Atikun Sokoto A. Ayofe Mustapha Tunde Bayo Onanuga Active24/7 Fixed GR8 HAMSOL Mayor of Eika ❄️ Inside Òṣogbo Instablog9ja Many OYES graduates later transitioned into full-time regular employment in the public service or enterprise through programmes like O’REAP (agriculture) and O’YESTECH (ICT and technical training) or secured positions in the military, teaching, and private sectors.

Atikun Sokoto A. Ayofe Mustapha Tunde Bayo Onanuga Active24/7 Fixed GR8 HAMSOL Mayor of Eika ❄️ Inside Òṣogbo Instablog9ja In 2010, Osun ranked high on Nigeria’s poverty index. By 2017, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) ranked it as having the second-lowest multidimensional poverty rate in Nigeria at just 10.9%, a drastic drop from 37.5% in 2010.

Atikun Sokoto A. Ayofe Mustapha Tunde Bayo Onanuga Active24/7 Fixed GR8 HAMSOL Mayor of Eika ❄️ Inside Òṣogbo Instablog9ja OYES was acknowledged as a core driver of this transformation, especially in rural areas where other formal job opportunities were limited.

Atikun Sokoto A. Ayofe Mustapha Tunde Bayo Onanuga Active24/7 Fixed GR8 HAMSOL Mayor of Eika ❄️ Inside Òṣogbo Instablog9ja According to a 2015 UNDP report, Osun witnessed a 69% reduction in youth restiveness & cult-related violence within three years of the scheme’s implementation. OYES volunteers supported community policing and sanitation enforcement, increasing civic awareness and reducing crime.

Atikun Sokoto A. Ayofe Mustapha Tunde Bayo Onanuga Active24/7 Fixed GR8 HAMSOL Mayor of Eika ❄️ Inside Òṣogbo Instablog9ja The scheme became a model for using structured public service to promote social peace.The success of OYES influenced policy beyond Osun. The Federal Government’s N-Power initiative, launched in 2016, drew inspiration from OYES in terms of structure, stipend-based youth engagement

Atikun Sokoto A. Ayofe Mustapha Tunde Bayo Onanuga Active24/7 Fixed GR8 HAMSOL Mayor of Eika ❄️ Inside Òṣogbo Instablog9ja and exit strategy. States like Ondo, Ekiti, &Anambra also replicated elements of the scheme in their youth empowt. programmes. International institutions, including the World Bank, UNDP,& theAfrican Development Bank, recognized OYES as a scalable, locally driven employment model

Atikun Sokoto A. Ayofe Mustapha Tunde Bayo Onanuga Active24/7 Fixed GR8 HAMSOL Mayor of Eika ❄️ Inside Òṣogbo Instablog9ja Countries like the UK, US, and Canada implement structured welfare-to-work programmes such as Jobcentre Plus (UK), AmeriCorps (US), an Canada Summer Jobs. These programmes, like OYES, blend income support with skill-building and community service.

Atikun Sokoto A. Ayofe Mustapha Tunde Bayo Onanuga Active24/7 Fixed GR8 HAMSOL Mayor of Eika ❄️ Inside Òṣogbo Instablog9ja OYES stands out for being executed in a resource-constrained, subnational context, demonstrating that even in developing economies, youth engagement can be systematic, civic-driven, and results-oriented.

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