African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy

📣 Exciting News! 🌟 African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy (AYECBA) is thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new program exclusively designed for our incredible alumni community. Introducing the AYECBA Alumni Impact Award! 🎉

This prestigious award aims to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions of our esteemed AYECBA alumni. We believe in the power of our alumni to create positive change and make a lasting impact in their communities.

Here's the best part: while the award is exclusively for AYECBA alumni, the voting process will be open to the general public! This means that everyone will have the opportunity to participate and cast their votes for the most deserving alumni who have made significant strides in their respective fields.

We invite you to join us in this exciting journey of honoring our alumni and their remarkable accomplishments. Stay tuned for further updates on the AYECBA Alumni Impact Award, including the voting process and the incredible alumni nominees we will be unveiling soon!

Together, let's celebrate the unwavering dedication and inspiring achievements of our AYECBA alumni as they continue to shape a brighter future for Africa. 🌍✨

The AYECBA BluePrint Workshop first session registration will soon be open .

How is the 2024 going, I know you have been planning to start or grow your business while at the same time working on your personal development but sometimes it seems impossible .

Not to worry it is going to happen this year because AYECBA BluePrint will give you the tools and techniques to ensure that that dream becomes a reality this 2024.

Don't forget to register once the link is shared.

We are in 2024, Happy New year . Have you build up your strategy plan for your personal and professional development?

How sure are you to stick to your plan?

Is procrastination your greatest worry?

Do you need help on how to develop SMARTER goals ?

AYECBA BluePrint Workshop first session got you covered.

Watch out for the launch of AYECBA BluePrint Workshop first session for 2024.

#2024

Dear All,

As we bid farewell to 2023 and welcome the promising year of 2024, I want to take a moment to reflect on the journey I have embarked upon. Last year presented me with a profound dilemma: the choice between personal growth and the vision of our organizations. I made a courageous decision to prioritize my personal and family development, and I commend myself for the strides I have made and the achievements I have accomplished. It is through these personal triumphs that i find the strength and inspiration to contribute to the greater good.

However, as I reflect on the past year, I also acknowledge that there is room for growth and improvement. I have come to realize that personal growth need not be at the expense of my vision. In fact, i can harmoniously pursue both, fostering my development while dedicating myself to the realization of my organization's goals.

The dawn of 2024 brings with it a renewed sense of purpose and determination. This year, I will concentrate more on my vision, ensuring that i continue to make a meaningful impact on the lives of youth around the world. The African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy (AYECBA) will rise again in full force, embodying our commitment to empowering and uplifting young individuals.

As i embark on this journey, let me remember that personal growth and the pursuit of my organization's vision are not mutually exclusive. They complement and reinforce one another, allowing me to become the best versions of myself while making a lasting difference in the lives of others.

I am confident that 2024 will be a year of great achievements, both personally and for the AYECBA. Together (with my team), we will inspire and empower the youth, nurturing their potential and helping them overcome barriers. Our collective efforts hold the power to shape a brighter future, not only for ourselves but for generations to come.

Wishing you a year filled with purpose, resilience, and boundless success.

Happy New Year 2024 , to all AYECBA alumni, instructors , partners and BOD.

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African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Profile of the week is Ndah Teddy from Cameroon 🇨🇲

Ndah Teddy

I'm a proactive professional Public Health Nutritionist with diverse experience in the field of Community Nutrition.
Endowed with extensive skills working with the Ministry of Public Health and Helen Keller INTL in the West, Adamawa, and Far North Region of Cameroon in the assessment of the nutritional status of women and children, health promotion activities, and also in the systematic and nutritional management of acute malnutrition in children below 5 years. Also apt in data collection and analysis, disciplined and capable of
working efficiently under pressure and producing timely results in written or verbal form. With a critical mindset in solving problems, I’m flexible and can easily adapt to new situations with a good team spirit.

I'm apparently looking forward to contributing to the fight against all the different forms of malnutrition among the most vulnerable through diverse Nutrition sensitive and Nutrition specific interventions.

I am a graduate of AYECBA GCP Cohort 2.

Email: [email protected]
Phone number:682098310

African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Profile of the week is PETSOKO BAMBE NIQUAISE

I am PETSOKO BAMBE NIQUAISE a CAMEROONIAN.

I'm a certified marital counselor from NEGi GMBA Academy and also a business incline.
I'm a coordinator for BRIDES LEAVE YOUR CHAMBERS INTERNATIONAL (BLYCI) the Yaounde branch, and we are out to promote and encourage both married and single ladies to leave their comfort zones (chambers) and fulfill their God given purpose or talent.

