In this interview with Daily Trust YOUTHVILLE, she spoke on how she has saved over 97,000 women from maternal mortality through her Mother’s Delivery Kit. Text from Kehinde Olufowobi, Lagos

ow did you start these social ventures? I started with the Mother’s Delivery Kit (MDK) and then an NGO called Brown Button Foundation. I am a trained lawyer as well as a healthcare service and product innovator. The NGO trains traditional birth attendants, who like midwives, provide health care to expectant mothers during pregnancy and childbirth, across the rural communities in Nigeria. The MDK provides sterile supplies for childbirth. It connects women in rural communities to life saving sterilized delivery kits they need at childbirth. What were your motives for these ventures? My inspiration was as a result of the death of a friend following complications at childbirth in 2011. It was following on my friend’s death that I launched Brown Button Foundation. However, while working with Brown Button Foundation to train traditional birth attendants

across rural communities in Nigeria, I realised that far beyond training these birth attendants; there was also a need to provide sterilized kits to the birth attendants in the rural communities. We believe that this can help reduce infection and promote a clean, safe and hygienic delivery environment thereby reducing maternal and infant mortality. What has been your achievement so far? MDK started in 2014 and our number right now stands at about 97,000 kits. We have sent out about 97,000 kits and they have been used by women in different rural communities in Nigeria. So, 97,000 kits in rural communities means 97,000 women have been saved from maternal mortality. How did you feel when the US President commended your initiatives in 2014? When you receive encouragement and loud claps from different quarters, it encourages you to keep up what you are doing. It motivates you to do more and you will want to surpass

hievements. Also your previous achievements. you will want to put more efforts se of doing that, and in the course piring others into you are also inspiring action. the Mandela How has owship helped you? Washington Fellowship It is one of the he reasons I am giving back to the society ot a lot of now, because I got rom the opportunities from shington Mandela Washington he YALI Fellowship of the programme. I had a aw and I background in Law usiness was going into business new I in 2014. I knew ground needed a background in business and understanding of the key thingss in business. I also knew I needed work experience in the field of health care. That is why I applied for the Mandela Washington Fellowship because it offered me the opportunity to do all these and when I got admitted into University of Texas at Austin to study Business and Entrepreneurship, I got a placement in the fellowship school to the United Nation Foundation, where I worked with their mobile alliance for maternal action team and then I was given $25,000 to kick off my business in Nigeria. So, I had all-round experience in

the Mandela Washington Fellowship and this has opened more doors and opportunities for me. What’s your advice to the young and aspiring entrepreneurs? My advice to young entrepreneurs is that they should never give up. To the aspiring entrepreneurs; they should just get going and do something. I understand that aspiring entrepreneurs may want to plan, but they can’t have hitch free plan. Just start something and never give up.

622 northern youth train on security, others Text from Balarabe Alkassim, Bauchi

KRPC empowers 120 youth on skills Text from Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna

aduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) has so far trained a total of 800 youth through its Youth Empowerment and Skills Acquisition Programme (YESAP) since 2008 for its host communities. Speaking during the 7th graduation ceremony of 120 youth in Kaduna, the Managing Director of KRPC, Idi Muktar said the youth were trained based on their preferences. He explained that the company decided to train these youth as part of their social responsibility. The youth acquired skills in carpentry and wood work, Welding and Fabrication, Fashion and Textile design, Pop casting, Electrical Installation and Rewinding, Plumbing and Pipe fitting. Other areas are Screen printing, Masonry and Tiles interlocking, Auto-mechanic, Auto-

mechanic, Auto-spray painting, Auto-weilding, Beauty therapy and Cosmetology, Catering and Event management, Poultry and Fish production. In his remarks, the state Governor Nasir Ahmed El-rufai who was represented by the Commissioner for Commerce, Shehu Danfulani said youth unemployment is capable of hindering the achievement of vision 2030. He applauded KRPC for formulating policies, programmes and project such as YESAP aimed at addressing youth unemployment in the country. Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari represented by the wife of Kaduna State governor, Hadiza Ahmed El-Rufai said Federal Government recently confirmed support for youth empowerment, women and people with disabilities by approving N500 million to support youth empowerment through skills acquisition such as YESAP.

