Moses Ochekwu

DREAM AGAIN PRISON AND YOUTH FOUNDATION Unlocking Potential: Empowering Nigerian Youth for a Purpose Driven Future-,- -15 Agadez Crescent Wuse 2, Abuja dreamagain.org.ng 19/04/2024 The Director YouWin Federal Ministry of Finance Abuja, Nigeria. Subject: Proposal: Collaboration Between YouWin and "NYSC With Purpose" Book Initiative Dear Sir, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to introduce you to an exciting initiative that aligns perfectly with YouWin's mission to promote entrepreneurship among Nigerian youth. "NYSC With Purpose - Making The Most of Your Service Year" is an inspiring and practical guide authored by Mr. Bashiru Adamu, a former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. This book is designed to empower and guide final-year students in tertiary institutions and corps members, helping them maximize the potential of their service year by harnessing entrepreneurial opportunities. The book provides valuable insights and actionable strategies for aspiring entrepreneurs, emphasizing the importance of self-leadership, community development service, and entrepreneurship. It shares Mr. Adamu's journey, highlighting how he utilized his NYSC year to initiate a community development service project that set up a library in Otukpo prison. This project has since evolved into a non-profit organization that empowers inmates to discover, develop, and deploy their potential towards productive post-prison lives. Aligning with YouWin's initiative on entrepreneurship, "NYSC With Purpose" serves as an invaluable resource for corps members looking to embark on entrepreneurial ventures during and after their service year. By providing practical guidance, case studies, and success stories, the book equips youth corps members with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as entrepreneurs, thereby contributing to the growth and development of Nigeria's economy. The impact of "NYSC With Purpose" extends beyond individual corps members to benefit Nigeria as a whole. By fostering a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation among youth, the book empowers young Nigerians to create jobs, drive economic growth, and contribute to nation-building. Our value proposition to YouWin is clear: By incorporating "NYSC With Purpose" into your initiatives and programs, you can provide corps members with valuable resources and support to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities. This partnership will not only enhance the impact of YouWin's entrepreneurship programs but also empower young Nigerians to unlock their full potential and contribute to the socioeconomic development of our nation. We believe that YouWin would greatly benefit from integrating "NYSC With Purpose" into its initiatives, and we are excited about the opportunity to collaborate with you in empowering Nigerian youth through entrepreneurship. Thank you for considering our proposal. We look forward to the possibility of working together to make a positive impact on the lives of youth corps members across Nigeria. Warm regards, Adamu Bashiru Author- OUR FOCUS DEMOGRAPHY Each academic year, Nigeria witnesses the admission of nearly 2 million students into universities and polytechnics and producEach academic year, Nigeria witnesses the admission of nearly 2 million students into universities and polytechnics and produces about 600,000graduates. The 'NYSC With Purpose' BOOK PROJECT aims to reach these final-year students and corps members during orientation camp providing them with essential insights and strategies in preparation for a purpose-driven service year with focus on personal leadership, community development service, entrepreneurship and more. Sir, as you know, the NYSC scheme engages around 400,000 corps members annually. By partnering with The Ministry of State Youth Development we can ensure that every corps member has access to the book and lecture in line with the book during orientation camp, guiding them toward entrepreneurship, community development service, leadership, and a productive post-NYSC life. es about 600,000 graduates. The ‘NYSC With Purpose’ BOOK PROJECT aims to reach these final-year students, providing them with essential insights and strategies in preparation for a purpose-driven service year. OUR FOCUS DEMOGRAPHY EMPOWERING YOUTH The book serves as a practical tool for young individuals in final year, (corps members) to engage them and give them the awareness of how to express their passion for creating solutions to community development challenges. With your support, we can distribute "NYSC With Purpose" to these young minds, fostering a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and community service. ECONOMIC GROWTH The Office of Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Youth Development focus on driving economic growth aligns with the goal of the book project to inspire corps members to contribute meaningfully to Nigeria's economic development. EXPECTED OUTCOMES Graduates Mobilized Annually 400,000+ No fewer than 400,000 graduates are mobilized annually for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. Imagine that yearly we're having over 400,000 thousand young men and women across the country who are driven with a strong consciousness to serve and create opportunity for themselves during their NYSC? Graduates Mobilized Annually 400,000+ Our Target in 5 years 2,000,000 (Two million) By collaborating with Ministry Of Youth State Development or any platform you choose to front this, we aim to create a significant impact on the lives of Nigerian youth,empowering them to become change- makers, entrepreneurs, and leaders within their communities and workplace. Our Target in 5 years 2,000,000 I would be delighted to discuss this initiative further and explore how we can work together to make a lasting impact in line with Mr. President's Renewed Hope Vision for young Nigerians. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK ENTERPREENEURSHIP "Thinking of how to be Mentally and Financially Independent." If you want to be rich, simply serve more people -Robert Kiyosaki AUTHOR OF RICH DAD, POOR DAD. I WILL SIMPLY ADD TO THE ABOVE QUOTE, serve more people creatively with products or services. This is where entrepreneurship comes to force. According to a multinational professional services network Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler, the Nigeria unemployment in 2022 is 37.7 percent and it was projected to rise to 40.6 percent due to continuing inflow of job seekers into the labour market. With such alarming unemployment statistics especially among graduates, I believe one of the ways forward for Nigeria to tackle the scarcely available jobs is entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is one of the surest ways to increase the numbers of young people with legitimate means of income leading to financial independence as individuals. As a nation, creating enabling environment for entrepreneurs is key to economic stability and socio economic development of the people and the State at large. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK The truth of the wide range of unemployment problem in our country as it relates to large population of young people particularly graduates from our tertiary institutions is alarming. The space for securing a 9-6 job is slim with the size of annual graduates flooding the labour market. The only way out is the conscious building of supporting environment for young people to get onboard with the flow of entrepreneurship. One of the quickest questions that then call to mind on young people being given to entrepreneurship is the capacity to successfully handle the task. This draws the line of the questioning if all can be an entrepreneur? The answer is yes! Entrepreneurship is not a gift given to some special few among us like Aliko Dangote, John Mommoh, Zaron, Flutterwaves CEO and host of others. The more financially independent our youth are through legitimate hustles, the more the rate of crime that unemployment drives will drop in our country.