I am an online facilitator presently working with la plage meta Meta Verse (LPMV) base in Nigeria. I have also done a lot of Volunteering works and AYECBA is among them. I volunteered as the graduation coordinator for the AYECBA GCP cohort 4 and I'm currently the program coordinator for the AYECBA Alumni Network.
I am a digital brand ambassador for QHL Africa Agenda 2063 and an Africa Climate Change Awareness Goodwill Ambassador.
I'm also a senior captain graduate from AYECBA cohort 3.

My contacts:
+237674250507
[email protected]

African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Profile of the week

Francis PG Neufville from Liberia 🇱🇷
Francis is a youth developer and an alumnus of the Teach for Liberia fellowship. He's a highly skilled youth developer and a motivational young leader with over five years of experience developing minds and volunteering.
Francis PG Neufville works as a Learning Support Officer at Street Child Liberia. More to that, his passion for change-making led to his recognition by Startups and Funds as the No.2 change maker in Liberia. He's also a cohort 3 graduate of the AYECBA GCP.
He is driven by his services as a Servant, Transformational leadership, community-based workings, and developing strategies that seek to promote major development
He is former monitoring, evaluation, and learning volunteer at the Boyscout of Liberia and has completed the monitoring, evaluation, and learning training that was rolled out by USAID/Liberia Strategic Analysis/Social Impact. The objective is to build the capacity of Young Liberians in the field of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), with leadership and professional development. Francis is a committed and dedicated person who is skilled in Data collection, survey and Data analysis, Data clerk, M&E officer, and Data entry clerk. Francis is also a graduate of the Liberia marine training institute (LMTI), and a graduate of the University of Liberia with a bachelor of public administration. Over six years of vast experience in the field of monitoring, evaluation, and learning with an emphasis on data collection, data entry, and data analysis in project planning, development, and implementation. Extensive years of progressive experience in diverse program development, designs, and implementation with a strong understanding of various thematic areas such as data analysis, Youth, Gender, Collaboration learning adaptation, and partnership building and management with strong knowledge of USAID rules and regulations experience as well as other development partners.

Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn and Twitter: Francis PG Neufville

African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Profile of the week is

Agba Fredalen Akpo

I am Agba Fredalen Akpo from Nigeria. I am an ambitious and focused-driven professional. I thrive on challenges and constantly set goals for myself, so I have something to strive toward. I don't stop at setting goals; I always look for opportunities to do better and achieve greatness. I am an alumnus of the African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building (AYECBA) Global Changemaker Program Cohort 3.
I am a student and an Affiliate marketer; as an affiliate, I help creators advertise their digital products online to reach those who wish to purchase them. I also provide help to those who are looking for products to buy online.

Here are my contact
Email: [email protected]
Tell :+2347030824914

African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Profile of the week is

ALI WARIO LAGA

Ali is from Kenya and an AYECBA Cohort 4 Global Changemaker Program alumnus.
He is a student at Karatina University pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Public Administration.
His dream is to is to be a Catalase of change in the Kenya politics, and to promote good governance and politics in Kenya and the world
Ali would like to focus on youth empowerment and create more employment opportunities for youth

He can easily reach via

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0758080535

African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy profiling of the week is

Mepia Kouemegne Rita Stella

Mepia is a Young African Leadership Initiatives (YALI) West Africa Alumni Fellow, African Youths and Empowerment Capacity Building Academy Alumni, Open Dreams Pre-Scholar, Goodwill Fellow, Community Vision Group Volunteer, MOGI Global Leadership School Fellow, Epilepsy, Awareness Aid and Research Foundation volunteer, and NINITEMBAN Foundation Volunteer.
She holds a BSc in Communication and Development Studies from the University of Bamenda and is pursuing a Master of Science in International Relations and Strategic Studies at the University of Bamenda.

Mepia is a Youth and child protection activist, political enthusiast, loves humanitarian activities, and advocates for gender equality, human rights, and personal development.

We are grateful to have you as an alumni of AYECBA

Our first African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy Global ChangeMakers (AYECBA GCP) to be profiled is Sylvia Nsom

SYLVIE KONANG NGANDONG is a Physiotherapist with 15 years of professional experience. She has been an AIDS/HIV peer educator since 2003 and is a graduate of African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building (AYECBA) and a senior captain of cohort 3.

In order to give back to the academy, she decided to become one of the volunteers who helped coordinate the AYECBA GCP Cohort 4 training.

SYLVIE is also a graduate of the CLife Academy cohort 11 in Yaoundé.

