Youth Empowerment

Nigeria's population, based on the the United Nations update, was estimated to be 208,994,835 as of Friday, January 1, 2021. Studies also show that almost half of the country's population are people under 30 years of age. This implies that the government must explore ways it can keep that critical population positively engaged. LSDI, through its sport development project, helps in this regard by delivering quality programs that engage and empower local youth to become leaders and agents of positive change. Through these programs, we succeed in harnessing the power of youth to solve community issues and address important risk factors for crime, violence and disease.

...young people are inspirers and crucial partners in creating opportunities and responding to the global challenges.

- Alina Kirillina

Our Strategy

We conduct training workshops for volunteers, coaches and trainers to build their leadership skills and enable them become sport ambassadors and leaders in their communities.

We give special emphasis to empowering girls through sport by teaching them life skills, engaging them in physical activity through modified approaches and fostering their right to be active in public spaces.

We organize seasonal programs aimed at empowering young people to not only lead healthy lifestyles but also develop requisite personal and social skills to excel and build a bright future for themselves.

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Education

Our approach to sport development at the grass-roots level is centered on working with schools and physical education teachers to...
Social Integration

We provide dynamic platforms for youth to actively participate in the lives of communities and to gain the required sense of inclusion...
Child Development

Engaging children physically and mentally is very primary to our work, which involves providing conducive environment for youngsters to...
Peace

We employ some peace-building frameworks to harmonize young people from diverse backgrounds, including those from...
Local Economy

At the very heart of our mission is the drive to consciously and methodically develop a sports brand in Loofball, by that...