AYECI Hosts Play4Literacy Football Tourney to Kick Illiteracy in Nigeria
African Youth Empowerment and Change Initiative (AYECI Inc.) in collaboration with the Lagos State Government presents The Eko Challenge Season 1 to play against illiteracy in Nigeria.
The two-day football event between Lagos State Government Agencies holds at the Ultra-Modern Agege Stadium, Lagos on October 26 – 27, 2013.
The Eko Challenge (Season I) features four teams inclusive of a celebrity player involving Lagos Internal Revenue Service and Lagos Signage and Advertisement Agency and another involving Lagos Waste Management Agency and Lagos Asset Management Limited.
With over 500 spectators watching this year’s Play4Literacy proactive campaign aimed at using football to leverage the goodwill of reputable organizations and individuals, AYECI Inc. invites everyone in cheering the teams to Kick-Illiteracy-Out of Nigeria via the Adopt-A-Learner or Adopt-A-Center sponsorship platforms.
AYECI Inc. Nigeria works tirelessly to promote the Educate-A-Community project-An Adult Literacy Intervention and Community Empowerment Scheme for women and youths that captures adult illiterates in the community, establish centres and train undergraduates facilitators from host universities to run centres.
Established in 2009 and head-quartered in Lagos-Nigeria, AYECI Inc.’s goal is to facilitate interventions that can effectively respond to the needs and improve the lives of young people and women.
AYECI Nigeria sees a future where sustained collaborative efforts between individuals, government, corporate organizations and civil societies produce opportunities, resources and results that will give rise to sustainable vibrant communities and institutions in Africa led by young people.
