YOUTHS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION SOCIETY(YEDIS)
Appreciation Letter from One Young World (OYW) to YEDIS for facilitating a Workshop at the OYW Summit in Montreal, Canada on 21 October 2024.Rafiu Olaore actively participated in the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) 9th Annual SDGs Conference 2024: In the Margins of the UNGA79, co-organized with 56 Global Partners from 30 countries on September 25, 2024, in New York City, USA.On 24th September 2024, Rafiu Olaore, the CEO of YEDIS, participated in the SDGs Roundtable Discussion organized by the Journalists and Writers Foundation in New York City, USA. This side-event aimed to establish a platform for international delegations of civil society members, journalists, academics, experts, and human rights advocates attending the SDGs Conference 2024. The objective was to facilitate the exchange of expert opinions, ideas, and inclusive solutions about various development challenges and contemporary social, economic, and environmental issues.Rafiu Olaore in the UN General Assembly at the 2024 Summit of the Future in New York, USA.YEDIS CEO Rafiu Olaore had the privilege of serving as a Workshop Facilitator at One Young World (OYW) Summit 2024 on 21 September 2024 in Montreal, Canada. OYW approved YEDIS to host a Workshop Session titled, “Digitalization and Rural Entrepreneurship: A Pathways to Youth Employment, Peace and Prosperity.”On September 11th, 2024, Rafiu Olaore was honored to serve as a panelist during the World Trade Organization 2024 Public Forum Knowledge Cafe in Geneva, Switzerland.YEDIS CEO Rafiu Olaore served as a Guest Speaker on “Creating a Favorable Business Environment: Leveraging SMEs’ Adaptability and Agility” at the Biennial General Reunion of OSCOTECH Professional Accountant Alumni, Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, Osun State, Nigeria on 7 August 2024.Rafiu Olaore served as a Keynote Speaker on “The Role of Civil Society in Community Development” at the Aduragbemi Foundation in Iba Rural Community, Osun State, Nigeria, on 30 August 2024.YEDIS participated at the Nigerian Civil Society Consultative Forum on the Summit of the Future on August 22, 2024, in the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos. The Youths Enterprise Development and Innovation Society – YEDIS and the Federal Polytechnic Ayede – FEDPA, Nigeria, established a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 30 July 2024 to enrich the Institution’s Entrepreneurship and Skills Development program. YEDIS CEO Rafiu Akinpelu Olaore received an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration from Crown University International in the USA. The YEDIS Team actively participated at the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS2024) held on July 25-26, 2024, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The summit focused on “Reimagining Progress: A New Blueprint for Sustainable Growth in Africa.”YEDIS received an Appreciation Letter acknowledging the successful execution of a seminar focused on equipping young individuals with the knowledge and skills required to effectively utilize digital technology and entrepreneurial endeavors, consequently enhancing their employment prospects. The “Utilizing Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship to Enhance Job Prospects” conference was held on July 29, 2024.YEDIS Seminar on “Improving Waste Management in Procurement Practices” held on 16 May 2024.YEDIS Executive Director Rafiu Olaore received a Certificate of Achievement in Intercultural Communication Skills and Professional Intercultural Communication Skills Badge from the British Council, UK, on May 21, 2024.YEDIS CEO Rafiu Olaore’s presentation on “Improving Waste Management in Procurement Practices” at the CIPSMN Conference held on May 16, 2024, in Osogbo, Nigeria.YEDIS at 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, 9 – 10 May 2024. YEDIS representation at the Global Initiative for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights off-site event at Ulwazy Place, Nairobi, Kenya, on 8 May 2024 as a part of the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference.YEDIS representatives attended the Global Initiative for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights off-site event at Ulwazy Place, Nairobi, Kenya, on 8 May 2024 as a part of the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference. YEDIS female representatives (Rafiat Olaore and Sakirat Lawal) attended the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. 9 – 10 May 2024. YEDIS representatives attended the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. 