YLDP Application - Nigeria Youth Futures Fund

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Personal Information

Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Age(Required)

Gender(Required)

Male

Female

Nationality(Required)

How would you describe your current permanent residence?(Required)

How would you describe your household income level?(Required)

Please select the best option that applies to you(Required)

I can access a healthcare center within 30 minutes walking distance from my house

I can access a bank within 30 minutes walking distance from my house

None of these apply to me

Religion(Required)

Christianity

Islam

Other

Social media handles (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X)(Required)

Do you identify as a Person With Disability (PWD)(Required)

Yes

If yes to the question above, kindly state what cluster of persons with disabilities you fall under(Required)

Do you identify as an Internally Displaced Person(Required)

Yes

State of Origin(Required)

(Please note that this Programme is open to ONLY undergraduates in Nigeria)

Name of Tertiary Institution(Required)

State where tertiary institution is located(Required)

(Please note that this Programme is open to ONLY undergraduates in Nigeria)

Couldn’t find your school name on the list, please write out the name of your school in full(Required)

eg. University of Nigeria Nsukka

What course are you currently taking in school?(Required)

Kindly select the level of Education you are currently on(Required)

How did you find out about the Youth Leadership Development Programme?

Instagram

Facebook

LEAP Africa Website

YLP Alumni

Word of mouth

Social media accounts of other CSOs/Youth Organizations

Other

Have you been part of any past YLDP Cohort before?(Required)

Yes

Motivation & Experience

Do you belong to a student youth group or debating society?(Required)

Yes

If yes, specify the name of the group and your role.(Required)

Have you ever led or participated in a community development initiative?(Required)

Yes

Choosing a YLDP Track

Participants in the community change project pathway consist of teams of 5-10 people from the same tertiary institution who will carry out community change projects focused on the NYFF’s current thematic areas. In this track, participants are equipped with knowledge to engage community actors, raise funds and carry out projects that bring about sustainable change in their communities.

Participants of the Advocacy Track (Youth Leadership Debates) consist of teams of 2-3 people from the same tertiary institution. Participants will participate in different stages of debates around key national issues around the NYFF’s thematic areas. Teams who arrive at the finals of the competition will be required to use a percentage of their prize money to carry out their proposed change projects.

What track would you like to participate in?(Required)

Community Change Project Track

Youth Leadership Debates Competition/Community Advocacy Track

Change Project Proposal

Irrespective of your track of choice, you are required to be part of a change project team. You can either design a change project of your own which fellow undergraduates from your institution can sign up for, or sign up to be part of a change project team in your institution.

Choose which option applies to you(Required)

I would like to submit a change project

I would like to sign up for an already existing project

Project title and name of institution(Required)

eg: Pad a girl project- UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

Give an overview of your project(Required)

Title and project summary (max 100 words)

Sign up to an existing project in your institution or submit a project

Please click on the dropdown list to review and sign up to an existing project from your institution.(Required)

Submit a project if you can't find a suitable project to volunteer for(Required)

Title and project summary (max 100 words)

Baseline Information

Which of the following is a key component of effective self-leadership?(Required)

I believe that every young person is a leader regardless of whether they occupy a position or not(Required)

True

False

Not Sure

Transformative Leadership can be best described as:(Required)

Which statement best captures the essence of ethical decision-making in leadership?(Required)

Which strategy most effectively promotes a culture of diversity, tolerance, and inclusion?(Required)

What is generally considered the first step in an effective problem-solving process?(Required)

Which of the following actions best demonstrates civic responsibility contributing to nation building?(Required)

Effective advocacy for youth empowerment typically involves:(Required)

Public policy is important for community development because it:(Required)

Which of the following best describes effective stakeholder engagement in community mobilization?(Required)

Rate your capacity in the following area using the options: Novice, Beginner, Intermediate Proficient(Required)

	Novice	Beginner	Intermediate
Advocacy
Community Mobilization
Critical Thinking
Logical Reasoning
Public Speaking
Public Policy
Problem-Solving
Project Management
Proposal Writing
Report Writing
Stakeholder Engagement
Leadership

Explain briefly (not more than 150 words) what you understand by sustainable development goals(Required)

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