The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) has commenced its 2025 Grant Cycle for Youth Leadership Development Fund
The NYFF aims to bridge the funding gap for underfunded youth activists and organizations, enhancing their effectiveness and impact. This initiative addresses the significant disparity between funds available for young people and those managed by them.
Three grant categories available are:
- Individual & Development Grant: The grant aims to strengthen, support and promote youth ecosystem building in the country. It will be awarded to individuals and organizations working in line with the thematic areas of interest.
- Catalyst Grants: The grant aims to strengthen, support and promote youth ecosystem building in the country. It will be awarded to organizations that can serve as regional hubs, working in line with the thematic areas of interest.
The Youth Leadership Development Fund prioritises projects addressing good governance and resolving fundamental national questions. Successful applicants will receive funding to strengthen, support, and promote youth ecosystem building in Nigeria.
Geeky Nigeria reports that The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) is a five-year collaborative programme of LEAP Africa, MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Luminate Group that seeks to strengthen youth leadership in Nigeria through outcomes-driven policy engagements and inclusive resourcing that help youth shape the future long-term development plans of the country.
The NYFF is anchored on three core components which include:
- An Imaginative Futures Working Group at the national and regional levels to mainstream youth ideas within the long-term planning process
- Youth Leadership Program: This pillar seeks to build the capacity of young leaders and youth-led organizations while also providing grants for young people/organizations working on the identified thematic areas.
- Online and Media engagement: The fund seeks to strengthen the voices of young Nigerians through policy advocacy, debates, online campaign, etc. toward the realization of #theNigeriaWeWant.
Note that the Deadline for application is 30th November, 2024.
Learn more: How To Apply For NYFF Development And Individual Grant
