Skills, mentoring and opportunity for young people across the Niger Delta, so they can build lives and livelihoods they are proud of.
Skills acquisition graduates, and the number keeps growing with every intake.
Every skills graduate earns a certificate and receives a start-up kit to begin trading.
Practical support for young people, from the classroom through to their first job.
The M&G Etomi Foundation is a non-governmental organization creating lasting opportunity in the Niger Delta through education, skills development and community empowerment.
Scholarships, mentoring and professional certification that open doors for young people in the Niger Delta.
One-year professional training in trades such as fashion design, catering and bead making, followed by start-up kits.
Better access to healthcare, health education and recreation for the communities we serve.
The Foundation was conceived by Michael and George Etomi. Born in Ilesha, Osun State, they spent their early years in Okrika, Rivers State, in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria.
They were struck by the poverty, environmental neglect and hopelessness among the community’s youth, none of which had existed in their childhood. It inspired them to become catalysts in breaking the cycle of despair, poverty and crime in their homeland.
Everything the Foundation does is guided by one vision for the Niger Delta and one mission to get there.
To be the leading organization for facilitating change and developing and sustaining programs in the Niger Delta community.
To provide opportunities and resources to empower the Niger Delta community in breaking the cycle of poverty.
The Foundation runs practical programs that give young people in the Niger Delta the skills, mentoring and certification to build a livelihood.
Our flagship program. Scholarships for one-year professional training in trades such as fashion design, catering and bead making, followed by start-up kits.
Quarterly discussions that mentor female undergraduates toward the right career path and the skills to reach their goals.
A six-week, Foundation-sponsored course for graduates seeking HSE 1 and 2 certificates to strengthen their job prospects.
Sportswear for schools in Okrika, with sports camps and clinics planned in soccer, tennis, basketball and more.
I am thankful to the foundation for giving me a meaningful platform. I never imagined that I would become the first “chef” in my family, doing little catering contracts around my community. I acquired this through the skills given by M&G Etomi Foundation.
Since graduation I have been able to make pastries like chin-chin, egg roll, doughnut and queen’s cake. I hawk them around my community and I also have a stand where I sell. I am grateful to the foundation for helping me make daily profits.
I was working as an office assistant in a law firm before I applied for the Wakirike Development skills acquisition programme. I took the four-month Electrical/Safety (HSE) course, which I am now using to work. I intend to train others as I perfect my skills on the job.
We work with organisations, businesses and individuals who want to give young people in the Niger Delta real skills and real opportunities. Get in touch to start a conversation.
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