“The European Union- Youth Arise project has engaged with youth and youth-led organizations from diverse backgrounds, this engagement has confirmed our belief that meaningful youth engagement is critical for the creation of sustainable, widespread, and high-impact change in the systems and settings that can support young people’s progress,” she added.
“An attempt at addressing the challenges of youth exclusion and conflict in Yobe and Bauchi states has been attained through creating opportunities for young people to have more say in decisions that shape their lives, thus reducing grievances, addressing their basic needs, and rebuilding the fractured trust with community leaders, state authorities and security forces.