Optimism for Youth Advocacy Foundation

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OPTIMISM FOR YOUTH ADVOCACY FOUNDATION

Welcome to the OYA Foundation Page, thank you for reading and helping to create an enabling environments for youth. 

Special Greetings to you. Thank you for taking your time to interact with us at Optimism for Youth Advocacy Foundation.

This is a platform that recruits, build, and  nurtures youths with required outstanding skills to guarantee a brighter tomorrow, not only for community development but also, to accomplish their respective dream through capacity building, seminal and workshops. 
OYA foundation believe that social sensitisation can mechanize lot of social ills, turbulence and it influence on our communities and our aspect life.

The youth constitute the integral part of any family, state or a nation with prime potentials any state can rely upon, if nurtured well. Thus, it's pertinent to support and promote their interest and well being, because the destiny of any state or nation relays on the youth. Albeit, youth inclusiveness and effective participation in process of governance is pivotal for sustainable development.

OYA foundation objectives is to promote, transform and educate our youth, also to develop a society where youthfulness will be utilize to the fullest extent and to orientate them on the career talk, skills and entrepreneurship coaching and social vices in the society to reduce crime, improved health, gender equality, better choice of leaders and a better future.

Our Moto - "Toward better tomorrow"  

Our Vision - To promote, invest and transform our youth from dependant to independent member of the society and a major actor in the society

Our mission -  To have a society where youths will actively partake in the desision process of their society for a brighter future.

On this platform, we will share information and news about the  planned/ongoing programs, projects and plans of OYA foundation and our ideas on how educate our teaming youth.
You are welcome to respond, drop comments and suggestions that's relevant to the conversation that take place. 

The entire  Optimism for Youth Advocacy Foundation sincerely welcome you to join us in growing and mentoring the next generation of productive and value oriented youth. You're warmly welcome to join us as a mentee, mentor, speaker, sponsor or friend of OYA to be part of this transformative journey.

Thanks.
IRANLOYE SOFIU TAIYE – Founder of Optimism for Youth Advocacy Foundation 

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