Deadline: July 15, 2022.

The 2022 Youth Leadership Debates is about giving confidence to your voice; leveraging your voice as an effective tool to bring about a transformed Nigeria. The goal of the Youth Leadership Debate Competition is to provide capacity building to select young people across tertiary institutions and support them to critically evaluate information, to advocate from the point of knowledge, and to collectively shape their vision for Nigeria, hence equipping them to be active citizens.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Institutions of higher learning have a leading role in providing solutions to myriad of challenges facing the economy and shaping the economy through cutting edge research and innovative activities. Hence, the universities should serve as a hub where young people are provided holistic and robust support, engaged in intellectual debates that have national relevance and young people are empowered to solve socio economic issues. Hence, the goal of the Youth Leadership Debates competition is to provide capacity building to select young people across tertiary institutions and support them to critically evaluate information, to advocate from the point of knowledge, and to collectively shape their vision for Nigeria, hence equipping them to be active citizens.

The programme will engage university and tertiary-level students across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria through an online campaign and campus tour that will foster policy debates on key socio economic issues and inspire active youth participation in electoral and decision-making processes – especially in light of the 2023 general elections. The debates will be centered around the theme #TheNigeriaWeWant.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Only entries from teams will be considered; each team must have 3 to 4 students who are currently full or part-time undergraduates students from the same university with evidence of current enrollment in form of school ID card or course registration form.
2. Debate entries should be focused on the following thematic areas: Employment and Education Media, Sport and Entertainment, Health, Peace building and Security, ICT and Entrepreneurship, Climate Change and Environment and Civic participation.

PRIZES

IST PRIZE:

• N1,500,000
• A Laptop for each member of the team + other benefits

2ND PRIZE:

• N1,000,000
• Tablets for each member of the team + other benefits

3RD PRIZE:

• N600,000
• A phone for each member of the team + other benefits

APPLICATION

1. A team of 3 to 4 students from same tertiary institution apply by sending in a video of not more than 5 mins with 2 debaters addressing any socioeconomic issue from the 7 thematic areas

2. Video should be uploaded on any social media platform, and the link to the video should be provided on the application form

3. Evidence, such as course forms, of each team member enrolled in the institution would be required.

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