LEAP Africa, in partnership with Dow and other technical partners, recently engaged youths and students to impact communities across Africa.
This was done at the third edition of the youth-led social impact campaign – Youth Day of Service (YDoS).
The week-long campaign had as theme, “Youthful and useful”.
Youths and students engaged in volunteerism and community service in to actualise a sustainable future.
Over 5,000 young people across 34 African countries were mobilised to implement projects including tree planting, school painting, beach cleaning, digital sensitisation, medical outreach, prison outreach, among others. The projects were in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs).
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Managing Director, Dow Northern and Western Africa, and Chair of Dow Africa Steering Committee, Sami Mainich, said Dow’s partnership with Leap Africa was aimed at developing and supporting solutions that bring change and build resilient, sustainable communities.
“Dow recognises that the future is created by what is done today through empowerment, collaboration, and deliberate investments in the communities we live and work in. As global citizens, we believe in dedicating our time and talents to challenges and opportunities that connect science, people, and community across the globe to achieve our envisioned world built on human creativity, innovation, and problem-solving,” he said.
Kehinde Ayeni, Acting Executive Director, LEAP Africa, said, LEAP Africa is committed to supporting and nurturing youths with skills and tools to enable them to become transformative leaders.
” The Youth Day of Service provides an enormous opportunity to engage the hands and hearts of individuals, the third sector, and public and private stakeholders to actualise the Sustainable Development Goals. Our partnership with Dow in this year’s edition supported our vision to sustain our wide reach on the continent,” he said.
At the end of the week-long project implementation, about 620 projects and over 5000 volunteers were registered via a dedicated portal from 34 participating African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Algeria, Sierra Leone, among others.