On September 25, 2024, a significant discourse occurred at the Journalists and Writers Foundation’s (JWF) 9th Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Conference, In the Margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) at the Grand Ballroom, 630 Second Avenue, New York, USA. The discussion comprised three panels centered on themes: 1. “Summit of the Future: […]
On September 24th, 2024, Rafiu Olaore, the Chief Executive Officer of YEDIS, actively participated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Roundtable Discussion arranged by the Journalists and Writers Foundation in New York City, USA. The discussion was centered on two key themes: firstly, the Interfaith Contributions to SDGs Achievements, and secondly, the Civil Society Best
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The Executive Director of the Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS), Rafiu Olaore, was honored to participate in the United Nations Summit of the Future held at the UN Headquarters in New York City, USA, from September 22 to 23, 2024. This exclusive invitation from the United Nations allowed Olaore to actively engage in
YEDIS (yedis.org) has collaborated with twenty-two (22) prominent international non-governmental organizations, including the Global Initiative for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and UNESCO, to compile a thorough and nuanced set of recommendations to bolster the revised draft of the United Nations Pact for the Future. They meticulously outlined the recommendations in a comprehensive briefing
Exciting News! The Founder of the Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS), Amb. Rafiu Akinpelu Olaore’s initiative earned global recognition, as the United Nations (UN) selected his proposal to host a Workshop Session of the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, from 9 to 10 May 2024. YEDIS CEO and Chief Lecturer at
Dear colleagues, Check out the Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society’s (YEDIS) valuable insights on the United Nations’ “Zero Draft of the Pact for the Future” and YEDIS’s input listing on the United Nations Website. https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future/pact-for-the-future-zero-draft
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Check out YEDIS Executive Director Rafiu Akinpelu Olaore’s Presentation on ‘Revolutionizing Polytechnic Education with Sustainable Development Goals in the Post-COVID Era. ‘ 31 Jan 2024. Link: Revolutionizing Polytechnic Education with Sustainable Development Goals Video recording
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Video Link YEDIS Executive Director Mr. Rafiu Olaore was honoured as a Panelist on 16th January 2024 at the United Nations informal consultations on the Intergovernmental process for the Declaration on Future Generations as part of the preparatory process of the Summit of the Future. The meeting was co-facilitated by His Excellency Mr. Brian Christopher
YEDIS sensitized and advocated the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda 2030 and mentored over 100 marginalized people with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education and corporate entrepreneurship development skills. The free Empowerment workshop, with light refreshments, occurred on November 11, 2023, at Government Technical College Lecture Hall, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS) delegates participated in the World Bank Group – International Monetary Funds annual meeting and Civil Society Policy Forum held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 9 – 15 October 2023. The forum united the policymakers, government officials and civil society leaders to deliberate on strategic and innovative solutions to global
Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS) is a nonprofit organization in Nigeria that promotes entrepreneurship education, youth employment and community development. YEDIS organized the capacity building workshop and empowerment of over 300 women and girls in palm oil and palm kernel seeds production on May 26th 2023, in Obaagun community, Osun State, Nigeria and
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Youth Enterprise Development & Innovation Society (YEDIS) is a nonprofit organization that promotes entrepreneurship education, youth employment, and underserved community development. YEDIS, in collaboration with Olaseffy Variety Stores, organized a workshop on entrepreneurship, digital skills, and healthcare services to advance quality education and employment for young people between the ages of fourteen (14) and twenty
Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS) is a non-profit organization in Nigeria that promotes entrepreneurship education, youth employment, and community development. YEDIS Executive Director Mr. Rafiu Olaore and Mr. Patrick Ilori, YEDIS Ambassador in Austria/Europe, participated (virtually) at the United Nations World Data Forum, held in Hangzhou, China, from 23rd – 27th April 2023.
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YEDIS Executive Director, Mr. Rafiu Olaore at the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) side event, ‘A New Way of Monitoring Development Co-operation: Towards Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue and Action’ UN Financing for Development (FfD) Forum, 19th April 2023 in New York, USA. Youths Enterprise Development & Innovation Society (YEDIS).https://yedis.org
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Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS) held a workshop on Marketing for Agricultural Products and the Empowerment of thirty women and girls at Iba, a rural community in Osun State, Nigeria, on 28th January 2022. Yedis, a nonprofit organization, donated 100 liters of ten buckets to the best ten female entrepreneurs “fufu” producers and
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YEDIS staff attendance at the Nonprofits Staff Week, 2022 by Nigeria Network of NGOs with support from Google.org held on 17th – 21st January 2022. Youth Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS) is a nonprofit organization that builds entrepreneurial mindsets among young people for self-reliance. It promotes welfare, social and community development, and upscaling an
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Youths Enterprise Development & Innovation Society (YEDIS), in partnership with Osogbo Livingspring Lions Club, celebrated the 2021 International Youth Day on 14th August 2021. The speakers advised the youth to embrace entrepreneurship with innovative business ideas to fight hunger and promote Nigeria’s economic development. Chief Akinpelu Olaore, Director General, YEDIS, stated that It takes strength,
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Otunba RAFIU AKINPELU OLAORE SPEECH AT THE WORKSHOP ON DIGITAL FASHION DESIGN ORGANISED BY YOUTHS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION SOCIETY (YEDIS). SATURDAY 10TH OF JULY, 2021. The YEDIS members and distinguished Guests Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society (YEDIS) is a nonprofit organization that builds entrepreneurial attitudes among young ones. We have put smiles on
Workshop on “Digital Fashion” and Distribution of Tailoring Tools to 150 Female Prentices on 10th July 2021 in Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria.
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