Open Minds Young Voices

OMYV is a programme sponsored by @fes_nigeria to develop young, motivated and proactive Nigerians that are advocating for social justice and good governance.

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Nelson Mandela once said "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." And we couldn’t agree more.

Join us in welcoming the 9th cohort of the Open Minds Young Voices youth Activist program 🥳🥳🥂

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Our Fellows-in-training took a quick break from class to test their transfer of communication skills with the ultimate Whispering Challenge! 👌🏾

What do we think? Was the message fairly distorted or not?
Let us know in the comments 👇🏾
#whisperingchallenge #omyv

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Effective communication goes beyond simply sharing information it is about creating shared understanding and meaning.
In this session, Cohort members explored the principles of effective communication and understanding.
#communicationindevelopment

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Join our Network women’s hub this Friday at 7pm In a honest conversation on and around female leadership. Link is below 👇🏾
Join Zoom Meeting
https://t.co/xmmkq6cBmN

Meeting ID: 853 3763 3466
Passcode: 163834

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As part of the ongoing training sessions for Cohort 9 members, the last class focused on Leadership, facilitated by the highly experienced Professor Agatha O.

The session challenged common perceptions of leadership and explored practical approaches to leading effectively.
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The OMYV Network commemorated the 2026 International Day of the Boy Child with 70 in-school boys in response to the growing behavioral and societal concerns about the boy child.
We experienced such insightful interactions with the boys.
#boychildday #boyslivesmatter

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Our fellows-in-training are diving straight into it! Sharing their thoughts on what leadership means to them!

Their responses are truly inspiring ✨

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Our second Community Awareness and Voters Registration Drive at Karonmajigi Community encouraged conversations on civic participation, accountability, and active citizenship ahead of the 2027 elections.
Community engagement remains vital to strengthening democracy.
#FESOMYV

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“Group Facilitation as a Tool for Development” with @aderonkeige
One key takeaway: a facilitator may not always be a subject matter expert, but must be a process expert.
The session was engaging & truly reflective of young voices being heard
#FESOMYV #YouthLeadership

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“Home is about the people not the building”
We welcomed our current cohort the OMYV style at their opening session last month. The warmth was definitely palpable 🫶🏾
#omyv #youngactivists

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From strategy planning to execution.✅
We are actively executing outlined activities from our strategy meeting from the start of 2026 💪🏾

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The ‘Beyond aid and fear’ Research Analysis presentation by Churchill Otieno and @aderonkeige published by @fes_nigeria
This research examines Africa’s development trajectory within a rapidly changing global order.
This powered youths inclusion in shaping Africa’s future.

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In a bid to improve election participation and voters education which is a core value we uphold as a network, We flagged off our first community awareness and voters registration drive in Kurudu FCT. Thereby Sensitizing 70 young participants in the community.

#civicrights #omyv

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“Taxation, The Rule of Law and Accountability in Nigeria’s Pirate system.”
This dialogue held earlier in the year was centered on the core of Nigeria’s economic Development especially in establishing public trust.
#newtaxlaw

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“A few people in the right palace at the right time can change the course of history”

As the members of the 9th Cohort of FES @fesnigeriaofficial Open Minds Young Voices convened for their opening session, these words of Barrack Obama came to mind.

Welcome on board guyss! 👏🏾🥳

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With this year’s theme “The Power of youths in co-creating education” 💪🏾, we encourage every young person working diligently towards developing our educational systems.
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We wish you a HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION 👏🏾🎉🥂
#internationaldayofeducation #youthnetwork #ide

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Championing educational development and sustainability across several states, @aniveren1 encourages young people who have been and are committed towards achieving SDG4 beyond 2030 in this inspiring Goodwill message.
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Happy International Day of Education 🥳
#ide2026 #youthlead

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With several years working as an Education Development practitioner @lucky_owoicho shares such inspiring words of encouragement in celebration of The International Day of Education.
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Happy International Day of Education 🎊
#internationaldayofeducation #youthleadership #sdg4