Eagle Builders Foundation

The #10Percent4Youth Campaign is initiated by Youth Alive Foundation demanding the states in the Niger Delta region to allocate 10% of the revenue from oil derivation to youth development initiatives like job creation, entrepreneurship, human capacity building, technical and vocational training, private/public partnership for job creation, etc. Akwa Ibom State which receives the highest oil revenue is the launching pad for this campaign and will be taken to all states in the Niger Delta Region. It is the hope of the organizers that more organizations should sign in for the campaign to strengthen it. At the end of the day, there will be increased in funding to support youth entrepreneurs, increased in employability and increased in job creation and job opportunities for youth in the region. Enough is Enough Nigeria @ EiENigeria supports # 10Percent4Youths campaign @ NigeriaSACE @ johnonyeukwu @ _NDLink @ YAFng http://twitter.com/ibommobile...

Girls’ education is one of the most effective ways for ending poverty in developing nations. The benefits of their education are seen by individuals, their families, and throughout society. These benefits include: Reducing the number of babies women have; Lowering infant and child mortality rates; Lower maternal mortality rates; Protecting against HIV/AIDS infection; Increased number of women with jobs and higher earnings and; Benefits that last many generations. Education for girls can have the benefit of delaying marriage and pregnancy for young girls. Instead of a girl getting married before age 20 and often suffering abuse by her husband, girls who attend primary and secondary school are more likely to have a say in who they marry. Girls who attend school also are able to use more effective methods of family planning and therefore have fewer and healthier babies. An educated girl and woman will have learned about HIV/AIDS and know many dif...

CHAPTER 15: - Right to Education: - Article 17 1. Constitutional, Legislative and Judicial Measures In addition to the main poverty reduction strategy paper NEEDS and the Seven Point Agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the following are the main documents on national laws, policies and key programmes in the education sector: - The 1999 Constitution - Draft National Policy on Special Needs Education/Implementation Guidelines, 2012 - Training Manual on Adaptation and Implementation of Inclusive Education in Nigeria, 2010 - A Strategic Framework for the Revitalization of Adult and Youth Literacy in Nigeria, 2012. - Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act 2004 - Child’s Right Act 2003 - National Child Policy 2007 - National Policy for Integrated Early Childhood Development in Nigeria (2007) - National Minimum Standard for Early Child Care Centres in Nigeria (2007) - National Gender Policy on Education 2007 - National Framework on Girls’ and Women Education, 201...