Youth Empowerment as Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Jegede, Charles Tope; Irewole, Oluwasefunmi Eunice; Dada, Dolapo Omolara

doi:10.33110/cimexus140107

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“…The results of the study showed that the first hypothesis was rejected, which means that community empowerment does not affect the mobilization of economic resources, which is in line with research conducted by (Jegede et al, 2019) and(McDonald et al, 2014) where in their study it was found that various strategies were carried out in empowering youth in Nigeria but were not successful due to poor policy implementation. In this study, community empowerment on economic resources in the tourist village of Sudaji must be carried out optimally and in a targeted manner as an effort to restore economic conditions and the level of welfare of underprivileged communities.…”

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Disharmony and Struggle: Management and Mobilization of Digital-Based Economic Resources in Tourist Village

Purnamawati,

Yuniarta,

Nugraha

et al. 2024

JAM

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The development of digital platforms has not fully reached tourist villages optimally, apart from the fact that their management still contains conflicts of interest between stakeholders. This research examines the role of community empowerment, implementation of sustainable village development programs, and implementation of digital platforms on the management and mobilization of economic resources. The research type is quantitative and the population consists of 8.402 people in Sudaji tourist village, Buleleng-Bali. A total of 110 people were used as samples (village heads, pokdarwis, traditional kelian, and the community) with a random sampling technique using the Slovin formula. Data collection uses a questionnaire with a Likert scale. The results show that the community empowerment variable does not affect the mobilization of economic resources. In contrast, the sustainable development variable shows different results where it significantly positively impacts the mobilization of economic resources. Finally, the digital platform implementation variable does not affect the mobilization of economic resources. This research focuses on the interests of the community as stakeholders so that they can access economic resources optimally and have an impact so that they can empower them with their capacity to increase economic independence while meeting their basic needs so that they become resource literate with the digital world and sustainable villages can be realized.

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Disharmony and Struggle: Management and Mobilization of Digital-Based Economic Resources in Tourist Village

Purnamawati,

Yuniarta,

Nugraha

et al. 2024

JAM

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“…Studies have found that entrepreneurial competencies such as opportunity recognition has positive effect on youth empowerment or self-employment (Alabi, Sanya & Adekanmbi, 2021;Gill, Aftab, Rehman & Javaid, 2019;Mbah & Okeke, 2020;Omeje, Jideofor & Ugwu, 2020;Pettifor, Wamoyi, Balvanz, Gichane & Maman, 2019). However, other studies like Jegede, Irewole and Dada (2019) found that entrepreneurial programs have not yielded much positive outcomes due to high rate of poverty and unemployment in Nigeria. Yahaya, Inuwa and Hamza's (2021) study in Northeast argued that youths' enrollment in training programmes may be poor without parents' encouragement and that acquisition may not lead to enterprise creation.…”

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Effect of Opportunity Recognition Competence on Youth Empowerment in Selected States in Northeast Nigeria

Adelaiye

2023

JEPM

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of opportunity recognition competence on youth empowerment in Bauchi, Gombe and Yobe states in Northeast, Nigeria. Some researches have reported that many youths in Northeast, Nigeria do not engage in entrepreneurship practice and are at the fore front of those carrying out most of the deadly attacks and committing social vices that have rocked the Northeast zone for many years. The population consisted of 1,694 indigenous youth from Bauchi, Gombe and Yobe states who participated in training at the skill upgrading and vocational training center from 2017-2021. A sample size of 322 was determined using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample size determination table. Given the heterogeneity of the population for each state, Bowley’s sample allocation formula was applied for the determination of proportionate sample size for each state while stratified and simple random sampling techniques were adopted for selecting the study participants. The quantitative data were collected through standardized questionnaire adapted from previous related studies and analysed through descriptive statistics and path analysis. All measurement items on the adapted questionnaire were carefully reworded then subjected to the criticisms of experts in the field for content and face validity. The construct reliability and internal consistency of the instrument was determined through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Out of 322 copies of questionnaire administered, 305 representing 94.72 percent were returned. However, out of this number, only 289 copies of questionnaire representing 89.75% were correctly filled and thus suitable for data analysis. The results showed that opportunity recognition skill had a significant effect on youth empowerment (β=-0.307, P>.001) in selected states in the Northeast, Nigeria. The paper recommends that Northeast state governments of Bauchi, Gombe and Yobe and community leaders should engage in vigorous media literacy to mobilize greater youth participation in skill acquisition programmes and also establish well-funded vocational training centers along with industrial parks in each state. Successful indigenous entrepreneurs should be encouraged with tax holidays in exchange for providing apprenticeship training to interested indigenous youths over a stipulated time frame. Keywords: Opportunity recognition, Skill acquisition, Youth empowerment, Northeast Nigeria

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“…It is argued in literature that, one of the most important factors in realizing the 2030 Agenda is ensuring youth participation through the means of policy implementation (Jegede et al, 2019). Supporting the execution of pertinent initiatives to foster young people's potential as change agents and engaged citizens for peace and development falls under this category (Jegede et al, 2019). To fully realize the demographic dividend in the subregion, many strategies are needed.…”

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Examining the Critical Role of Youth's Participation as Catalysts for Sustainable Social and Economic Drivers of Development

Enaifoghe,

Maramura,

Durokifa

et al. 2024

J. of Law and Sust. Develop.

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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the critical role of youth participation as catalysts for sustainable social and economic drivers of development in Africa. Theoretical Reference: The study adopted the theory of Positive Youth Development to contexualise the aim of the study. The study argues that, youth workers and other service providers using a youth development approach would be able to analyze the theories in this study and determine what influences their practice, anticipate the results of their interventions, choose the best course of action at each stage of the process, and explain their actions when working with young people. Method: Through the application of qualitative research techniques, the study primarily used peer-reviewed secondary sources available within the public domain. Since they provided the researchers with a great opportunity to connect with the body of knowledge already in existence and allowed the researchers to gain insight into the thoughts and experiences of other scholars regarding the area of study. Hence advanced searches of baseline literature were used to collect qualitative data. Results and Conclusions: The literature review examined the vital role that young people play as engines for long-term social and economic development in several African. The study argued that youth involvement promotes project ownership and sustainability and increases young people's ability to meet their basic needs. Implications of Research: Unemployment has caused Africa a lot of woes as youths embrace violence rather than embarking on projects that would benefit the continent. The paper concluded that unless impediments to the actualisation are expunged, the African continent will still take its back seat in this era of unprecedented development. Originality/ Value: The study made the case that young people must be involved as advisors, collaborators, and stakeholders if development initiatives are to be effective and representative. To guarantee that young people are engaged, it is not enough to rely just on one-time conversations; there needs to be an ongoing process.

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Youth Empowerment as Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Disharmony and Struggle: Management and Mobilization of Digital-Based Economic Resources in Tourist Village

Disharmony and Struggle: Management and Mobilization of Digital-Based Economic Resources in Tourist Village

Effect of Opportunity Recognition Competence on Youth Empowerment in Selected States in Northeast Nigeria

Examining the Critical Role of Youth's Participation as Catalysts for Sustainable Social and Economic Drivers of Development

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