Wednesday, May 4, 2011














CALL FOR APPLICATIONS


Specialized Training on youth advocacy for youth organizations in Nigeria and West Africa.

· Deadline for submission of application form
30th May 2011.


The Nigerian Alcohol Prevention Youth Network (NAPYN) in Partnership with the Nigeria Medical Student Association
and the support of the Alliance House Foundation London (AHF)/Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) is organizing a specialized workshop on youth advocacy on alcohol its related issues.

· Course Date: 21-23th June 2011

The Training Course:

The training course is made to empower the members of NAPYN and its stakeholders with the necessary skills and
capacity in order to actively promote their views on alcohol and it’s health implication, by giving them the capacity to
influence government institutions as well developing effective research and raising awareness through a public health
approach independent of commercial interest. The training course is inviting application from youth advocates, students
in the both the legal and medical discipline in all the tertiary institution across the six geo-political zones.
Objective of the training course:
· To train (develop skill and competences) participants on the field important for concrete action on alcohol
and youth.
· To foster cooperation and networking amongst the organizations present.
· To allow participants to have a general overview on alcohol policy, empowering them to take action when
going back to their organization.
· To collect and learn from each other’s experiences.
· To teach on the technique and tools on developing an effective advocacy.
· To establish and elect a national working team that would develop a national project that would develop alcohol policy issues in Nigeria.

Target Group:

Youth Representatives both International and National NGO within west Africa, students in tertiary institution and active
members in both Medical and Legal disciplines, consideration would be given to secondary students.
Critical/Eligibility:
· Must be a Nigerian or a member of the west African region
· Age between 18- 25years
· Should be in a higher institution and preference would be given to secondary student are in senior
secondary school
· Is currently working with a youth based NGO’s within Nigeria and west Africa.
· A leader with proven track record of leadership

Language of Instruction:
· English Language

Venue of Training:
Abuja, Nigeria

Registration:

for international participant form west Africa countries N5,000
Nigerian Nationals(Students/corpers/rep.youth org: N3,000


Course Material:
The course will be a 2day workshop and include the following lunch, refreshments, toolkits/reference material and a
course certificate, copies of institute of alcohol studies publication will also be given to all participants.

Cost:
· A partial scholarship will be awarded to successful applicant which include accommodation and transportation.


Total number of expected participant:
· 20 – 25 participants


Contact Information:
Please write to advocacyschoolnapyn@gmail.com for application forms.

Special Training School on Youth Advocacy on Alcohol

Specialized Training on youth advocacy for youth organizations in Nigeria and West Africa.

Deadline for submission of application form
30th May 2011.

The Alcohol Prevention Youth Network (NAPYN) in Partnership with the Nigeria Medical Student Association and the support of the Alliance House Foundation London (AHF)/Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) is organizing a specialized workshop on youth advocacy on alcohol its related issues.

Course Date: 21-23th June 2011


The Training Course:
The training course is made to empower the members of NAPYN and its stakeholders with the necessary skills and capacity in order to actively promote their views on alcohol and it’s health implication, by giving them the capacity to influence government institutions as well developing effective research and raising awareness through a public health approach independent of commercial interest. The training course is inviting application from youth advocates, students in the both the legal and medical discipline in all the tertiary institution across the six geo-political zones.

Objective of the training course:

To train (develop skill and competences) participants on the field important for concrete action on alcohol and youth.
To foster cooperation and networking amongst the organizations present.
To allow participants to have a general overview on alcohol policy, empowering them to take action when going back to their organization.
To collect and learn from each other’s experiences.
To teach on the technique and tools on developing an effective advocacy.
To establish and elect a national working team that would develop a national project that would develop implementation of an alcohol policy in Nigeria independent of commercial interest.

Target Group:

Youth Representatives both International and National NGO within west Africa, students in tertiary institution and active members in both Medical and Legal disciplines, consideration would be given to secondary students.

Critical/Eligibility:

Must be a Nigerian or a member of the west African region
Age between 18- 25years
Should be in a higher institution and preference would be given to secondary student are in senior secondary school
Is currently working with a youth based NGO’s within Nigeria and west Africa.
A leader with proven track record of leadership
Language of Instruction:
English Language

Venue of Training:
NICON LUXURY Abuja, Nigeria


Course Material:

The course will be a 2day workshop and include the following lunch, refreshments, toolkits/reference material and a course certificate, copies of institute of alcohol studies publication will also be given to all participants.

Cost:

A partial scholarship will be awarded to successful applicant which include accommodation and transportation. Abuja resident would receive stipends for attending.

Total number of expected participant:

20 – 30 participants

Contact Information:

Please write to advocacyschoolnapyn@gmail.com for application forms to be sent to you.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Nigeria Youth Advocating for Alcohol Policy

Around 40 young people from all parts of Nigeria attended a youth workshop in Abuja in August to launch the Nigeria Alcohol Youth Prevention Initiative (NAYPI). Exploring the viability of such an initiative arose from the CRISA conference in Abuja 2008 when Onyeanula Wilson gathered together a group of young students. Since then, with the support of Professor Obot of CRISA and Derek Rutherford of GAPA, work on the initiative has progressed with the adoption of a constitution and registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria.The aims of NAPYI are to: involve young people in the field of alcohol harm prevention at both national and local levels, create bridges of cooperation with other non-governmental organizations within and outside Nigeria that work on alcohol policies and prevention initiatives, and provide services that will empower and equip youths to be active and efficient in the development, monitoring and evaluation of alcohol prevention programmes.


An outcome of the workshop was the formation of a team of ten persons, drawn from the six geo political zones of Nigeria,and led by the following officers: Franklyn Chukwuma (Chairman) Faculty of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Teaching Hospital, Ateke Joshua (Vice Chairman) Faculty of Medicine, University of Port Harcourt, Anuli Okoye (Secretary), and Onyeanula Wilson (Coordinator)
Since the workshop, the President of the Nigerian Medical Students’ Association, NIMSA, Patrick Ezie, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Medical Students’ Association and the Youth Initiative. NIMSA has over 30,000 medical students in membership.