Youngstars Foundation

Youngstars CEO, Kingsley Bangwell who was featured on Moments with Mo on the episode ‘Politics and the brighter side’ will be airing on Mnet, Tuesday at 9:30pm, Wednesday at 2:30pm and Saturday at 2:00pm. Feel free to watch and make your comments below.

Jermaine Griggs (25yrs old) is a minister, musician, entrepreneur, and public speaker. Having grown up in the inner city of Long Beach with just his mom and sister, he always envisioned life on the other side of the tracks. At the tender age of 16, he decided to focus on his passion and started Hear and Play Music, an instructional music company specializing in teaching piano by ear. With only $70, he bought the name HearandPlay.com and launched the company that would not only change his life but hundreds of thousands of musicians around the world through his books, dvds, software and training courses.

Eight years later, over 2 million aspiring musicians download his online lessons every year and over 200,000 loyal students receive his regular newsletters. Having seen the site grow from a few students a month into an international musician “hub,” helping millions of people (both free and paid) is nothing short of amazing — and constantly reminds Jermaine of his humble beginnings. He knows what it feels like to be on both sides of the track and also shares his story with entrepreneurs all over the world regularly.

He is married to his high school sweetheart of ten years and has a 2-year old daughter named Jadyn. He is a graduate of University of California, Irvine, and currently resides in Orange County. He employs a team of 10 both locally and remotely and continues to expand as more passionate musicians find out about the site.

Davos Global Business Oath – World Economic Forum

As a business leader I recognize that

• The enterprise I lead must serve the greater good by bringing together people and resources to create value that no single individual can create alone,
• My decisions can have far-reaching consequences that affect the well-being of individuals inside and outside my enterprise, today and tomorrow,
• As I reconcile the interests of different constituencies, I will face choices that are not easy for me and others,

So I promise that

1. I will manage my enterprise diligently and in good faith and will not let personal considerations and compensation supersede the long-term interest of my enterprise and society at large,
2. I will understand and uphold, both in letter and spirit, the laws and contracts governing my own conduct and that of my enterprise,
3. I will respect and protect the human rights and dignity of all people who are affected by my enterprise and will oppose all forms of discrimination and exploitation,
4. I will respect and protect the right of future generations to enjoy a clean and resourceful planet,
5. I will not engage in nor tolerate bribery or any other form of corruption,
6. I will represent the performance and risks of my enterprise accurately and honestly to each of the constituencies that are affected by it,
7. I will actively engage in efforts to finding solutions to critical social and environmental issues that are central to my enterprise, and
8. I will invest in my own professional development as well as the development of other managers under my supervision

In exercising my professional duties according to these principles I recognize that my behavior must set an example of integrity and responsible conduct.

This pledge I make freely and upon my honor.

As a former student of Bishops’ College Colombo, who is currently studying at Colombo International School (CIS), Sarah is passionate about healthcare and believes that affordable and reliable healthcare is a basic need and a right in a truly sustainable society. Her entry into community service and activism began as a 12 year old raising funds to provide medical equipment to tsunami affected schools in the East. That was just the beginning; from there on life has been a rollercoaster ride for Sarah and triumphs have been plenty. As an all rounder Sarah has achieved success both academically and as well as socially as an activist and a catalyst who strives to create a positive change in the society.

At first glance Sarah Jameel looks just like an ordinary 18 year old girl. She is bubbly, energetic, and talkative, and according to her mother is obsessed with Grey’s Anatomy. But the similarities end there and once we start chatting it really didn’t take much effort to realize how special she is. Sarah is a realist and a go getter who has spent most of her teenage life as a youth activist. Young as she is, Sarah is the kind of young woman who is determined to step into the real world and take a stand for the betterment of society. Her courage and determination fuels her passion to put herself out there and make that change some of us only dream of doing, so it really doesn’t come as a surprise that Sarah has just returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where she represented the voice of youth as a Global Changemaker.

Source http://www.hi.lk/sara.html

His name is Mo Ibrahim, a notable African entrepreneur who in spite his huge wealth still has a deep passion for seeing a prosperous Africa thus he instituted the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Leader. The Mo Ibrahim Prize seeks to recognise African Ex- Presidents who where honest, transparent and people focused in their developmental programs and reward such with a whooping $5m dollars grant among others. Thus encouraging ethical leadership among African statesmen.

So such a laudable initiative that i hope other elite Africans can emulate. But, in the last 2 years, The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced that it didnt identify an awardee, that is to say, there is a scarcity of suitable qualified African Ex- Presidents in the region to cart away his $5m generous prize! Since the latest announcement in 2010, i have become more worried about the state and future of our great continent. But also i have become excited as i see a great opportunity for upcoming next generation African leaders to pitch for honesty, integrity and value based leadership. As a renown youth leader, i am brooding positive thoughts in this direction, but at the same time i am thinking that there is a huge opportunity for Mo Ibrahim Foundation to consider investing part of their huge  funds  in developing and harnessing next generation leaders accross the continent, such an investment over a 10 years period i can bet has the real potential to greatly redirect the African region just as much as our current team of African leaders project to achieve.

