Country of Residence
Nigeria
Age
19
Project title
NextGen Ummah
Project Summary: Describe your project in one sentence
It’s a Youth gathering for young minds gather to reflect connect and interactive learning and connect with Allah.
Website URL(s) or social media handles.
https://www.tiktok.com/@nextgen_ummah?_r=1&_t=ZS-9B5s4NUCrq9 https://www.instagram.com/nextgen_ummah1?vrfl=d2I2ZDM5a3pteGE2&utm_source=qr
Project Category
My project is an existing project that I started
Project Stage
Pilot-Stage (We’ve tried an activity or two)
Founding Story: What was the spark that led you to start your project? What was the "Aha!" moment that led you to get started and see the potential for this to succeed?
What lead to the creation of NextGen ummah is direction for young minds Muslim to gather together for interactive learning to share problem and solve we young minds Muslim are facing and how we can find our places among the modern society without not losing the Islamic value And also we noticed many Muslim young minds lost direction especially when they got to institutions so we come uo with something youthful and also to promote the Islamic gathering beyond the traditional way
The Problem: What problem are you helping to solve? Why does it matter to you and your community?
The problem we’re solving is the connection of young Muslim on how to balance their deen and the trendy lifestyle Like I sayid earlier young Muslim has lost direction so we are still hosting the event annually so we want to create a gathering to discuss on how to solve all this finding our place in this modern society
Your Solution: How are you solving this problem? Share your specific solution.
We are solving this by bringing together young minds Muslim in an environment where we can discuss solve problems exchange ideas and learn from ourselves
Impact: How has your project created impact / made a difference so far? Or, if at an early stage, what will impact look like?
Alhamdulillah we have do two activities The first year which is 2025 and second year 2026 The first year is the first and the beginning so we are nit able to gather much young minds but at least we were able to gather 47 young minds And the second year was a much we were able to gather 98 young minds So We have successfully organized two events and provide opportunities for young minds to participate in discussions and meaningful conversations
Your Innovation: What is different about your project compared to other programs or solutions already out there? How is your project new or innovative?
The difference between my project compared to others is the faith or Islamic identity The project carried Islamic identity we don’t just gather we connect with Allah with observing solat , religion talks and dhikr
How many people are on your team?
10
Your team: What role(s) do your team members play? How do you share leadership with them?
Have not officially appointed them but we already have the planning committee and I am the convener of the event though have already selected the board and among the planning committee we already have the media and publicity,welfare and registration
What’s Next: What are the next steps you plan to take to grow or strengthen your project over the next year? If your project is still in the idea stage, describe the steps you will take over the next three months to launch or begin developing it.
I don’t want to stand on gathering young minds only I want to establish opportunities employment for young minds host annual conferences and at least thrice in a year youth gathering I want to introduce new programs like outreach,Ramadan initiative for students in secondary schools and institutions mentorship programs and vocational training.
How do you encourage other people to join your project or learn about the problem you’re working on? If you have a new idea, tell us how you will do this in the future.
NextGen ummah is a youth gathering platform created for young minds to connect learn grow and make a change in the society A Muslim generation that find purpose in the modern society