Presently, she is doing her Master's Degree in Health Management at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Yaounde 1 in Cameroon.

SYLVIE is also a member of the AYECBA Executive Team in the capacity of Project Coordinator.

A great Servant Leader.

AYECBA Alumni Network is starting AYECBA Alumni Profiling program.

The main aim of this program is to build build and improve on the personal branding of AYECBA GCP Alumni.

During this period we will be profiling Alumni of the AYECBA GCP program for a period of one week.

Please, help share, comment and like our posts to increase the visibility and branding of our Senior Captains

Do you want to Join the UN as a Volunteer?🤔

Have you been wondering what it takes to be a UN Volunteer?

If the answer is yes, then you don’t want to miss the webinar that is being organized by the 237 Development professionals.

*Topic*: *Pathway To Becoming A United Nations Volunteer*

*Date*: 16th of July 2022

*Time* : 17.00 PM to 19.00 PM GMT

*Registration Link*: https://bit.ly/3OHHlWK

The webinar will cover the following:

• History of the UN Volunteer and categories of Volunteers
• Who can be UN Volunteer.
• Where to look for Volunteer jobs
• How to maximize your chances of being selected in the portal.

You don’t want to miss this opportunity to talk to experienced experts.

See you there!!!!

In less than 3 hours African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy Cohort 4 Graduation ceremony will commence.

Have you registered to be part of the virtual Graduation ceremony?

If not then click the link to do so

https://bit.ly/AYECBAGCPCohort4Graduation

Or you will love to follow us live on Facebook. The graduation ceremony will be stream live on Facebook. So keep your eyes on my account.

We have one great lady as our Guest Speaker Ma'am Fafali Alai from Ghana 🇬🇭

The theme of this Cohort graduation is The Pacesetter while the country hosting today ceremony is .

You don't wanna miss this 🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉

On Saturday the 2th of April I honoured an invitation from Care Foundation from Zambia to speak on Community Work. It was a great opportunity for me to share my leadership journey and to inspired 60+ youth. Youth need to start developing a community leadership Mindset.

I spoke on three very important aspects of community development. These include
1. Knowing your WHY,
2. Community Asset Mapping, and
3. Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Approach to community development.

Before you want to engage or develop a community leadership Mindset you need to know WHY you want to volunteer your time and resources in developing your community. This is important because your WHY will be your inspiration and your driving force. This will ensure consistency in your community projects.

Once you know your WHY (which is your activities or what you want to do and the contribution or impact it will create in your community), you can now do a Community Asset Map of your community.

We need a change in Mindset on how we look or address problems in our community. We need to first look at the Assets that we have in our community and then use these assets to solve the problems affecting our community. Than looking only at the problem and start accusing other people of the problems affecting our communities.
Assets in your community include the talents and skills of community members, the institutions both private, government and religious in your community.

Then when you come out with your community assets Mapping, you can now identify some of the resources and skills in your community. Using the AYECBA Approach now you can link this asset to look for sustainable solutions to the problem affecting your community.

My objectives for participating in this workshop was to awake the confidence in the youth and cause a paradigm sheet in the way we look and address community problems. We are the solution to every problem.

GENERAL INVITATION TO AYECBA GCP COHORT 4 GRADUATION CEREMONY

You are all invited to be part of AYECBA GCP Cohort 4 Graduation Ceremony

It has been one month of intensive training at African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy Global ChangeMakers Program (AYECBA GCP) .

Now it is time send out the next batch of Global ChangeMakers ( ).

AYECBA GCP Cohort 4 is Called The Pacesetters.

The Host of this year graduation is 🇳🇬. This is a great opportunity for you to learn and know more about Nigeria.

AYECBA GCP Cohort 4 has been phenomenal, 174 application received from 22 countries, 80 admitted into the training room and _____ to graduate (still to be determined).

The success of this Cohort 4 is thanks to the powerful , the always ready and the exceptional international . Not forgetting our energetic . Thanks all this is possible thanks your constant support and believes in the vision of

To be part of the virtual Graduation ceremony of Cohort 4 which will be on Saturday the 9th of April 2022, click the link to register
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https://bit.ly/AYECBAGCPCohort4Graduation

In a few Hours I will be live talking about community Work and youth participation.

Thank you Care Foundation for this great opportunity to share my experience with youth on the theme Practical Guide to Doing Community Work.

It is going to be awesome. As youth we have a major obligation to part and promote community work. This is our way of participanting in the development of our community, our quarter, our village, our town, our country and the society.

