Seminar meeting

NEAI: SEMINAR REPORT

ACTIVITY REPORT TEMPLATE

Name of ISP/Master Peace Component Net educational advancement initiatives

State: Imo- State LGA: Umunneochi

Type of Activity: Youth mobilization

Title of Training (If Training activity) Promoting youth talents

Venue of Activity: Umutu village square, Lokpaukwu Date(s) of Activity: 17th April,2011 Number of Participants: Male: 12 Female: 9 Total: 21

Types of Participants: Youths

Name and Title of Key Facilitator(s) for activity:

Cosmas Sunday chuks (program manager), Adibe Victor C (M&E officer) and Akpagu Irene (youth club coordinator)

If training, Training Curriculum Used:

Goal and Objectives of Activity/Training: Goal: Promotion of youth talents in terms of culture, skill acquisition, art, peace making etc in twenty communities in Abia and Imo between 2011-2014. Objectives: 1.To promote peace in the communities 2.To help the youths make informed choice in life. 3.To increase their knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS 4.To improve on their God giving talents through Vocational training Methodology of Training/Activity The methods adopted during our meetings were participatory and democratic. No one dominated.

Activity key achievement/Training Outputs:

On the 17th April, 2011 the officials of the Net Educational Advancement Initiatives in Nigeria had seminar with the youths of Umutu autonomous community at the Umutu village square. During the meeting twenty one (21) persons were in attendance, twelve (12) males and nine(9) females. The seminar was participatory in that everybody was given the opportunity to air his/her view on the factors militating against youth restiveness, cultural imbalances ,talents under harnessed in the community, A participant, Okafor Kingsley enumerated the problems of the youth to include: poor parental background, inadequate information on the new ideas, poor educational background. Emeh Ifeanyi, on his view highlighted his problems as lack of adequate information and pleaded with the NEAI team that he would be happy if he can be trained as a mechanic.

REACTIONS FROM THE YOUTHS DURING THE MEETING Okoli Gloria compared the poverty level of a woman she caters for without a good source of living as a thing of concern as she called on the team to come to her aid.

AN OLD WOMEN CARED BY ONE OF THE YOUTHS The program manager, Mr Cosmas Ositachuks adviced the youths on the need to be peaceful and cool-headed both at home and in the community at large.Mr Victor Adibe, the M&E officer also hammered on the importance of the meeting stressing that the club with the help of the donor(s) will empower the youth in skill acquisition and to learn other arts capable of making them better people in the society. He used same medium and urged the youths to adhere strictly on the ABC prevention strategy for HIV/AIDS.

THE PM (COSMAS) AND THE M&E OFFICER (VICTOR) URGED THE YOUTH TO BE PEACEFUL IN THE COMMUNITY . At exactly 4:30pm the meeting came to an end with a light refreshment.Closing prayer was said by one of the participant Uche

Group photograph by the participants during the meeting.

Opportunities/Constraints to Activity Implementation It was an election period and on a Sunday when people have series of appointments and meetings. But, it was a success.

Success Story

Next Steps Due Date Person Responsible To conduct another seminar /workshop

22nd ,April,2011 Project team

Advocacy visit to stakeholders of youth clubs

May,2011 Project team

Prepared by : Adibe Victor Signature: ……………… Date:18/04/2011 Reviewed by: Cosmas Sunday C Signature: ……………… Date:18/04/2011