9 – 10 May 2024. #2024UNCSC #WECOMMITYEDIS Panelists for a UN-approved off-site event at the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.YEDIS provided financial support to a young artist to participate in the “Guinness World Records” longest marathon of reading aloud from May 6 to May 14, 2024.YEDIS partnered with the Elite Club of Aagba to organize an Entrepreneurship workshop for Aagba young artisans on March 9, 2024. YEDIS partnered with the Elite Club of Aagba to organize an Entrepreneurship workshop for Aagba young artisans on March 9, 2024. YEDIS CEO Rafiu Olaore was a panelist at the Federal Polytechnic Ayede, Nigeria, on 31 January 2024. Topic: Revolutionizing Polytechnic Education with Sustainable Development Goals in the Post-Covid Era. An interview between Michael Herglotz and Rafiu Olaore on “Rural Entrepreneurship Initiatives and the Influence of Digitalization on the Sub-Saharan Rural Region Population Prosperity.”Lions Clubs International awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship to YEDIS CEO Rafiu Olaore.SDGs Orientation Seminar by YEDISYEDIS Program Coordinator spoke at the SDGs Orientation in Osogbo, Nigeria.YEDIS Projects Coordinating TeamYEDIS delegation at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Nigeria Network of NGOYEDIS Executive Director Rafiu Olaore at the International Monetary Funds Seminar in Marrakech, Morocco, in October 2023. YEDIS Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Orientation in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria in 2023.YEDIS Workshop on Digitalization and Entrepreneurship for Youth in Osogbo, Nigeria, 2023. YEDIS CEO Rafiu Olaore attended 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, held in the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA on 19th April 2023.Special Pass to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. YEDIS Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Digital Literacy Skills Training for Students in Ikirun, Osun State, Nigeria. YEDIS Executive Director Rafiu Olaore at the British Council Alumni UK Event held in Ikoyi, Lagos, on 18 May 2022. YEDIS CEO Rafiu Olaore attended the 29th IPDMC: INNOVATION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE to be held on July 17-19, 2022, in Hamburg, Germany YEDIS Seminar on Digitalization and Entrepreneurship Education for Nigerian graduating students in 2022.YEDIS representative attended the 2023 Spring Meeting of the World Bank Group and IMF in Washington, DC.World Bank Group – IMF 2023 annual meeting in Morocco. YEDIS representative attended the 2023 annual meeting of the World Bank Group in Morocco.Orientation and Advocacy for SDGs Implementation in Marginalized Communities, held in Osogbo, Osun State, in November 2023.Certificates of participation were given to six YEDIS youth members for attending the UN International Youth Conference in New York City, USA from September 21 to 24, 2023.YEDIS empowered physically challenged artisans in Ilase Ijesaland, Osun State Nigeria, in 2023. Donation of marker boards to marginalized community schools for quality education in 2023. Cash donation to vulnerable women artisans for business growth to reduce poverty. Cash donations to empower vulnerable artisans in Ilase Ijesaland, Osun State, Nigeria, in 2923. Donation of 10 hand driers to empower hairstylists in Ilase Ijesaland, Osun State, Nigeria, in 2023. YEDIS partnered with COPESA to advocate for gender equality and women empowerment in Osogbo, Osun State in 2023. YEDIS organized an entrepreneurship education seminar for school leavers in Iragberi, Osun State, Nigeria, in 2023. YEDIS, in collaboration with the Eloy Foundation, organized a one-day seminar for women and girls on business development to eradicate poverty at Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, in 2023. YEDIS collaborated with the Joint Minds Club in Iree to organize a workshop on the Roles of Digital Literacy Skills and Entrepreneurship in Youth Employment on 12 August 2022.Distribution of palm oil production processing tools (drums, buckets, Sievers and funnels) to 300 agri-women in Obaagun, Osun State Nigeria, in 2023. Presentation on water management, food security, and zero hunger at empowering women and girls in palm oil production Obaagun, Osun State, Nigeria, in 2023 by YEDIS. YEDIS empowers women and girls in palm oil production for food security and zero hunger at Obaagun, Osun State, Nigeria, in 2023. YEDIS, in Collaboration with the Join Minds Iree Nigeria, for a Seminar on Youth Employment, Digitalisation, and green technology, 2023. Seminar on Business Plan Pitch, Zero Hunger, and No Poverty Empowerment of children in entrepreneurship education 2022Workshop on Digital Skills and Online Learning Best Practices for Students, 2022.Workshop on Digital Skills and Online Learning Best Practices for Students, 2022.Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Workshop for 200 women and Girls Hairdressers in Ikirun Nigeria, 2022. Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Workshop for 200 women and Girls Hairdressers in Ikirun Nigeria, 2022.Empowerment and Training on Digital Fashion Designing for Girls and Young Women, 2021Empowerment and Training on Digital Fashion Designing for Girls and Young Women, 2021Workshop on Digital Fashion Designing for Girls and Young Women, 2021Empowerment of Young Women and Girls in Agribusiness (cassava food production) for gainful employment, zero hunger, and no poverty in Ibadan Community, Osun State, Nigeria, January 2022.Donation of cash and food processing buckets at the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Agri-food production at Iba Community, Osun State, Nigeria, January 2022.Creative Idea Seminar, 2020Distribution of 1000 notebooks to 200 pupils in Ikirun, Osun State Nigeria to mark World literacy day, 2020 by Rafiu OlaoreWorld Literacy Day – Rafiu Olaore Presentation
