Project Raw is an initiative of Street Project Foundation, focused on the discovery of talent in music, dance and drama, training and mentoring of young people between 13-25years old. This presentation takes people through the journey of becoming, using this initiative as a case study. This was presented at Performing the World Conference 2014, in New York.

1. THE PROCESS OF BECOMING
A case study of Project Raw initiative
by
Prepared by:
Rita Omovbude-Founder/Lead Visionary Street Project Foundation
&
Eduvie Ogoro –Partner/Director of Operations Street Project Foundation

2. Supported by
“The contents are the responsibility of Rita Omovbude and do not
necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government”

3. Contents
! Background of Street Project Foundation
! Demographics & Psychographics of Lagos
State, Nigeria
! Analysis of Project Raw – How we use
performing arts as a tool for youth
development
! Achievements so far…
! Conclusion

4. Our expectation
! Understand how Street Project
Foundation uses performing arts to
facilitate employment opportunities
for young people in Nigeria.

5. WHAT IS STREET
PROJECT ABOUT
ANYWAY?

6. Our Mission
! Facilitate opportunities for youth
engagement and employment using
performing arts as a tool.

7. Our Vision
! Raise transformational youth
ambassadors for Africa.

8. WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT
NIGERIA.

9. ! Population: Over 170million people.
! Over 70% of its population are under
30.
! The national bureau of statistics states
that 112million Nigerians live below
poverty line.
! According to the Central Intelligence
Agency, the unemployment rate in
Nigeria as at 2011 was 23.9%

10. WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT LAGOS,
NIGERIA.

11. ! One of the world’s largest cities,
which according to the Lagos State
government has a population of
about 18million people.
! It also holds a record of having one
of the world’s largest slums.
! There’s a high unemployment rate.
! The population and poverty rise
breeds violence, abuse of drugs,
prostitution, health hazards and so
many other negative vices.

12. Question:
With over 60% of Nigeria’s population living
under the poverty line and over 70% of its
population being under age 30, how do we
ensure that poverty and crime rates reduce
drastically?

13. YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT
&
EMPLOYMENT

14. THE
GENESIS
OF
PROJECT
RAW

15. WE BELIEVE THAT
YOUNG PEOPLE
CAN MAKE A
SUSTAINABLE
LIVELIHOOD
DOING WHAT THEY
LOVE.

16. Discovery
Training
Employment
Opportunities
Youth Engagement
Cycle
Mentoring Showcase

17. Discovery
! Developed a website designed to register
members and upload short videos directly
to our YouTube channel.

18. ! Hire talent scouts to hunt for talents
in the slums
! Talents are randomly selected
! Use camcorders and smart phones to
record and upload on our YouTube
channel.
! Shortlist and call for auditions

19. Training
! Design Workshops.
! Assign voice, dance and drama
coaches. (In collaboration with the Qdance Center)
! Reflection sessions where we teach
soft skills.

20. Showcase
! Talent hunt competitions
! Stage Performances (In collaboration with
the Qdance Center)
! Short films

21. Mentoring
! Celebrities are assigned to winners
of competitions for a minimum of
one year.
! Skilled tutors are assigned to
shortlisted participants for a
minimum of one year.

22. Employment
Opportunities
! Young talents begin to use their
discovered and nurtured gifts to
earn a living for themselves.
! Soft skills training makes them
employable.

23. Achievements so far…

24. • A stand-up comedian
• A Master of Ceremony at
events
• Manages a recording
studio
• Employed as a talent
scout for
Project Raw 2014

25. • A dance instructor
in her community
• Works in a factory
• Captain of a female
Soccer team

26. Conclusion
! The process of becoming is a learning curve.
! The moment you stop learning, is the moment
you stop becoming.
! Failing is okay.
! What’s important is that you discover who you
are, what you’re designed to do in life, embrace
it, nurture it, love it, perfect it and you’ll find
out that there’s so much more you can become.
! You never stop becoming