Closing a year is a principal time to reflect on the past and set goals for the future. This year was a little different for us. All of us. It brought many challenges, uncertainties, and grievances as well as collections of trials, much growth, and a great deal of motivation. 2020 is a year to […]
To say the #ENDSARS protests were limited in their power to change things is an understatement. What was seen by young Nigerians and others during the #ENDSARS protests in October, and those previously, was power in collaboration and remembering that every person has a right to a free and just system. Putting an end to […]
Wake up. Clock in. Check emails. “Fired.” “Furloughed.” “Laid off.” “Reduction in paychecks.” “Close of business.” Reason: COVID-19. COVID-19 has greatly affected economies worldwide, creating high global unemployment rates. The impact of the pandemic on the workforce is much more drastic than originally anticipated, and though the job loss was quick, Director-General of the International […]

Every year on December 1st, World AIDS Day is a worldwide commemoration to remember those who have died from AIDS and honor those currently living with HIV. As a global community, it is our duty to unite to support those affected by HIV/AIDS and seek to foster innovation and research to improve the health of […]

In 1983, Chinua Achebe wrote a very short book entitled ‘The Trouble with Nigeria.’ In it he suggested that the trouble with Nigeria then was ‘simply and squarely a failure of leadership…the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility which are the hallmarks of true leadership.’ A student asked one day, […]
4YBY Youth Teams will be presenting on lessons learned from their experience as co-creators and implementers of HIV self-testing delivery strategies for Nigerian Youths on Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at 10:00am Nigerian time/4:00am CDT. These group of young people typify that if Nigerian youth are provided the support and enabling environment they can develop and […]