YOUTH SERVICE TO COMMUNITY

Ruth Fyemtapwa Barnabas

Accounting Student

ModiboAdama University of Technology Yola

One of our exemplary leader in Youth and Dreams Initiatives, committed to service working together with other members of Youth and Dreams Initiatives and their communities, including children, adults and elders, youth and community development offer ways youth can change the world few other activities can. Life change is for better, is her primary focus, she willing to sacrifice a lot for betterment of people life. She use different strategies to impact her community.

The merging of community building and youth development which is one of our major focus in Youth and Dreams Initiatives has been at the core of recent youth engagement literature (Lynn, 2005; Brennan, Barnett, & Lesmeister, 2006). It has identified that youth must be fully engaged and involved in change efforts at the community level if they are to learn to function as effective members of society (Nitzberg, 2005). Community building, for individuals, focuses on building the capacity and empowerment to identify opportunities for change within or outside of the community.

An understanding of youth motivations and efficacy to this kind of engagement are important so that Extension and other development professionals can maximize these valuable resources. As youth are brought into community organizations and civic roles that they have traditionally been excluded from, they can participate in local decision-making at multiple levels. This collaboration leads to skill enhancement, confidence building, and ownership that prepare them as they navigate toward adulthood. 

"What do you do today for your community?"

Ruth Fyemtapwa Barnabas during one of her service to community.

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