Youth Leadership Development Fund
The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) seeks grant applications from qualified individuals and organizations for the Youth Leadership Development Fund. The grant aims to strengthen, support and promote youth ecosystem building in the country. The grants will be awarded to individuals and organizations working in line with the thematic areas of interest.
Youth Leadership Development Programme
Our goal is to equip, empower and support young change leaders from across tertiary institutions in Nigeria with the skills, knowledge and resources to enable them to become self-leaders who will lend their voice towards national development issues and drive sustainable social change.
Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Press Release 2025
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About Us
Seeded by the MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation and Luminate Group, NYFF is on a mission to strengthen, support and enable the youth in leadership, activism and social change through outcome-driven policy engagements and inclusive resourcing that will support youth in shaping and supporting medium and long term national development.
The NYFF Project, initiated in 2021, is a five-year initiative dedicated to nurturing youth leadership and activism in Nigeria by fostering outcomes-driven policy engagements and inclusive resourcing for medium and long-term national development. The NYFF embodies the collective determination to invest in the potential of Nigerian youth. By facilitating policy engagements and providing a platform for their voices and ideas to thrive, the NYFF continues to pave the way for a brighter and more inclusive Nigeria.