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Azure & Gold Devt Foundation is a devt-based NGO established for economic partnership focused on youth & women development, empowerment and employment through skills and entrepreneurship

Today is the International Youth Day (IYD), and the official theme for this yearโ€™s observance by the United Nations is โ€œ...
12/08/2026

Today is the International Youth Day (IYD), and the official theme for this yearโ€™s observance by the United Nations is โ€œ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’™๐’•๐’”, ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’๐’ ๐‘จ๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”,โ€ highlighting that while young people face diverse local and national realities, they share universal goals such as decent work, quality education, and a sustainable future.

Towards achieving this reality, our agenda at Azure & Gold Development Foundation aligns with this year's theme of our development partner, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND: โ€œ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐š.โ€

We call on all stakeholders, development partners, and regional government institutions to work towards the attainment of this agenda.

Build the Youth, Build the Nation!!

BAYSTEP2026Our on-going YEP Vocational training in Electrical Installations, Plumbing & Pipe Fittings, Paint Production...
11/07/2026

BAYSTEP2026
Our on-going YEP Vocational training in Electrical Installations, Plumbing & Pipe Fittings, Paint Production, Welding & Fabrication for young people in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State.

YEP is the program of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND and implemented by Azure & Gold Development Foundation

"T๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’›๐’†๐’๐’”; ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’„๐’’๐’–๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’˜๐’†๐’‚๐’‘๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’‘๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’š; ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’†...
15/05/2026

"T๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’›๐’†๐’๐’”; ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’„๐’’๐’–๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’˜๐’†๐’‚๐’‘๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’‘๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’š; ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’†๐’๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’๐’†๐’–๐’“ ๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’†๐’” ๐’„๐’“๐’Š๐’Ž๐’†; ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’”๐’–๐’„๐’„๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’”๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’š; ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’‘๐’๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’๐’‘๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•; ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐’˜๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’„๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž๐’”๐’†๐’๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’—๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚๐’„๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’Š๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘."

~ Extract of speech delivered by our Lead Consultant/CEO, IdeEkpe Fabian Emmanuel, during the Orientation Workshop organized for about 100 youth onboarded on our YEP's Bayelsa Youth Skills & Entrepreneurship Training Project (BAYSTEP2026) in Yenogoa yesterday Thur, May 14, 2026.

YEP is an unemployment intervention program funded and supported by Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND across the Niger and co-implemented by our organisation - Azure & Gold Development Foundation

Yenogoa, Bayelsa | Nigeria

See how our trainees' recruitment and selection for Bayelsa YEP (Building Construction Skills) faired.Training commences...
11/05/2026

See how our trainees' recruitment and selection for Bayelsa YEP (Building Construction Skills) faired.

Training commences in 2 weeks

๐๐€๐˜๐’๐“๐„๐๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐š ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ & ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ (๐‘ฉ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ท).With the support and funding from the Foundation...
08/04/2026

๐๐€๐˜๐’๐“๐„๐๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐š ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ & ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ (๐‘ฉ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ท).

With the support and funding from the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND, our Foundation - Azure & Gold Development Foundation is pleased to announce the commencement of the Bayelsa Youth Skills Training & Entrepreneurship Project (BAYSTEP 2026) - an initiative aimed at equipping young people in Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta region with market-relevant vocational and entrepreneurial skills.

๐‘ฌ๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘ช๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’‚:
โ–ช๏ธResidents of Bayelsa State or indigenes of the Niger Delta region
โ–ช๏ธMust be between 16 and 35 years old
โ–ช๏ธIndividuals who are out of school, unemployed, or underemployed
โ–ช๏ธDemonstrated interest in acquiring vocational skills

๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’† ๐‘จ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’†:
๐Ÿ”ธWelding & Aluminium Fabrication
๐Ÿ”ธPlumbing & Pipe Fittings
๐Ÿ”ธElectrical Installation & Maintenance
๐Ÿ”ธTiling
๐Ÿ”ธPaint Production & Painting

Participation in the programme is free, and beneficiaries will gain practical competencies to enhance employability and support entrepreneurial ventures.

Application Link: Interested applicants should apply here: https://bit.ly/JoinBAYSTEP2026. Deadline for Application: May 2, 2026.

See flyer for other details

๐๐€๐˜๐’๐“๐„๐๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’๐’”๐’‚ ๐’€๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘บ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ & ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’๐’†๐’–๐’“๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’‹๐’†๐’„๐’• (๐‘ฉ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ท) ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’๐’”๐’‚.With the support and fun...
02/04/2026

๐๐€๐˜๐’๐“๐„๐๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’๐’”๐’‚ ๐’€๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘บ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ & ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’๐’†๐’–๐’“๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’‹๐’†๐’„๐’• (๐‘ฉ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ท) ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’๐’”๐’‚.

