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A British Council/World Bank Pilot Learning Program
Aim
To strengthen the development knowledge base and
information networks of already existing youth organizations. Specifically to enhance the capacity of young
people in Nigeria to become active and effective in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and
other development goals of their country including improving their own livelihood opportunities, addressing
the growth of HIV/AIDS among their peers, improving literacy skills, etc.
Participation
This project will be piloted in three Federal States
in Nigeria: Lagos, Abuja, and Kano, with youth observers
drawn from Rivers State. The first offering of the
course will include 120 youth leaders drawn from 60
youth organizations (20 organizations in each state,
2 participants from each). organizations and their
nominees will be selected to participate based on
their successful application to the program (see
bottom of page for information on how to apply).
Description of the Learning Program
Debate to Action is a 12-month pilot learning and implementation program. It focuses on peer education
and empowerment of already existing Nigerian youth organizations to increase the development knowledge of young
people throughout three Nigerian states.
The core 120 participants will attend a five-day workshop where they will receive training and exchange their
own knowledge on key development issues and active learning techniques. Following this initial training, participant
teams will return to their organizations to develop a 10-month Program Extension plan which will focus on peer
education for their own and other youth organizations throughout their state. This six-week plan development stage
will be supported by online work groups and instruction. At the end of this period, participants will attend a 2-day
workshop to finalize plans and reinforce their support network. After the workshop, participants will return to their
organizations and begin to implement their 10-month plans. At the close of the implementation period, participants
will be brought together for a final workshop where they will report out on their experiences, critique the program,
and assist in planning for replicating the program in other states.
The development knowledge content will be drawn largely
from data on the
Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria, DEP's book on comprehensive development
Beyond
Economic Growth, and outlines of agreements between
the Nigerian government and the World Bank detailing
the priorities for lending and technical assistance
for Nigeria.
Timeline
April-May 2004 Call for applicants
May 21, 2004 Deadline for applications
June 30, 2004 Participants selected and notified
September-October 2004 Training of trainers
and Extension Program development
November-August 2005 Implementation of Extension
Program
September 2005 Assessment workshop and completion
of pilot
VLE Login for DTA participants:
http://vle.worldbank.org/gdln-scripts/dlmanage.exe?l=0&course=295
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