Engaging Young Adults in Achieving SDGs: RCE Minna Model Case Study Session Mr Ibn-Mohammed Isah, RCE Minna 9th African Regional RCE Meeting 5-7 August, 2019, Luyengo, Eswatini

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Engaging Young
Adults in Achieving
SDGs; RCE Minna
Model
Isah Ibn-Mohammed
Secretary
RCE Minna Youth Network
9th African RCE Regional Conference
Kingdom of Eswatini 5th-7th August,
2019
Presentation outline
i. Opening
ii. Brief about Niger state
iii. The project
iv. The situation
v. The task
vi. What we set out to achieve
vii. Our strategy
viii. Implementation
ix. Results
x. Closing
Point of Note
–It is important to look at the
theme of the 9th RCE conference;
Accelerating Progress towards the
achievement of SDGs in Africa.
Niger State; Minna
– Niger State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria
– Arguably, Niger state most peaceful state in the country
– Niger state houses two past Heads of State of Nigeria, among other numerous
distinguished personalities
– The State houses two major power dams, Kainji and Shiroro dams with a third one
under construction at Zungeru the reason the state is called the Power State
– Niger state is a tourism hub with a lot of tourist site like the Gurara falls, Zuma
rock, the Moving rock, Mayanka falls, Baro empire hills, Kainji game reserve and
Nigeria’s first Railway Locomotive Engine at Wushishi and many more.
– Minna where our RCE is domiciled is the capital of Niger State and just two hours
drive to Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital.
The Project
{Situation}
Engaging Young Adults
in Achieving SDGs:
RCE Minna Model

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We realized👌
Tree fallen has become an integral
part of daily living, more so that it
is the cheapest form of fuel for
many household. Many urban areas
are lacking luster in having enough
tress to mitigating serious wind or
the emission of c02. This threatens
the sustainability of the
environment of the area and other
areas by extension.
Schools bereft
of trees
Young adults unaware of there
(trees) importance.
No trees…
The Task
–The task we had after identifying the problem
was to devise a way of engaging young people
into seeing the importance of tree planting
and not just planting but becoming
environmental champions and ESD preachers.

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Objectives
– To enhance the capacity of young
adults through capacity training in
Education for Sustainable
Development (ESD) and SDGs 13
– To decrease Environmental
Leadership deficit in high school
by at least 10% by the end of 2019
we have adequately covered 28 %
already
– To enhance a platform for selected high
school students leaders to share ideas, brain
storm and network beyond their primary
communities at the end of the project.
– To increase community participation,
selflessness and volunteerism at the end of
the project
– To plant at least 2,000 trees through direct
involvement of the students
Our Strategy
– Doing-It-Differently’ Model
adopted from Foundation for
African Arts and Letters New
York through IBBU Center for
Learning Communities,; simply
puts the student in the center-stage
employing non-formal educational
programs and creating learning
environment outside the classroom
to blend classroom work, hinging on
the major thrust of ESD
– RCE Minna-DIDM is an new approach to preaching
sustainability related issues to young people in such a
way that it is attractive and fun, through this, we are
able deliver the ESD to young adults and support the
realization of the four major thrusts of the ESD as
identified in Chapter 36 of Agenda 21; with specific
emphasis on target three (3); Developing public
understanding and awareness of sustainability; our
newest invention is through the promotion of the
Advance Food 3D Printers
Implementation
– During the SENSA project,
RCE Minna employed a multi-
programming approach,
capacity building of young
student leaders, most especially
those in Environmental,
Geography and Agricultural
club was included on the core
program menu.
– Thus, volunteers majorly from
the RCE Minna Youth Network
were deployed to 15 schools
equally divided between the 3
senatorial districts in the state to
engage young adults in capacity
building viz a viz environmental
awareness and advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy Advocacy

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Results (Impacts)
– So far, through the project we have
built the capacity of more than 750
young adults in reorienting them
on sustainability and sustainable
tree planting practices.
– Because of our capacity building
project, some participants presented
RCE Minna at the 4th Youth Virtual
conference where they shared their
knowledge and experiences gained on
climate change and sustainability.
– Participants are also currently working
with us to implement the Green
Finger Summer Camp program
targeting kids from age 6-10.
– New young environmental
leaders have emerged in their
communities, interestingly, over
500 tress have already been
planted directly by High School
Students through the project.
Closing
–No one is born a good citizen; No nation is born a
democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue
to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be
included from birth. A society that cuts off from
youths servers its lifeline" - Kofi Annan
Ngiyabonga