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UNESCO REF and ABE Commit to Youth Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria
UNESCO REF and the Association of Business Executives (ABE), United Kingdom, have affirmed a joint commitment to the development of youth entrepreneurship in Nigeria.
NIGERIA, 6 January 2019. The Read and Earn Federation for UNESCO (UNESCO REF) and the Association of Business Executives (ABE), United Kingdom, have affirmed a joint commitment to youth entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. The commitment was reported by Channels Television.
Global alignmentAlignement mondialThe global commitments this story advances. Open to see how.
The cooperation between UNESCO REF and ABE serves the global commitments on youth skills and decent work.
- SDG4
SDG 4, Quality Education (primary)
ProvisionTarget 4.4: youth with relevant skills for employment and entrepreneurship
How the cooperation respondsInternationally recognised business and enterprise qualifications
- SDG8
SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth
ProvisionTarget 8.6: reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
How the cooperation respondsPrepares young Nigerians for enterprise and employment
- SDG17
SDG 17, Partnerships for the Goals
ProvisionInternational cooperation for capacity building
How the cooperation respondsA partnership between Nigeria and the United Kingdom
Enterprise as a national strength
L’entreprise, une force nationale
The commitment reflects the conviction of UNESCO REF that the enterprise of young Nigerians is a national strength to be cultivated through education of international standard. It prepared the ground for the Memorandum of Understanding later signed between the two institutions.
The cooperation continues today within the TAP Project of UNESCO REF. Details are available on the TAP page.
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About ABE. The Association of Business Executives (ABE), United Kingdom, is a provider of business and management qualifications delivered in partnership with institutions around the world.
About this record. This story forms part of the UNESCO REF Institutional Archives, the record of the milestones that have shaped the work of UNESCO REF since its establishment.
About UNESCO REF. The Read and Earn Federation for UNESCO (UNESCO REF) is a multidimensional and multisectoral development institution, established in 2009 under the UNESCO Provisions Framework in Nigeria. It works to strengthen human and institutional capacity across Nigeria and Africa through education, research and professional development, in alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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