Proposal for community development service

2. A PROPOSAL FOR:
NYSC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT
FOR
NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE
THEME:
BEYOND THE FOUR WALLS
PROPOSED DATE:
THURSDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
BY
ELIJAH, ELIJAH SUNDAY
STATE CODE: OS/22B/0235
CALL UP NUMBER: NYSC/AIU/2022/168676

3. OVERVIEW
There are numerous barriers that affect youth in Nigeria. It is apparent
that problems inside and outside the four walls by this particular
group of youth has been ongoing and solutions to deterring this
negative trend has to be addressed, and more importantly,
challenged. This summit is intended for individuals who are ready to
accept the challenge, provide guidance, services, career
opportunities, education, and alternatives to improve success among
the entire youth cohort.
MISSION
This summit will serve as a means of proactively connecting our
participants with academic and other support resources. This
summit will make connections by providing an environment to
create a “village” of available resources that promote youths’
success.

4. Leadership Talks and Master Classes
• Keynote Speeches by Dream Achievers.
• Panel of Discussion/Forum “Clear your Doubt”
• Relevant Entrepreneurial Skills
Networking or Sharing Sessions
• Inviting Investors to meet Start-Ups
• Delegates to Share their Start-up Experiences
• Talkathon – Sponsors from various industries to hold
interactive sessions.
Business Idea Competition
• Delegates will present their start-ups idea and the most
unique will be supported.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF CONFERENCE

5. Proposed Venue:
• The event was proposed to hold in Osun state University, Osun state,
Nigeria.
Expected Audience:
• The conference will attracts Delegates from Tertiary Institutions across
the country and over 1000 corps members in Osun state. We also expect
participants from Social media space across the globe.
Publicity:
• We will be involving: Local Newspapers and Radio stations. Letters will
also be sent to heads of our targeted audience, especially tertiary
institutions that are not affected by the strike.
Other benefits:
• Different NGOs and sponsors will be able to showcase and sell their
merchandise on the day of the events. Your brand will also receive
extensive exposure on conference materials and banners.

6. Events Hall – We hope the management of the University (Proposed
Venue) will give us for free.
Decoration – One Hundred and fifty Thousand naira only (#150,000)
Sound System – One Hundred Thousand naira only (#100,000)
Publicity – Eighty Thousand naira only (#80,000)
Master of Ceremony – Fifteen Thousand (#15,000)
Hotel for Keynote Speaker/Logistics – One Hundred
Thousand naira only (#100,000)
Entertainment – One Hundred and twenty thousand naira only
(#120,000)
Logistics and startup support to three Emerging
Entrepreneurs - One Hundred and fifty thousand naira only
(#150,000)
Printing of fifty copies of our new book and conference
materials – Seventy Thousand Naira (#70,000)
Total – Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Naira only (#785,000)
BUDGETS

7. We can’t meet our goal without the help of
companies like yours. That is why I am writing to
you.
We humbly and most respectfully solicit that
you consider making donations of money in any
of our sponsorship categories:
• PLATINUM - 500,000 – 1,000,000
• GOLD - 300,000 – 499,000
• SILVER - 150,000 – 299,000
• BRONZE - 50,000 – 149,000
OUR REQUEST

8. In order to make this program possible and successful, your assistance
will be highly appreciated.
It will be a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate the cooperation
between government, Non-governmental Organizations and private
sectors, to the benefit of people working together, we can really do
more
As an award winning corps member in the just concluded corpreneurship
challenge and a committed member of “Service Innovation Pipeline”
under NYSC scheme, I believe your sponsorship will provide holistic,
quality and sustainable services in our fatherland.
Thank you, once again for your support.
Kind regards,
Elijah, Elijah Sunday
OS/22B/0235
CONCLUSION

9. LAST YEAR’S CONFERENCE HOSTED BY ELIJAH, ELIJAH
SUNDAY AS UNDERGRADUATE IN AKWA IBOM STATE
UNIVERSITY

10. The conference and book Launching ceremony was held at the Pinnacle Theatre,
Akwa Ibom State University, Obio akpa campus on 26th February, 2021 with the
theme “Bridging the gap between School and the Business World”.
In attendance were 212 LIVE participants, over 100 zoom participants from many
countries of the world including United States and over 3,000 social media
participants. Also, in attendance were key dignitaries from home and abroad.
The special guest of honour, the deputy Governor, His Excellency, Mr. Moses
Frank Ekpo, MFR was represented at the conference and book launching
ceremony as well as the Vice Chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University, Prof.
Nse Essien.
The first lecture was delivered LIVE by Mr. Iboro Otu, Founder ALERT AFRICA and
the second, third and fourth conference lectures were delivered by Mr. Joaquin
Zaleski Olivares, from New York, Mr. Ayush Kashyap from Philadelphia and
Mr. Andrew Parker from San Diego on zoom platform. The keynote speakers
provided a well-rounded elucidation to the theme of the conference. In the
course of these presentations, issues that should engage the attention of
Nigerians, most notably, Akwa Ibom State Executive Council and Nigeria were
discussed.
COMMUNIQUE OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD AT AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY
ON FRIDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY, 2021 BY ELIJAH, ELIJAH SUNDAY.