Africa Will Work!

Kingsley Bangwell

ASHOKA Fellow, Young Global Leader – World Economic Forum, Youth Specialist.

LEILA AKAHLOUN’S SCORES

HAFSAT ABIOLA’S SCORES

Winners of The Nigeria Pride Essay Contest received cash prizes of $350 each for emerging as the top 3. The presentation took place on Thursday 22nd July 2010, at SMEDAN office, Area II Abuja.

The Director General of SMEDAN, Muhammad Nadada Umar who was very delighted with the initiative donated additional N25, 000 to each contestant and proposed a partnership to Youngstars Foundation for more innovative ideas to move our youths and country forward.

We are indeed grateful for what happened and we remain much more committed to coming up with more leadership and capacity building competitions to take us to greater heights because Nigeria will only get better by the collective efforts of every one. Thumbs up!!

My name is Oluwaseyi Samuel Ajimoko, a social entrepreneur who believes so much in the future of Nigeria. I am a native of Ekiti State. I was born and raised in the city of Ibadan. I had my Secondary school education in Federal Government College Ido-Ani Ondo State and Studied Food Science and Technology in Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Osun State.

While in OAU, I started a social networking site that was to connect students from Nigerian Universities and report news from campuses all around the country which was called ‘StudentSummit‘, and at that time accessible on www.studentsummit.net. The site also featured student achievers on a monthly basis. The column was created to celebrate students with extra-ordinary achievements and abilities. Apart from the news and the achievers column, the site also had entertainment columns like the autos and cribs columns where students’ rooms, houses and cars were featured weekly.

Unfortunately, ‘StudentSummit‘ could not stand the competition against the foreign and well funded social networking sites like the Hi5, photobucket, flickr and most recently facebook. The inability to draw funds and attract investors let to the death of the site and the birth of a new company which is today known as SparkleCity Nigeria Limited which is well positioned and more focused.

SparkleCity Nigeria is a Brand Consulting firm committed to helping both small and medium scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, imbibe internationally acceptable best practices and standards, develop their brands and increase their brand equity. We are presently working on a program called the SparkleCity Projects and Research Exhibition 2010 which is coming up on 20th to 22nd of October 2010 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Center FCT, Abuja in conjunction with the National Universities Commission (NUC). The aim of the program is to exhibit both past and present final year projects in our Universities to investors, Business owners, and policy makers in the government, the media and members of the public in a bid to get investors to invest in at least one of the projects and transform it into a product in our markets. More information on SPRE 2010 is available on our website www.sparklecity-ng.com.

Aside the program, SparkleCity from time to time turn out web packages and IT Solutions that enhance and promotes the participation and involvement of youths in the democratic processes in the Country and Nation building generally. Our most recent release is allova.com which is targeted towards promoting citizen journalism; an act which allows youths to report happenings in their respective communities to the world. We have created this because we believe before we can proffer solutions to the problems of our nation, we have to be well informed about what the problems are and there is no better way to do that other than to get involved.

I strongly believe that Nigeria can be better if we all play our part, and change begins with each and every one of us.

This summer 100 school children will run a miniature of Nigeria. From making policies to winning awards. Your child should be there.

What is Koboland about?
10 unforgettable days where children shall preside over a miniature of Nigeria A child shall head The presidency, Banks, Telecoms, Police Force, INEC, businesses etc under the guidance of relevant agencies.

Why should my child be at Koboland?
Koboland shall deepen children’s understanding of nation hood, entrepreneurship thinking, visionary career choices, financial literacy among others. Awards shall be presented to best performing children in different categories of Koboland.

Who can attend Koboland?
School children aged between 14 and 16 OR those between JSS 3 – SSS 2.

When is it holding?
August 16th – 28th, 2010; 8:30am – 4.30pm daily.

Where is it holding?
Airforce Military School, Rayfield, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

How Can I Participate?
A. Click here to download application form and brochure.

B. Make a non-refundable deposit of N7,500 at any of the following banks:

GTBank

Account Name: Handz and Mindz Ltd.

Account Number: 332994202110

OR

ZENITH Bank

Account Name: Handz and Mindz Ltd.

Account Number: 6217000714

This fee entitles each child to lunch and conference materials.

C. Submit forms at any of the following Centers:

• GTBank, Ahmadu Bello Way, Jos
• Tee-El-Tee Bookshop, Opposite NTA, Yakubu Gowon Way.
• Victory Bookshop, 44 Barracks Road, Near Rwang Pam Street, Jos.
• Youngstars Foundation, A.M.Dung Street, Sparkling Junction, Dadin Kowa, Jos.

NOTE: Entry closes on August 12th, 2010

For Enquiries call: +2348133719353, +2348052192951, +2348035868586.

E-mail: experiencekoboland@yahoo.com

Koboland® is an initiative of Handz and Mindz Ltd RC 824739. Handz and Mindz Ltd works to integrate ethics, empathy and critical thinking into the educational experience of children aged between 5 and 17.

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