Thanks a lot for your comment. Most successful projects start small and have a small sphere of influence initially. Having learnt lessons and gotten inputs from various stakeholders, you scale up and advance with surer steps. The Nigerian project can be replicated in other nations to foster social unity and enhance socio-economic participation and the sense of nationhood among young persons. The concept of global village ensures that we learn together to make our world a better place.
You have a great job ahead of you (th) and the youth are the answer. Thank you for your work. Hopefully, there will be a lot of showcasing of talents & gifts via our entry.
Nigerian young persons always have vibrant social discourse rich in humour. They refer to Nigeria as Naija and the appelation has stuck in the whole African region.
Thanks so much AB for your sustained interest.
Morolake
As a young Nigeria I am quite eager to join in discussions on the blog site 'naija you speak'.
Its a long overdue venture that is sure to help the current situation in our country.More grease to your elbow!
see you guys.
social dialogue often gives rise to social cohesion and social change. Nigerian young persons need to be given a voice. They need effective participation in social political processes in Nigeria. It is time too, that the youth start to appreciate one another's potentials. I am excited about this!
It's important to make the world a smaller place. Populationspeak!
Word of Mouth Begins Sharing (WoMBS), giving birth
to new conversations & new understandings
to those who do not hide but seek.
We are all changing...
We are earthlings.
WE®ONE...
Community is communication. As the appellation stuck, for Naija,
so too will the effect of what we're hoping to accomplish here in this
"WE" MEdia, Challenge. Right now, all our minds are united over this cause,
"To inspire a BETTER WORLD using MEdia"...
and we are doing just that as we continue to focus on this TRUTH.
We all agree, that MEdia, MYday according to the TV/WEB media has not been fun or for us, focused. Just because i want to know what else is happening in the rest of the world, doesn't mean i want to hear it in a not 'sow' positive light?
Humor is the elixir of long life. That makes Nigeria a 'hub of change' or at least the region you're referring too. We hope, with all the entries, we 'can sustain' the discussion (into action) with you & Naija Youth Speak. Please do not hesitate to email us. If not before the 3rd keep a look out for us, overhead, in LEO. We're changemakers for life.
That will be an important website. It is very important to use a very popular culture like the internet to reorientate Nigerian youths about their local popular culture and showpiece their talents and other abilities. I think the website will help to standardize our national identity with youths who are currently missing it and mixing it up with foreign identities. it is like a chaos out there with different groups of Nigerian youths identifying with different foreign cultures most of which were brought in by foreign media outlets. A national youth identity will help youths participate in national development, and help them to think inward to help themselvs too. Naija YouthSpeak will give a forum for youths to discuss their ideas and views towards the future of the nation. it can also be rallying point to mobilise them for national duties etc. this website will really fill a vacuum.Most youths are visiting foreign websites for popular culture. Naija Youth Speak will be a link to hitherto unknown Nigerian websites promoting youth popular culture.
I am sorry, but as a Nigerian who has participated in a number of Nigerian forums that try to accomplish this, I have to ask how will you keep this site on track...and not let it become another social networking site? How will you make this site relevent to what is going on in the country and will you be encouraging the youth to put positive, nonviolent action behind their words? I see this working only if it is used to organize the youth ( that is a incubator for grassroot activism).
I think this idea is a really good one especially since most Nigerian youths are always looking for the opportunity to discuss their views concerning socioeconomic issues affecting them as young persons and also the nation as a whole. This site, if well publicized would provide this much sought after opportunity. kudos!!!
I agree, I love the idea of bringing something positive to the youths in Nigeria, I was just concerned about moderating the site to ensure that the positivity behind it does not get corrupted.
The site will post articles and bring interviews with notable Nigerian achievers to chart socio-economic paths. The terms of participation are spelt out, talents and skills can be advertised but no political campaigns or lampoon.
This in my view will be the first and for now the only project that is aimed at giving the youths a voice about happenings in Nigeria. they can speak their mind freely online and have a voice without any fear. I can't wait to be part of this project.
I am very sure that with the right approach and support...this project will become a point of referrence in the Nigerian community and beyond.
Good job guys. This is an Awesome forum. I hope that this will solve the political problem of Nigeria. I am wondering if Nigeria has a half dead or half alive president. I am wondering if we do not have the right to know what is up with him.
Things like that could only be seen in 9ja. This is a great downfall. I hope we could change things. Naija makes me sad all the time I think about the problems we have. I hope things get better.
Thanks for creating this forum.
Comments
Please explain why your idea/project, is suited/perfect to using... 'media' ...to bring about A BETTER "WORLD"...the entire planet...? Thanks4now~! a.
this is a brilliant idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its going to go help the nigerian youth to be able to speack about their views nd ideas
Thanks a lot for your comment. Most successful projects start small and have a small sphere of influence initially. Having learnt lessons and gotten inputs from various stakeholders, you scale up and advance with surer steps. The Nigerian project can be replicated in other nations to foster social unity and enhance socio-economic participation and the sense of nationhood among young persons. The concept of global village ensures that we learn together to make our world a better place.
