YIAGA
YIAGA Leads 40
YIAGA
YIAGA Leads 40 Youths for Sanitization, Sensitization in
Market
As part of its activities for this year’s training of youths
across Nigeria and some parts of Africa on leadership, community
organsing and movement building, YIAGA AFRICA on Friday led its
cohort of 40 community organisers to Karu market Abuja for
sanitization and sensitization on best practices for waste
disposal. The exercise in collaboration with Pick That Trash
initiative involves picking of waste and trash around the market
and properly disposing to ensure a healthy environment.
During the exercise, the team led by YIAGA AFRICA senior program
officer in the youth department, Ibrahim Faruk also sensitized
store owners on the need to ensure proper disposal of its waste.
The team went on to advise store owners on best practice in waste
management and recycling.
According to Faruk, community organizing, and movement building
can only thrive if young community organisers create a proper
connection with their communities. He said, one important way of
connecting with the community and securing commitment in movement
building is to engage in community development service like
this.
“For instance, if you come out on a weekend basis to clean your
community or participate in activities that will improve the
community, you are more likely to secure commitment from members of
the community when you are building a movement”, Faruk said “YIAGA
AFRICA is not only building a new generation of young activists
that care about good quality governance but also citizens that care
about a healthy environment”, Ibrahim said.
According to Nancy who came from Cameroon to join the Youth
Organsing School, the sanitization exercise exposed her to
importance of engaging in community service. According to her,
exercise like this will enable her to connect with her community
when she returns home saying she will implement all lessons learnt
in Nigeria in her home country.
On her own part, Funmi from Ekiti said she was excited to be
part of the exercise as it is her first time involving in
activities like this. She is excited that market men and women were
receptive to new ideas of waste management.
Moshood Isah
Media Officer | YIAGA AFRICA