Project overview

Location Yola South and Girie LGAs, Adamawa State.
Cost₦10,437,000.00
DonorBritish Council MCN Project
Start Date2018
End Date2018
Focal PersonAbdulkadir Bello
Emailazbello50@gmail.com
Phone Number+2348036453450

Project Goals

To empower displaced and host community youths in Adamawa State with sustainable skills in Film and Television operations for improved livelihoods and reduced unemployment.

Key Achievements

  • Successfully trained 50 youths in five specialized areas: Acting, Directing, Sound Engineering, Videography, and Photography to Enable participants to produce short films and photo documentaries, demonstrating practical skills and creativity.
  • Improved beneficiaries’ employability and entrepreneurial capacity within the creative sector.
  • Some trainees joined local production teams and began offering independent media services.
  • Provided alternative livelihoods that reduced youth exposure to crime and other social vices.
  • Fostered teamwork and innovation, creating a foundation for a new generation of creative professionals in the region.

Project Objective

  • To train 50 youths (40 IDPs and 10 host community members) in key aspects of film and television production.
  • To promote sustainable income generation through creative industry skills rather than short-term empowerment kits.
  • To foster teamwork, creativity, and entrepreneurship among youth through collaborative media production.
  • To reduce youth unemployment and vulnerability to negative coping mechanisms.
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