Hundreds of young people benefited from the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria Lagos Coral Business clinic which held in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state and at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, Osun State recently.
The business clinic was a business, career and soft skill acquisition workshop aimed at meeting the needs of collegiate and young members of JCI across the country.
Esther Sampson, chief executive officer of Estelle Events which organised the clinics on behalf of JCI Nigeria Lagos Coral, told BusinessDay that the goal was to provide a platform for the young people to practice many of the theoretical knowledge they get from JCI conferences.
“It is our hope that within the four days of the conferences, young Jaycees are able to acquire certain soft skills, develop talents, get business ideas and possibly start-up capital for the acquired skills,” Sampson said.
The business clinics saw hundreds of young aspiring entrepreneurs trained in new skills such as real estate, multi-level marketing, events management and decoration, fashion and beauty, food making, modelling, image consulting, embellishments etc.
JCI is a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) of young people between 18 and 40 years old. The group’s membership now cuts across the 36 states of the federation.
The group disclosed that more young people will be benefiting at the upcoming the National Conference. Participants will be empowered with specific skills that will enable them contribute in the country’s agricultural sector.
The workshops which are built around the agricultural business have topics on Greenhouse farming, livestock farming, and integrated farming, agro processing and marketing.
The workshops, Sampson said will empower young Jaycees to build capacity to create positive change among young people. It will also “encourage entrepreneurship development and self-leadership in Nigeria.”
