Our mandate
The Enyi-Enyi Youth Foundation is committed to sharing the love, compassion and kindness of God through supporting initiatives that promote citizens and community development.
Romans 8:19
The name
Two elephants. Two friends.
In Igbo, one spelling carries two meanings, separated only by tone. Ényì is a friend. Ényí is an elephant. The elephant is the animal Igbo tradition reaches for when it wants to speak about strength.
Our mark holds both at once: two elephants, trunks linked. Strength that chooses to hold on to somebody else. That is the whole idea of this foundation, drawn before a single word of it was written.
Our agenda
What we have set out to do
Empower communities
To empower communities through education, entrepreneurship, and personal development.
Fund the ones who can’t self-fund
To establish scholarship programmes and provide educational grants to financially support deserving individuals who lack the resources to pursue higher education or vocational training.
Put digital skills within reach
To equip people with digital skills through the provision of technological programmes and software.
Make the work findable
To develop and distribute informative materials, pamphlets, posters, and brochures about the foundation's programmes and initiatives, so that people in the community know what exists and how to take part.
Get books into hands
To provide books, textbooks, and educational materials that enhance the knowledge and skills of young people.
Build creative confidence
To encourage people to explore their creativity and build self-confidence by providing workshops and training.
Teach the practical things
To provide resources that help people develop practical life skills, such as financial literacy, time management, critical thinking, and communication skills.
How we are building
In order, not all at once
We would rather do a small number of things properly than announce a great many. This is the sequence we are working through.
Launch
Establish the foundation, open the first channels for support, and begin building the network of partners and volunteers.
Project work
Begin delivering the first initiatives on the ground and learning what communities actually need from us.
Reach
Develop the marketing and outreach that carries the projects further, so the people who need them can find them.
Development management
Focus on measurement, accountability and the systems that let the work grow without losing its character.
We are at the beginning
Everything above is a commitment rather than a record. If you would like to help us turn it into one, there are a few ways in.