DoTheDream Youth Development Initiative is a non profit organisation that uses formal and informal education as a creative tool through communications, media, and technology in empowering youths towards promoting change in the society.

The Mission of building Voices to be heard for inclusiveness, inspiration, innovations, and inventions creates a hunger in reaching more diverse group, indigenous communities towards accelerating the SDGs through localisation of each goals for the people, and the planet.

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POWERING PROGRESS THROUGH LOCAL ACTION AS INTERSECTIONALITY.

2026 OFFICIAL ONSITE SIDE EVENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM  BY DOTHEDREAM YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMERS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT , REGIONAL COMMITTEE IN AFRICA OF THE CONFERENCE OF NGOS’S IN CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS – HELD ON THE 6TH JULY 2026 AT THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK 

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CSW 70: SIDE EVENT

At the United Nations CSW 70, DoTheDream Youth Development Initiative took a bold step toward securing a 20 million USD intervention fund for the first phase of the Girls in Energy Project for the Global South through its side event titled:

“Catalysing Energy Justice: Energizing Communities Through Girls/Women and Sport.”

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OPENING CEREMONY -GIRLS IN ENERGY

#GirlsinEnergy aimed at inspiring, educating, and empowering young girls to pursue careers in the energy sector through dynamic combination of conferences, competitions, career mentorship, and camps, #GirlsinEnergy seeks to bridge the gender gap in STEM fields, particularly in energy-related industries was declare open by the Initiator Adebusuyi Olutayo Olumadewa

The event featured a dynamic career session with distinguished international speakers, including Rehana Mohamed EdD Lady B Bless , and Dr. Oladunni Owo , 

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Bridge to the Future: Simplifying Global Financing for Sustainable Development

The global community stands at a critical juncture. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 requires a paradigm shift in how we finance development. 

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The Onsite and Virtual Side Event of the United Nations Science Technology and Innovation Forum 2025

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Co-NGO APPROVES REGIONAL COMMITTEE IN AFRICA AFTER OVER 75 YEARS OF EXISTENCE

The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations has approved the establishment of the Regional Committee in Africa, to be led by DoTheDream Youth Development Initiative—a CoNGO Board Member—after 75 years of the organization’s existence.

This is a historic milestone and a great win for Africa, creating a powerful platform for youth engagement, policy influence, and sustainable impact across the continent.

Time to Build More

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GIRLS IN ENERGY PROJECT 2025 /2026

The Girls in Energy Project is a transformative initiative by the DoTheDream Youth Development Initiative aimed at inspiring, educating, and empowering young girls to pursue careers in the energy sector. Through a dynamic combination of conferences, competitions, career mentorship, and camps, this project seeks to bridge the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,

GIRLS IN ENERGY PROJECT 2025/ 2026

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets ambitious goals of eradicating poverty,  End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; Take urgent action to combat 

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“Empowering Persons with Disabilities: Unlocking their    Potential for Sustainable Development and a Prosperous Future”

“The inclusion of Persons with Disabilities is an urgent call to action for member states to recognize and demonstrate care, concern, and compassion as a vital aspect of governance,

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STEM AS A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Tackling some of the greatest challenges of the Agenda for Sustainable Development – from improving health to combating climate change – will rely on harnessing all talent. That means getting more women working in these fields. Diversity in research expands the pool of talented researchers,

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The United Nations Civil Society Conference will provide an opportunity for multi-stakeholder engagement ahead of the Summit of the Future and a venue for civil society to participate in the preparations process. The conference will provide civil society with an additional platform to speak out and share ideas that could contribute to the Pact for the Future negotiations, in line with SDG17 and the Common Agenda’s vision of networked multilateralism.The United Nations Civil Society Conference is the premier event on the civil society calendar at the United Nations. The Conference offers civil society organizations an opportunity to put a global perspective on a specific issue and brings together senior UN System officials, prominent international civil society organizations, youth changemakers, academia, public opinion makers, and international media to discuss issues of global concern. This international forum, which hosted more than 2000 participants, provided preliminary discussions and data ahead of the Summit of the Future in September 2024 at the UN Headquarters in new York.

UN CSC 2024 SUMMARY UPDATES AND PACT FOR THE FUTURE— CLICK HERE


GIRL CHILD DAY 2021 WITH FINLAND PRIME MINISTER

PRIME MINISTER SANNA MARIN MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY

Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland Videos Presentation to Inspire Girls Are Asset  International Girl Child Day Event

Councillor Yemi Adenuga, The First Black Councillor, The Republic of Ireland.

WOMEN’S ROLE IN AFRICA OF OUR DREAM

‘Africa Role’ inspires Africa Leadership, Africans in Diaspora to build Africa

WOMEN’S ROLE

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#Impact Story of the 2024 Edition of the International Day #Women and #Girls in Science.

Tackling some of the greatest challenges of the Agenda for Sustainable Development – from improving health to combating climate change – will rely on harnessing all talent. That means getting more women working in these fields. 

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World Food Day 2021 in collaboration with Africa Role, United Nations Information Nigeria ,Lagos State Ministry of Education, Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nation was a success.

The Event design to inspire Food Systems role among young people, organization towards seeing Agriculture as the dream that create unique opportunities to become asset worth emulating leveraging on Agriculture. Africa Role is a brand that inspires Africa leadership, Africans in Diaspora in maximizing their role towards creating opportunities in Education, Economy, Energy and Environment for youths towards having greater Africa.

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DOTHEDREAM YDI  / LIFE DEVELOPMENT CENTER LEADERSHIP LIBRARY 

The Leadership Library was developed to help students enhance their leadership abilities and instill a passion for reading in them to make informed choices that will benefit their interactions and decisions in the future. It will also bridge the reading and learning inequalities that exist in Nigeria between public and private schools. The organization’s mission is to help future leaders recognize, develop, and demonstrate their leadership abilities while providing a platform to amplify their voices.

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GIRLS ARE ASSET PROJECT

The 2023 International Day of Girl Child is in Collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Basic Education, Office of the Sustainable Development Goals,Lagos state features students of Education Districts in Lagos state with the theme, “Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being.” The program features eminent personalities with impact mentality for Girl Child greatness include the Founder & CEO Adebusuyi Olutayo Olumadewa, Chairman of the Board of DoTheDream YDI -Oluwatoyin Aromire, the Board of Trustees of DoTheDream YDI Tinuke Bosun -Okusaga,Tunbosun Afolayan. Folake Odediran – ( Strategic Leadership & General Management ) ably represented by Mrs Idowu Olabintan -the Country Human Resources Business Partner & DE&, 

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Number of Girls Impacted since Inception
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Number of SDGs Leadership Resource
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DoTheDream Leadership Training

DoTheDream Youth Development Initiative is a non profit organisation that uses formal and informal education as a creative tool through communications, media, and technology in empowering youths towards promoting change in the society.

DoTheDream Leadership Seminar was designed to create a platform for the voices of teenagers and youths to build their Leadership Capacity. It is aimed at Promoting Education, Value Reorientation and Behavioral/Attitudinal change ,also seeks to promote the ideals of the SDGs  

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DOTHEDREAM YDI AWARD – CLICK HERE

UN EVENT WORLD FOOD DAY – CLICK HERE

ENTREPRENEURSHIP  & EMPOWERMENT SCHEME

DoTheDream Empowerment Scheme is designed to develop the capacity building in communicating heroic strides towards birthing ideas into reality.

 Entrepreneurial Scheme is designed to develop entrepreneurship skills in young people through innovation, potentialities for sustainable development. 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & EMPOWERMENT SCHEME – CLICK HERE