The organisation behind the festival
A 20-year programme, starting in Benin City
“Young people in Nigeria and across Africa carry enormous energy, ideas and ambition. What many of them need is a clear path from learning to enterprise, and the partners who can help them build it. We invite you to join us in turning ideas into enterprises, agriculture into value chains, and human potential into economic opportunity.”
Responsible practice, quality service and accountability.
New ideas and creative approaches to practical challenges.
Initiatives built for long-term economic and developmental value.
Knowledge, networks and platforms for people and organisations to grow.
Practical solutions with measurable results.
Four strategic areas
Business advisory, project development, enterprise strategy and organisational development.
Entrepreneurship, enterprise education, capacity building and youth economic participation.
Digital and precision agriculture, processing, value addition and branding.
Technology-enabled healthcare initiatives and digital health information.
The GCDIL ecosystem
Career and business development, beginning with EYEF 2026.
A proposed agricultural ecosystem linking modern farming with technology, processing, branding and markets, from production through to export.
A youth network carrying participation from national platforms into communities.
Together they support one pathway:
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