outh from the 19 northern states have converged in Bauchi since Monday, for a training under the Forum For Patriotic Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The 662 youths are undergoing training on security matters under the auspices of Forum for All Patriotic Members of APC in Bauchi. Addressing the youths shortly after flagging off the exercise, founder of the forum Alhaji Shu’aibu Usman Dass, called on the participants to consider their presence in Bauchi as a patriotic assignment considering the roles they played to usher in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said that the decision to conduct the training was made after the forum’s meeting in Abuja where it was agreed that the forum should support the federal government to reduce the number of unemployed youths roaming the streets through the creation of avenues that will engage the youths. Dass said that Bauchi was selected to host the training of participants from the north while Ebonyi will host those from the south. He explained that the youths would be camped for the training on security and other social matters which he said will last for four weeks. He said after the training, the youths will be receiving monthly allowances and would be distributed to various organizations in the states. Some of the participants interviewed, expressed satisfaction with the level of arrangements made by the organizers of the event. Ali Ahmadu who came from Yola, Adamawa state, assured of their readiness to support the administration of President Buhari, to take Nigeria to greater heights.

DAILY TRUST, Friday, October 7, 2016

26 Hausa artiste rocks the world

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‘100m youth to join labour queue by 2035’ Text from Romoke W. Ahmad, Ilorin

he Vice Chancellor, Landmark University Omu Aran, Prof. Aize Obayan, has raised alarm that there will be no jobs outside agriculture to meet employment needs of young people in the country by 2035. She based her prediction on a World Bank projection that about 100million young people will be joining the labour queue by 2035. Speaking at a press conference to mark the 62nd birthday of the Chancellor, Bishop David Oyedepo, in Omu Aran, she said, “This is an awful picture of a nation with lesser job opportunities, which implies that there would be no jobs outside agriculture to meet the employment needs of these people,” she said. Obayan, who said that the global economic downturn, occasioned by the fall in crude oil price, was taking its toll on Nigeria, added that attaining success in the agricultural sector would reduce food importation that fuels domestic inflation and depletes foreign reserves. She also said that the Landmark university had collaborated with other agricultural farms like Shonga Farms, Kwara state, Songhai Farms, Benin Republic, and Elpassso Farms in Pretoria, South-Africa with intention to boost food production and reduce poverty in the country. She described the Chancellor of the university, Dr. David Oyedepo, as a visionary leader of global repute whose obedience to the divine call and passion for vision had brought remarkable transformation to educational landscape and agricultural revolution in Africa.

Text by Timi Ademiju

Nigerian hip-hop artiste has debuted his song, ‘Kano City”. Deezell as he is fondly called is a Hausa native based in the United States who started his musical career at age 12. Speaking with our reporter, Deezell’s music promoter in Nigeria, DJ Steev Olaleye, said: “The song, just as the name implies, is one which talks about the emcee’s love and proud representation of the biggest commercial city in Nigeria. Deezell, who is based in the U.S.A, however, became famous following his hit songs Girma and Ubansu which rocked the airwaves for some time. Also, “Vault”, the title to his first mix-tape project, was endorsed by many to be quite an artistic masterpiece. The mix-tape featured some top notch artistes like Quinn, Yung6ix, Alicom, Fela, and Maaka. Born Ibrahim Rufai, Deezell, is a Seattle based Nigerian rapper and actor. He was born in Michigan State but moved back to Nigeria at the age of 5 with his family.he began is career at 12 when he landed his first role in Nollywood but moved back to the United States at the age of 17 to continue his education and his rap/acting career.

