“From creating start-ups to igniting revolutions young people have been toppling the old structures and processes that govern our world. Just imagine what solutions might be found if young people are given the space and encouragement to participate and lead.” – KOFI ANNAN


YOUNG PEOPLE HOLD THE KEY TO THE FUTURE

AIESEC is a global, non-political, independent, not-for-profit organization, run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Its members are interested in world issues, leadership and management. AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion or national/social origin.

In order to address the world’s leadership gap, AIESEC is offering the world’s most advanced leadership framework for young people, by providing young people with hands-on experience as well as providing spaces to reflect on these experiences, learn from them and through them become better leaders.

Since we were founded, we have engaged and developed over 1,000,000 young people who have been through an AIESEC experience. The impact of our organization can be seen through our alumni who represent business, NGO and world leaders, including one Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Maarti Atisaari of Finland.
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“Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” - STEVE JOBS

WHY Nigeria Youth4GlobalGoals Initiative?

About Youth4GlobalGoals
AIESEC over the years has been directly contributing to a better Nigeria by providing solution driven talents through access to our local and international talents, developing young leaders who are self-aware, solution oriented, global citizen and empowering others towards an enabling development of the society. The purpose of Youth for Global Goals is to activate the leadership potential of young people around the world by engaging and mobilizing them through purposeful and cross-cultural projects around the globe. Projects are designed to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.The core of Youth for Global Goals is to empower youth to take action toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.



Why Youth4Global Goals Matters for Nigeria?

It is commonly said in Nigeria that "the youths are the leaders of tomorrow". By2030, Nigeria is estimated to be one of the few countries in the world that will likely have a bountiful supply of young workers. Out of a current projected population of over 169 million Nigerians, young people account for over 43 percent of the population. What this means is that there are currently over 72 million young people in the country (*according to Nigeria Bureau of Statistics). Thus, youth, more than oil, could be Nigeria’s asset in the following decades, depending on how this demographic reality is managed.

Through the insights we gather, we will be able to understand what young in Nigeria care about and therefore:
1. Collaborate with the government and companies to achieve the sustainable development goals
2. Bring awareness and action to the issues around the Sustainable Development Goals, so more young people can speak up and influence change in their communities.

ROLE OF NIGERIA YOUTH

The Future we want outcome Document of Rio +20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development referred to young people as[i] “custodians of the future”[/i]– highlighting youth as important stakeholders with critical roles to play in helping achieve the goal of creating sustainable future for themselves and future generations. Over the past decade, there has been a growing recognition of the youth's participation in economic, social and political processes. Governments, international agencies, civil society and private sector organizations have realized that young people are powerful agents of change who, if supported and empowered, can help drive the achievement of the SDGs.

Young people are crucial civil society actors, and Nigeria has a vibrant youth population of over 70 million people. The current generation of young people will mature in the next 15-year period covered by the SDGs. They are the ones who will experience the impact of the success or failure of the SDGs. We must ensure that young people benefit from and contribute to ensuring inclusive development by supporting them to achieve the global goals.

There are more young people between ages 10 and 24 today than at any other time in human history, the percentage of young people under the age 24 can exceed 40% of the population of Nigeria – presenting an enormous opportunity for investing in development through youth.

“Ours is the first generation with the potential to end poverty and last to act to avoid worst effects of climate change” -Ban Ki Moon (United Nations Secretary-General)

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