17/08/2026
IF NOT YOUTH, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
OUR THOUGHT. OUR COMMITMENT. OUR ACTIONABLE PLAN.
Young people are not merely leaders of tomorrow. They are builders of today.
Across the world, young people represent one of the most educated, connected, creative, and diverse generations in history. They are not waiting for the future—they are creating it.
At the Ezekiel O. Oluwaseun Foundation (EOOF), we believe young people deserve the knowledge, skills, opportunities, mentorship, resources, and confidence to turn potential into impact.
Because when young people are empowered, they transform lives, strengthen families, create jobs, promote peace, and build sustainable communities.
🌱 AGRICULTURE IS MORE THAN FARMING
“Do I have to be a farmer to succeed in agriculture?”
Absolutely not.
Agriculture is an ecosystem of opportunities—from production and processing to technology, finance, logistics, marketing, research, innovation, packaging, and trade.
Agropreneurship is about more than growing food. It is about growing opportunities, businesses, livelihoods, and communities.
When young people actively participate in the agricultural value chain, we move closer to Zero Hunger, food security, poverty reduction, decent employment, and sustainable development.
🚀 FROM CELEBRATION TO ACTION
As part of our 2026 International Youth Day engagement, EOOF, in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) through the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, is engaging an aspiring and emerging agripreneurs from diverse cultural backgrounds at the Kwara State NYSC Orientation Camp, Kwara State Polytechnic, during Batch 'B' Stream II, 11–21 August 2026.
This is more than a celebration.
It is a platform for ideas, skills, innovation, collaboration, cultural exchange, and practical opportunities.
🌍 “DIFFERENT CONTEXTS, COMMON ASPIRATIONS.”
Our backgrounds, languages, cultures, experiences, and challenges may differ, but our aspirations are remarkably similar.
We all desire meaningful opportunities, dignified livelihoods, healthy lives, peaceful communities, and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to society.
That is why we must move beyond talking about youth development to investing in young people and creating platforms where potential becomes productive capacity.
OUR CONVICTION AT EOOF
A young person with an idea needs opportunity.
A young person with talent needs a platform.
A young person with a dream needs mentorship.
A young person with skills needs access.
And a young person with purpose needs the courage and support to act.
Youth empowerment is not charity.
It is an investment in humanity’s future.
The future will not be built by wishing. It will be built by young people who are equipped, trusted, supported, and empowered to lead.
IF NOT YOUTH, WHO?
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
The time to empower is now.
The time to create opportunities is now.
The time to turn potential into impact is now.
Together, let us raise a generation that will not merely inherit the world—but have the courage, competence, character, and compassion to improve it.
Ezekiel O. Oluwaseun Foundation (EOOF)
Empowering Young People. Strengthening Communities. Transforming Lives.