NESREA Project
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency
(NESREA) extended a partnership to Young Founders Social Development Initiative to promote sustainable environmental campaigns across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
The aim of this project is to groom a generation of environmental responsible leaders and change-makers. The project is expected to kick off April 2026.
YFSDI will seek partnership with relevant stakeholders and donors to launch three major campaigns: Community Cleanup, Eco Scholar Project and Media Training for Wildlife Conservation.
Community Cleanup Project:
This project focuses around environmental clean-up within communities across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
The goal is to ensure cleaner streets and a healthier Nigeria!!
This activity will improve environmental hygiene, increase public under-standing of NESREA regulations, and build a culture of civic responsibility.
With a strong emphasis on youth leadership, community innovation, and data-driven impact, this initiative will not only clean streets but also change mindsets.
Eco Scholar Project:
The Eco-Scholars Project proposes a sensitization and awareness activity in secondary schools.
This project will engage students across public and private schools in environmental education, advocacy and hands-on action. Through NESREA-backed content, storytelling, short well curated and impactful fun-filled sessions, which will be sustained by the establishment of Eco clubs to keep the message continuously at the forefront.
The project will raise a generation of eco-smart citizens committed to
protecting Nigeria’s environment.
Media Training for Wildlife Conservation:
This will be a four-day residential training for journalists and relevant stake-holders. The training will be a combination of classroom-style study and field visits to select conservation centres/institutions to help participants learn more about wildlife conservation efforts.
During the training, participants will interact with diverse resource persons including experts in conservation, economic development, government environment agencies such as NESREA, media/communication professionals and environmental activists.
Participants will learn about the impacts of human-wildlife conflicts, poaching, trafficking and other wildlife crimes and crises. They will learn about community-based conservation initiatives, grassroots solutions and regulations and policy actions to protect wildlife and manage habitats and natural resources.
They will also develop their skills in solutions journalism and improve their story pitches. Participants will be trained to recognize and address disparities affecting marginalized communities in environmental discussions, ensuring that diverse voices and perspectives are included in their stories and reports. A training manual will be developed to guide activities during the training. training workshop.
Wildlife Conservation Challenge Fund
Seed fund will be provided to participants for pursuing stories around wildlife and its challenges. The seed or challenge fund will be competitively accepted by participants who will submit short concept on how they will use the fund for investigative stories relating to wildlife conservation e.g investigation on illegal
wildlife trade, how communities are seeking alternatives to wildlife threats. The concepts will be reviewed and successful participants awarded the seed fund.
Partnership Request
Relevant stakeholders, institutions, and development partners seeking to partner with us should kindly follow Become a Partner link to get started.
All activities of YFSDI contributes positively to environmental sustain-ability and responsible development.
