1. Introducing EYAPSSA
• Project status: CALL FOR ACTION
• Engaging Youths in Active Problem Solving & Skills Acquisition
• Team leader: Opata Chibueze
• Impacted underprivileged group of youth: University students and unemployed
graduates
• Number of people in the team: 9
• Volunteering hours spent: 2 – 6 hours / week
• Number of youth impacted: 250+
• Period of project/action: ~4months
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2. Team in Action
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3. Team in Action 2
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4. How it Works
Recruitment Team Formation
Project Initiation Prototype Launch
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5. Project Details
Methodology:
The EYAPSSA program is designed to run in a periodic time frame of 3 – 4 months
called the EYAPSSAN wave. This is a period during which people are grouped into
teams, provided with tools and resources, and assigned different tasks to build a
prototype of their idea of a product/service. The aim is to enable them to develop their
product idea to a stage where they can easily get funding for it while at the same time
they get to learn team work, acquire skills, & enjoy what they are doing.
Recruitment Process:
The first process of the EYAPSSAN wave is a recruitment seminar/event where
prospective members are motivated by discussing a bit about the problems being
faced by the world especially the country and their respective environments. They are
required then come up with ideas as groups or single teams on w they think they can
solve some of these problems. Once this is done, they are to submit their ideas for
evaluation; we then review their ideas and select the most feasible ones. The ideas are
then posted publicly for members to sign up for the particular one they are most
interested in.
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6. Project Details
Team Formation:
In this stage the groups who have signed up for the different selected ideas are then
divided into teams based on certain criteria especially time commitment & proximity.
Each team is then assigned a team mentor who is well skilled and conversant with the
product/service idea they are building. Their team mentor will assist them in
appointing a team leader who will then maintain contact with the team mentor to
schedule coaching meetings &demand support till they accomplish their task.
Project Initiation:
This is the most important stage of the EYAPSSAN Wave. During this stage, the team
mentor will help the team write a formal project proposal/plan. In certain cases, the
team may have to do market surveys, competition and risk analysis, etc. before they
start their project. At this stage, they will start taking the steps as outlined in their
project timeline under the surveillance of their team mentor and the general team
organizer. Their team mentor will provide them with all the coaching and support they
will need to complete their projects and the team leader has to submit weekly reports
(project stories) to the team mentor who in turn will provide a copy to the general
team organizer.
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7. Project Details
Prototype Launch:
This is the final stage of the EYAPSSAN Wave. At this stage, it is assumed the team has
successfully completed their project as proposed. The Local EYAPSSA Team (LET) & the
ENT (EYAPSSA NATIONAL TEAM) bodies will assist them in test-running their product if
applicable and also provide them with an opportunity to launch their product at our
exhibition events. They will be assisted to develop a final business plan for their
product/service at this stage which will help them in getting further to even start a
company if need be. They will automatically be provided with website and hosting to
launch and market their idea. Their success will also be published on the EYAPSSA
website.
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8. Other Details
Target group:
• Our target groups are university students and unemployed graduates. This is because:
• We strongly believe that youths posses a strong and vibrant energy to make a huge
impact on the society.
• We believe that empowering youths in this manner will not only create jobs and
engage youths in solving world problems passionately, but also go a great way in
solving unemployment challenges
• We believe that the education received by youths in this century is not adequate
enough, especially in developing countries and a good number of these youths are
looking for initiatives like this that will engage and empower them to tackle global
challenges
Goals & Results
Our mission for this initiative is to empower youths to actively engage in solving the
problems that they are most passionate about by helping them create and develop
feasible ideas and team up with like-minded individuals in an entrepreneurial setting.
So far, this program has run for one month and the results have been much more than we
expected. People heralded the idea without much advertising and the school provided us
with enormous but non-financial support.
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9. Effectiveness
The major reason for the effectiveness of our program is our innovation and style. Our
organization values ensure that our members are working with an outstanding mindset
that enables them to work in a different level. Our values are:
• Demonstrate Innovation: Any activity performed in the organization is received with
the ‘iQuestion’. The iQuestion simple asks: “What makes your product new or different
from existing ones?”
• Work with passion: We always ensure that our members connect their activities with
their passion. One who is passionate about singing and participating in a music website
project will learn to activate and utilize their passion for singing in carrying out their
project tasks.
• Activate Intuition: We encourage our users to think inside, outside and without a box.
One of our favorite activities is the ‘Genius Activation’. During this activity, people are
giving a program they have never used and are required to produce something new
and innovative. The results are always exciting and fantastic.
• Visualize the Result: Lastly it is a culture that when carrying out a task, members sketch
their expected results on paper and talk about it to at least three other people. This
greatly enhances their understanding and motivation in whatever they are doing.
We are willing and ready to take the Organization not just to a national, but global level!
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10. Team Details
Opata Chibueze Ikpeama Chukwudi Ezeonyido Kingsley Onyema Sam Charles Ogbonna
Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria
Alex Onyia Onyefor Ikedieze Nwosu Chinwe Somto Fab-Ukozor
Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria
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