UNICEF, Unilag, Unilever gives young people for the impact

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reiterated its commitment to support young people to transform their ideas and ambitions into tangible results.

UNICEF Chief of Field Officer for the South-West of Nigeria, Celine Lafourier, has made the reaffirmation in a future career seminar 2025 of the Future X Unilever Campus Ambassadors Program (Fucap) 2.0.

The event was held at the University of Lagos (Unilag) and attracted thousands of young people including students of the institution.

The event was organized by UNICEF in collaboration with Unilever and Unilag.

Lafoucier is also the command of Generation Unlimited (Genu) Nigeria.

He said the program was part of partnership platforms for public/private young people to support the transition of young people from learning to earn.

According to her, UNICEF’s partnership with Unilever through Fucap is rooted on the shared objective of helping young people to make a regular and successful leap from learning to earnings.

“We will continue to work to open the doors, build bridges and help ensure that your ideas and ambitions are translated into the impact of the real world.

“The partnership with Unilever is significant and important.

“This is because the partnership is the one that brings professional guide, the ability to employ and the possibility of apprenticeship to today’s students for them to be tomorrow’s leader.

“This specific partnership aims to have an impact on 700,000 students with skills in three years,” said the official.

He said that within two years the partnership has already reached over five million students and has had an impact on over 600,000.

In his observations, Prof. Afolabi Leshi, vice -changing, development services, Unilag, said that the program was in line with the visionary agenda of the University known as “Future Ready” designed to equip students for challenges in sight.

He said the attention was focused on the construction of all -round people.

“The university believes that the solution to the problems facing Nigeria, the Nigerians and the Africans are in the hands of the Africans themselves,” said Leshi.

According to him, the economy requires more than academic knowledge and requires people, who can think critically, solve problems in a creative way and navigate in complex social issues.

“To achieve this, the university is committed to developing the skills of its students and staff, allowing them to identify and face the problems that face society.

“This program began to build the next generation of leaders, a crucial component of the Future Ready Agenda.

“It is in line with the vision of the school to create a university that is ready for the future, in which students are equipped to anticipate and face tomorrow’s problems,” said Leshi.

The human resource and the specialist of the employer brand, Unilever, Oreoluwa Dina, said that the objective of the organization was achieved to have young people equipped with the skills necessary to become relevant in the workplace.

“From 2024 until the date, we have had an impact on over 200,000 young people throughout Nigeria through offline seminars like this.

“We brought them through special topics such as the choice of the right path and therefore the vitae curricula building skills.

“In addition, we are offering internship opportunities to young people so that they can also apply the skills acquired,” said the official.

Dina said that Unilever will continue to bring courses to continue raising students to various areas.