The Adeniyi siblings – Abisola (AbisolaStylesPerfection) and Adeola (AdeolaFamous) were both beneficiaries of support through grant-financing from FAYODE in 2021. Raised by a mother who was a professional tailor, they both took up the business after completing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program here in Nigeria; with Abisola specializing in female clothing and Adeola in male clothing respectively.
FAYODE’s mission of empowering rural youths has expanded further into the lower Niger – the south-eastern part of Nigeria – Anambra State. Mr. Nelson Chigozie is a young man in his early thirties.
Indeed, rural transformation is possible when we place the energetic population - the youths - at the center of rural development. The case of TULA Clothing Company LTD is a pointer to the poignant fact that “if well managed and focused”, youths are the bedrock of rural and subsequently national development.
The Facility for Youth Development (FAYODE) has proceeded to the third beneficiary of the programme to support the growth and expansion of businesses in the rural community of Joga Orile in Ogun State. The second beneficiary - Ms Aishat Odegbaro – is a Yam Miller within the community. The high school graduate started the business after high school and also works as a pump attendant in a nearby gas station. She runs the milling enterprise in partnership with her mother.