Week Three of the African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy (AYECBA) was a
Our we taken in a journey of mind shifting from Developing a Perso Strategy plan that will guarantee the achievement of their Goals, to Social media etiquette and Strategy that will help them become a digital leaders. Then what and how to become an effective entrepreneurs during the module on Entrepreneurship. Transformational Leadership is the go to leadership way now and we capped it with LinkedIn Optimisation. You must ensure visibility and Credibility to potential investors and recruiters via LinkedIn.

Week 4, is fully packed with mind blowing and shifting modules as we move closer to the end of the one month intensive training program. V

This is a great news and achievement

Thanks Africa Matters for this great opportunity to share my knowledge and expertise with youth. The Africa Matters Ambassadors Program (AMAP) is a great initiative and I am happy to be part of this initiative.

Can't wait to start

Success have both Positive and Negative side.

The positive side of success is that its makes you feel confident, accomplished and accountable

The negative side of Success is that its has the tendency to shut our eyes to opportunity and cover our ears to the ideas of others. This is especially when you can't handle the pride and ego that comes with success

If you don't know how to handle success

Its will create an illusion of a fulfillment or accomplishment

Its will create a Comfort zone that prevent you from challenging yourself with new objectives

It’s like a seduction, it is like Love. You maybe blind and deaf to other opportunities

~MNN ~

Week two of the African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy (AYECBA) was a .
Our we taken in a journey of mind transformation from developing and effective CV and Cover letter writing to enable get their dream job to How to build and maintain a Professional online presence that will increase their visibility and Integrity to their future employers. To building a resilience Mindset that will enable overcome all the uncertainty along the way. Then Personal Branding as job seekers or Entrepreneurs you are a product and if you don't brand yourself well then you will not attract offers. To crown all these you must know who you are and how to manage your self to ensure productivity.

Week 3, is fully packed with mind blowing and shifting modules.

Today will be phenomenal in the African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Global ChangeMaker Program Cohort 4 Training Room. With training on

As Global ChangeMakers you must be good at Advocacy. This is what will help you change the world. This will help you tell your story to the world and solicite support for your vision

Our instructor Edith Vanessa Khartey from Ghana 🇬🇭 will help our Captains to better understand the importance of as a Global ChangeMaker.

It will be phenomenal.
Dear hope you are ready?

Oooooooooooh I just love the way Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA GCP Cohort 4 Training is going.

Our instructors are just on fire 🔥🔥. Now I understand why the say Old wine taste better. is getting bigger and better.

Yesterday was exceptional. Thanks very much to our instructor Sella Elad Suzanne from Cameroon 🇨🇲. She teaches our about Team Building and Management. This is a very important skills in today job place. You will be task to either create a team, leader a team or be a member of a team. If you don't have a better understanding of how team are built or managed then you are in trouble.

At AYECBA we don't just trained we give you the opportunity to practicalise the knowledge. Our Captains are not put in groups to work remotely and come up with a project to address the SDGs.

It is time for our to put the and knowledge into real practice.

Thanks very much Sella Elad for the powerful training.

Today will be Exceptional in the African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Global ChangeMaker Program Cohort 4 Training Room. With training on

Whether in your familes, homes, organisations, communities, groups and workplace, Team building and Management is one basic skill you can't ignore. Because if you do, everything will collapse or productivity will be low. We are all team players or Leader but to be an effective and efficient team player or Leaders you need to understand how to build and manage a team.

Our instructor Sella Elad From Cameroon 🇨🇲 will help our Captains to better understand the importance of team building and Management in the every aspect of life.

It will be phenomenal.
Dear hope you are ready?

Today will be engaging in the African Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Global ChangeMaker Program Cohort 4 Training Room. With training on

Networking and volunteering is a great skill that will enable you in your search for jobs or opportunities. Having the right tools, meeting the right person and building the right skills will facilitate your job scouting.

Our instructor Usman Jesse from Nigeria, 🇳🇬will help our Captains to better understand the importance of volunteerism and Networking in their search for jobs and other opportunities.

It will be phenomenal.
Dear hope you are ready?

It was an exceptional day today at Youth Empowerment and Capacity Building Academy AYECBA Global ChangeMaker Program Cohort 4 Training Room. Our second lesson was full of practical examples and our were so satisfied with the level of knowledge and expertise of our instructors Edith Vanessa Khartey from Ghana 🇬🇭. Who simplified and summaries the UN SDGs to our Captains. I'm sure they are now ready to actively participate in this decade of Action to help in the achievement of these Goals

Thanks very much Ma'am for your availability and passion to pass on your knowledge and expertise to the youth. We are grateful to have you since Cohort 1. Thanks