YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME (YEEP)
We recently held our Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Programme (YEEP) in Abuja, Imo and Benue State Orientation camp auditoriums of the National Youth Service Corps. Founder Activate Success Int’l foundation, Love Idoko led by a team of professionals and celebrities such Nollywood actor-Desmond Elliot, CEO of Vodi Tailors- Seyi Adekunle, Samson Itodo Executive Director YIAGA among others. Thousands of NYSC members gathered at each location to learn practical ways of being successful Entrepreneurs. This practical mentorship with the aim of giving a well-defined career direction to the next generation has been a learning and development partnership between the facilitators and the youths present at the event. The speakers constantly pull from their own personal experiences and industry-wide view to offer career guidance to the aspiring youths to help them navigate the difficult business terrain. They say ‘A good mentor is hard to find, but when you do, your life expands’.
Aside providing access to a wealth of knowledge and experience including opportunity to relate with the seasoned speakers, Activate Success International Activation in partnership with FCMB also gave N1m grant to the corps members. One of the speakers gave N1.2m grant to 12 corps members and another speaker gave a sum of N500,000 as grant to 10 members making a sum of N2.7 Million in all. Commenting on the initiative, the founder of Activate Success Int’l Foundation, Love Idoko-Uloko said giving a well-defined career direction and support to the next generation has always been her passion.
“I am very passionate about the youths and their future. I feel so concerned when they are out of school and have nothing to do. Most of them are business-minded but lack direction and funds to kickstart their ideas. In so many cases, they are looking for who they can talk to for counseling and even mentorship. So we hope that this mentoring and empowerment programme we are organizing for the youth corps members at all the locations will make a lot of difference in their lives and help shape their future. She also appreciated FCMB and INTELIA for partnering with her foundation to make the event a success”.
– LOVE IDOKO-ULOKO
Maiden Edition “Inspire the Lady project” Conference.
Wife of the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Mrs Eunice Ortom was present at the First “Inspire the Lady Project” which was put together by Love Idoko-Uloko, the renowned motivational and inspirational speaker. The sole aim of the event which is to Coach, mentor and inspire ladies/women to maximise their potentials and increase their capability and ability to do and be more was held at the Dream Centre Makurdi, the Benue State Capital. Dr. Mrs. Ortom, while addressing the attendees at the event, indicated hope that the project will serve as a vehicle that will help ladies take their destiny into their own hands and do what’s right. Going further in her speech, Dr. Mrs Ortom also identified mentorship as a key element which offers crucial knowledge and skills to the beneficiary to make him or her useful in a chosen field of interest. She also described the convener of the event, Love Idoko, as an inspiration and a shining example to others especially those who humbly imbibe what they have learnt under her tutelage. While commending the convener and founder of “Inspire the Lady Project” for her desire to reposition and inspire other ladies, Mrs Ortom appealed to individuals, corporate organizations and Government to support the idea pointing out that if properly handled, would become the proverbial mustard seed that will birth great business women in the near future in Benue State.
Other Guests and keynote speakers at the opening session include Evang. Lydia Idoko, President Faith Women Fellowship Ministries Int’l., Hon Ngunan Addingi, Hon member Benue State House of Assembly, Pst Abel Uloko, Resident Pastor House on the Rock Makurdi and Arch Nguvan Kyenge, CEO Lush Events. Love Idoko-Uloko handled the second session with a mind blowing presentation she captioned “10 thing I wish every Lady Knew!“. It was an incredible experience as all the Ladies were inspired and challenged to maximize their Potentials. One of the high point of the event was empowering ladies with funds to support their business Idea. This empowerment was made possible by Hon Dickson Tarkighir, Honorable Member House of Representatives. The Event was powered by Love Idoko-Uloko’s Activate Success Int’l foundation.