With the support and funding from the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND, our Foundation - The Azure & Gold Development Foundation (AG-Dev) is pleased to announce the commencement of the Bayelsa Youth Skills Training & Entrepreneurship Project (BAYSTEP 2026) - an initiative aimed at equipping young people in Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta region with market-relevant vocational and entrepreneurial skills.

This Programme is designed to address youth unemployment and underemployment through structured, hands-on training in key areas within the construction services sector.

๐‘ฌ๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘ช๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’‚:
โ–ช๏ธResidents of Bayelsa State or indigenes of the Niger Delta region
โ–ช๏ธMust be between 16 and 35 years old
โ–ช๏ธIndividuals who are out of school, unemployed, or underemployed
โ–ช๏ธDemonstrated interest in acquiring vocational skills

๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’† ๐‘จ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’†:
๐Ÿ”ธWelding & Aluminium Fabrication
๐Ÿ”ธPlumbing & Pipe Fittings
๐Ÿ”ธElectrical Installation & Maintenance
๐Ÿ”ธTiling
๐Ÿ”ธPaint Production & Painting

Participation in the programme is free, and beneficiaries will gain practical competencies to enhance employability and support entrepreneurial ventures.

Application Link: Interested applicants should apply here: https://bit.ly/JoinBAYSTEP2026. Deadline for Application: May 2, 2026.

AG-Dev remains committed to fostering sustainable development through youth empowerment and skills acquisition.

Being job-ready means having the right skills, knowledge, and attitude beyond technical competence and academic certific...
10/03/2026

Being job-ready means having the right skills, knowledge, and attitude beyond technical competence and academic certifications. It is pivotal to securing and retaining a job, especially within the formal sector.

These and more formed the focus of our presentation while addressing selected young people at this year's YOSTEEP 2026 Project Orientation Seminar held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

The Youth Skills Training, Employment & Entrepreneurship Programme (YOSTEEP) is supported by the YEP arm of Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND and other partners, and facilitated in Akwa Ibom by our Foundation - Azure & Gold Devt. Foundation

Announcing!2026 Youth Skills Training, Employment & Entrepreneurship Programme (YOSTEEP).Are you a resident of Akwa Ibom...
23/02/2026

Announcing!

2026 Youth Skills Training, Employment & Entrepreneurship Programme (YOSTEEP).

Are you a resident of Akwa Ibom State or an indigene of the Niger Delta?
Are you currently out of school, unemployed or under-employed?
Do you have a strong desire to acquire hands-on and high-demand skills in the construction services or fashion sector?

Azure & Gold Development Foundation (AG-Dev) is offering FREE vocational training opportunities designed to equip youths with in-demand and entrepreneurial skills.

The programme will cover training in the following areas:

โ€ข Paint Production & Wall Finishing
โ€ข Plumbing & Pipe Fitting
โ€ข Electrical Installation & Maintenance
โ€ข Hat & Fascinator Making
โ€ข Bead Work & Beading Techniques
โ€ข Handcrafted Necklace & Fashion Accessories

Participants will also receive Soft Skills and Entrepreneurship Training to prepare them for employment, self-reliance, and sustainable income generation.

Apply via this link ๐Ÿ‘‡:

https://bit.ly/YOSTEEP2026

We're launching out!2026 Youth Skills Training, Employment & Entrepreneurship Programme (YOSTEEP).Are you a resident of ...
13/02/2026

We're launching out!

2026 Youth Skills Training, Employment & Entrepreneurship Programme (YOSTEEP).

Are you a resident of Akwa Ibom State or an indigene of the Niger Delta?
Are you currently out of school, unemployed or under-employed?
Do you have a strong desire to acquire hands-on and high-demand skills in the construction services or fashion sector?

Azure & Gold Development Foundation (AG-Dev)is offering FREE vocational training opportunities designed to equip youths with in-demand and entrepreneurial skills.

The programme will cover training in the following areas:

โ€ข Paint Production & Wall Finishing

โ€ข Plumbing & Pipe Fitting

โ€ข Electrical Installation & Maintenance

โ€ข Hat & Fascinator Making

โ€ข Bead Work & Beading Techniques

โ€ข Handcrafted Necklace & Fashion Accessories

Participants will also receive Soft Skills and Entrepreneurship Training to prepare them for employment, self-reliance, and sustainable income generation.

Apply here: https://bit.ly/YOSTEEP2026

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