LEAP Africa
4 Dec
*It is time to take over leadership, Reps' Deputy speaker charges youths NO fewer than 170 youths development organisations across the country are to receive the sum of $1.2 million across the country. The package, which came through a private arrangement, initiated by LEAP Africa, with support from MacArthur Foundation and Ford Foundation, is aimed…
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The Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and LEAP Africa have initiated a project to equip Nigerian youths with leadership skills. The project also involved educational opportunities tailored to support and strengthen youth leadership and the ecosystem in Nigeria to complement government efforts at empowering the youth The Executive Director, of Leap Africa, Kehinde Ayeni, while speaking…
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One of Africa’s leading non-profit organisations that focuses on youth leadership development, LEAP Africa, has launched a book specifically designed for teenagers.
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Sahara Foundation, the corporate citizenship vehicle of Sahara Group, is calling on all social innovators and entrepreneurs across Africa including Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania and Zambia, for registration for its Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) programme.
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