Seminar conducted by Staff of NEAI with young people as a way of motivating and encouraging them to be focus and responsible in the society

1. NEAI: SEMINAR REPORT
ACTIVITY REPORT TEMPLATE

2. Name of ISP/Master Peace
Net educational advancement initiatives
Component
State: Imo- State
LGA: Umunneochi
Type of Activity: Youth mobilization
Title of Training (If Training
Promoting youth talents
activity)
Venue of Activity: Umutu village square, Lokpaukwu
Date(s) of Activity: 17th April,2011
Number of Participants: Male: 12 Female: 9 Total: 21
Types of Participants: Youths
Name and Title of Key Cosmas Sunday chuks (program manager), Adibe Victor C (M&E
Facilitator(s) for activity: officer) and Akpagu Irene (youth club coordinator)
If training, Training Curriculum
Used:
Goal and Objectives of Activity/Training:
Goal: Promotion of youth talents in terms of culture, skill acquisition, art, peace making etc in
twenty communities in Abia and Imo between 2011-2014.
Objectives:
1.To promote peace in the communities
2.To help the youths make informed choice in life.
3.To increase their knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS
4.To improve on their God giving talents through Vocational training
Methodology of Training/Activity
The methods adopted during our meetings were participatory and democratic. No one
dominated.
Activity key achievement/Training Outputs:

3. On the 17th April, 2011 the officials of the Net Educational Advancement Initiatives in Nigeria had
seminar with the youths of Umutu autonomous community at the Umutu village square. During the
meeting twenty one (21) persons were in attendance, twelve (12) males and nine(9) females.
The seminar was participatory in that everybody was given the opportunity to air his/her view on the
factors militating against youth restiveness, cultural imbalances ,talents under harnessed in the
community,
A participant, Okafor Kingsley enumerated the problems of the youth to include: poor parental
background, inadequate information on the new ideas, poor educational background. Emeh Ifeanyi, on his
view highlighted his problems as lack of adequate information and pleaded with the NEAI team that he
would be happy if he can be trained as a mechanic.
REACTIONS FROM THE YOUTHS DURING THE MEETING
Okoli Gloria compared the poverty level of a woman she caters for without a good source of living as a
thing of concern as she called on the team to come to her aid.
AN OLD WOMEN CARED BY ONE OF THE YOUTHS
The program manager, Mr Cosmas Ositachuks adviced the youths on the need to be peaceful and cool-
headed both at home and in the community at large.Mr Victor Adibe, the M&E officer also hammered on
the importance of the meeting stressing that the club with the help of the donor(s) will empower the youth
in skill acquisition and to learn other arts capable of making them better people in the society. He used
same medium and urged the youths to adhere strictly on the ABC prevention strategy for HIV/AIDS.
THE PM (COSMAS) AND THE M&E OFFICER (VICTOR) URGED THE YOUTH TO BE
PEACEFUL IN THE COMMUNITY .
At exactly 4:30pm the meeting came to an end with a light refreshment.Closing prayer was said by one of
the participant Uche

4. Opportunities/Constraints to Activity Implementation
It was an election period and on a Sunday when people have series of appointments and meetings. But, it
was a success.
Success Story
Next Steps Due Date Person Responsible
To conduct another seminar 22nd ,April,2011 Project team
/workshop
Advocacy visit to stakeholders of May,2011 Project team
youth clubs
Prepared by : Adibe Victor Signature: ……………… Date:18/04/2011
Reviewed by: Cosmas Sunday C Signature: ……………… Date:18/04/2011
Group photograph by the participants during the meeting.