Aloha Morolake,
You have a great job ahead of you (th) and the youth are the answer. Thank you for your work. Hopefully, there will be a lot of showcasing of talents & gifts via our entry.
"imaginnedia, is a place for those in need to BIRTH WiTHiN their voice as a seed".
We support your entry. http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/node/68929
We hope scaling up will be as easy for you as it is...
.............. for youth to be inspired by YOU
Pace your Peace WiTHiN Patience, Perseverance, Passion & Perspective~!,
a.
PS: What does Naija stand for? What's the root of this pleasant to say word? THX!
Nigerian young persons always have vibrant social discourse rich in humour. They refer to Nigeria as Naija and the appelation has stuck in the whole African region.
Thanks so much AB for your sustained interest.
Morolake
As a young Nigeria I am quite eager to join in discussions on the blog site 'naija you speak'.
Its a long overdue venture that is sure to help the current situation in our country.More grease to your elbow!
see you guys.
social dialogue often gives rise to social cohesion and social change. Nigerian young persons need to be given a voice. They need effective participation in social political processes in Nigeria. It is time too, that the youth start to appreciate one another's potentials. I am excited about this!
It's important to make the world a smaller place. Populationspeak!
Word of Mouth Begins Sharing (WoMBS), giving birth
to new conversations & new understandings
to those who do not hide but seek.
We are all changing...
We are earthlings.
WE®ONE...
Community is communication. As the appellation stuck, for Naija,
so too will the effect of what we're hoping to accomplish here in this
"WE" MEdia, Challenge. Right now, all our minds are united over this cause,
"To inspire a BETTER WORLD using MEdia"...
and we are doing just that as we continue to focus on this TRUTH.
We all agree, that MEdia, MYday according to the TV/WEB media has not been fun or for us, focused. Just because i want to know what else is happening in the rest of the world, doesn't mean i want to hear it in a not 'sow' positive light?
Humor is the elixir of long life. That makes Nigeria a 'hub of change' or at least the region you're referring too. We hope, with all the entries, we 'can sustain' the discussion (into action) with you & Naija Youth Speak. Please do not hesitate to email us. If not before the 3rd keep a look out for us, overhead, in LEO. We're changemakers for life.
Peace~!
a.
[teamLEOnardo]
That will be an important website. It is very important to use a very popular culture like the internet to reorientate Nigerian youths about their local popular culture and showpiece their talents and other abilities. I think the website will help to standardize our national identity with youths who are currently missing it and mixing it up with foreign identities. it is like a chaos out there with different groups of Nigerian youths identifying with different foreign cultures most of which were brought in by foreign media outlets. A national youth identity will help youths participate in national development, and help them to think inward to help themselvs too. Naija YouthSpeak will give a forum for youths to discuss their ideas and views towards the future of the nation. it can also be rallying point to mobilise them for national duties etc. this website will really fill a vacuum.Most youths are visiting foreign websites for popular culture. Naija Youth Speak will be a link to hitherto unknown Nigerian websites promoting youth popular culture.
I am sorry, but as a Nigerian who has participated in a number of Nigerian forums that try to accomplish this, I have to ask how will you keep this site on track...and not let it become another social networking site? How will you make this site relevent to what is going on in the country and will you be encouraging the youth to put positive, nonviolent action behind their words? I see this working only if it is used to organize the youth ( that is a incubator for grassroot activism).
I think this idea is a really good one especially since most Nigerian youths are always looking for the opportunity to discuss their views concerning socioeconomic issues affecting them as young persons and also the nation as a whole. This site, if well publicized would provide this much sought after opportunity. kudos!!!
I agree, I love the idea of bringing something positive to the youths in Nigeria, I was just concerned about moderating the site to ensure that the positivity behind it does not get corrupted.
The site will post articles and bring interviews with notable Nigerian achievers to chart socio-economic paths. The terms of participation are spelt out, talents and skills can be advertised but no political campaigns or lampoon.
This in my view will be the first and for now the only project that is aimed at giving the youths a voice about happenings in Nigeria. they can speak their mind freely online and have a voice without any fear. I can't wait to be part of this project.
I am very sure that with the right approach and support...this project will become a point of referrence in the Nigerian community and beyond.
What do you think?
Hoping that you will be an active participant on the forum posting discussion topics and responding to issues.
See you around.
Good job guys. This is an Awesome forum. I hope that this will solve the political problem of Nigeria. I am wondering if Nigeria has a half dead or half alive president. I am wondering if we do not have the right to know what is up with him.
Things like that could only be seen in 9ja. This is a great downfall. I hope we could change things. Naija makes me sad all the time I think about the problems we have. I hope things get better.
Thanks for creating this forum.