12 finalists emerge for Anzisha awards Text by Hussaini G. Mohammed

frican Leadership Academy, in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, has announced announce Africa’s top youth entrepreneur finalists for the sixth annual Anzisha Prize. This year, the Prize celebrates increased presence in Northern African markets such as Morocco and Egypt, and francophone countries such as Madagascar and Niger, and increased diversity in the business ventures represented. A statement from the Academy said the 12 Anzisha Prize finalists were hand-picked from an applicant pool of 550 entrepreneurs from 32 African countries. The Anzisha Prize applauds outstanding youth entrepreneurs between the ages of 15 and 22 for effecting change through innovative, people-centred solutions across Africa. They are competing for their share of $100 000 USD in cash prizes. The 12 finalists receive an all-expenses paid trip to Johannesburg for a rigorous two-week business accelerator camp beginning on 13th October, 2016. The grand prize-winner will be announced at an exclusive gala event on 25 October, 2016. “The momentum behind the Anzisha Prize has grown and we are starting to see a real impact,” said Koffi Assouan, Program Manager, Youth Livelihoods at The MasterCard Foundation.

Youth group visit Kano hospital, pay patients’ bills Text by Simon E. Sunday @SimonEchewofun

o mark the Independence Day, a youth group under the auspices of Muslim and Christian Youth (MCY) have visited patients in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano state where they settled the bills of five patients whose treatments were stopped due to lack of fund. A statement from the group said a critical case the youth saw at the hospital was that of 24 year old Isa Haman of Fufore in Adamawa state whose kidneys were mistaken for tumors and removed by one Dr Yakubu Kwaji of Jimeta clinic four months ago. Narrating the incidence, the patient’s uncle, Mal. Umar Yahaya said Isa suffered from appendicitis and went to the said doctor for treatment. The doctor finally did a surgery on Isa after collecting N50,000; however, the situation worsened and Isa was referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Gombe where doctors confirmed his kidneys had been removed. Mal. Umar said they were referred

 Global chairman, Anthony Amalu; Global Director, Finance, Ogundana Samuel; Director, media and publicity, Sule Rita; Kano Coordinator, Abdullahi Yakubu, the Treasurer Zainab Musa, and Borno Coordinator, Muhammed Husman with a patient at AKTH recently.

back to Yola by the Federal Medical Centre Gombe involving the commissioner of health Adamawa; subsequently the state Government got involved and the doctor was arrested. The Adamawa state government promised to support with N2.5million while a Senator promised another N2.5million to enable him commence dialysis. The state government then brought him to AKTH and N500,000 has been

paid for the dialysis. Meanwhile a 22year old miner from Kaduna state, Sani Mohammed has agreed to donate his kidney to Isa saying, “I heard the news and I immediately took a bus to Kano and I have been with Isa and will remain here until he gets better.” The group paid part of Isa’s bills and made donation of some items to the male medical ward where Isa is been admitted.

Dazzle furniture enrolls 20 youth Text by Bamas Victoria @BamasVictoria

Nigerian company, Dazzle furniture limited celebrated Independence through its carpentry training progamme with the award of scholarship to 20 young Nigerians. A founder, Oji Chukudimma said the scheme would create entrepreneurs and employable personnel by developing a new breed of professional carpenters that would not only change the stereotypical perception of carpentry but also armed them with the skills to produce quality

and exportable materials that can match global standard. He explained that all the participants during the three months period were given scholarship, with gears and materials provided for them. Speaking during the induction of the first batch of the 20 trainees, Programme Director of the company, Jo Chol Min, said the first ever training programme in the country was necessitated by increase in unemployment and underemployment in the country and the world at large. One of the trainees, Olukayode

Kpelumi, told our reporter that as a civil engineer, he would make the best of the training and stand out in the industry. “I love creative work. I am happy that I fit in here today and for the opportunity given to me. I will contribute my quota and by God’s grace, employ other people when I establish myself.” Representatives of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Industrial Training Fund (ITF), encouraged the trainees to stay focused and take maximum advantage of the opportunity.

Youth is given to us. Experience we pay for. – Carolyn G. Heilbron