Come 10.00am (WAT) on Tuesday, 19th November 2024, as we celebrate International Men’s Day, Project Boys to Men will host *Intergenerational Conversations on the Male Gender*, a participatory multi-stakeholder dialogue to identify and discuss issues and challenges faced by the male gender, including the boy-child, with a view to seeking tangible solutions to inform future interventions.

The dialogue will engage about 20 men across different generations, sectors and faith, from Gen Alpha to Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers on issues such as masculinity, mental health, finances, culture, etc.

You can participate in the conversations by joining the livestream via the Zoom link – *bit.ly/projectboystomenlive2024*.

See you online! Kindly share with a friend to share with a friend and another friend. Thank you!

Batch 2 (13th to 17th June 2016) – Free Entrepreneurship Training for 30 Youths Between ages 18 and 35 living in Osogbo

Treasure Jars Youth Centre in collaboration with the United States Department of State organizes the second batch of the Free Entrepreneurship Training for 30 youths between ages 18 and 35 years living in Osogbo, State of Osun. The training is being organized for youths who have creative business ideas but are not sure of how to go about establishing the business and for individuals who started businesses in the last one year but now require the necessary skills to run it successfully.

The first batch of the training held in February 2016, and the second batch comes up between 13th and 17th June 2016.

Applications are now open for the June training. To apply, click Here and fill in the details required. Applications close on 24th May 2016. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For enquiries, email – treasurejars.yc@gmail.com or call +234 (0) 817 185 0357

Batch 2 (13th to 17th June 2016) – Free Entrepreneurship Training for 30 Youths Between ages 18 and 35 living in Osogbo

Treasure Jars Youth Centre in collaboration with the United States Department of State organizes the second batch of the Free Entrepreneurship Training for 30 youths between ages 18 and 35 years living in Osogbo, State of Osun. The training is being organized for youths who have creative business ideas but are not sure of how to go about establishing the business and for individuals who started businesses in the last one year but now require the necessary skills to run it successfully.

The first batch of the training held in February 2016, and the second batch comes up between 13th and 17th June 2016.

Applications are now open for the June training. To apply, click Here and fill in the details required. Applications close on 24th May 2016. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For enquiries, email – treasurejars.yc@gmail.com or call +234 (0) 817 185 0357

The 8^th Edition of Le Rendezvous holds

Date: Monday, 4th September 2017

Venue: Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, State of Osun

Treasure Jars Youth Centre, TJYC, a youth-focused non-governmental organization in Osogbo received grant from the United States Department of State to organize Free 5-Day Entrepreneurship Training for 60 youths between ages 18 and 35 years living in Osogbo. The training is to take place in two batches (30 youths per batch).

The first batch which took place from Monday, 8th to Friday to 12th February 2016 included participants who were intending, start-up and growing entrepreneurs in the State of Osun .
Topics covered over the five days included Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Asset and Deficit Mapping, Feasibility Study, Accounting, Business Plan, Marketing, Leadership and Management Skills in Entrepreneurship, Customer Service in Entrepreneurship, Action Planning, Social Media Strategies in Business Development, Stock Management to mention a few. There were also information sessions by Corporate Affairs Commission, Osun MicroCredit Agency, Federal Inland Revenue and Osun Inland Revenue Service. These sessions were presented by top officials from the agencies.

The training is followed by monthly monitoring and evaluation and mentoring meetings for six months. The first of the meetings took place on Friday, 26th February 2016. The training participants presented progress reports on how far the training had helped their businesses and business pursuits. Majority of the participants, about 90%, reported that their Book-Keeping and Accounting, Stock Management and Customer Service skills had significantly improved and these had helped to structure their businesses and also improved business patronage. There was also a business coach; Mr Richard Obire, on ground to answer questions and give business advice to the participants.

The monitoring, evaluation, and mentoring meetings for the first batch of participants will continue for five consecutive months after which certificates of participation will be presented to them.
The second batch of the training will hold in June 2016 following the same pattern. There will also be an opportunity for the two batches to meet in the course of the monthly meetings.

For more information on the registration for the 2nd batch, click here

More photos are available here

Photo Credits: Michael Bankole for Mykelbankz Photography