Case Study 2: Building Soft
Skills for 150 Youths in Abuja

Events

GAL Youth –
Future Ready Bootcamp

📝 The Challenge:

High school leavers and unemployed graduates in underserved communities in Abuja struggled with low self-awareness, poor interview skills, and digital illiteracy. CMYDI needed a short but powerful intervention.

🎯 Our Solution:

We launched a 2-week Future Ready Bootcamp covering:

  • Emotional intelligence development
  • Digital literacy & personal branding
  • Financial literacybasics
  • Roleplay interviews with HR experts
  • Introduction to the Beryl mentorship clubs

Participants were grouped into mentor circles for ongoing support.

 

🌟 The Results:

  • 152 youth trained(83 female, 69 male)
  • 75%created CVs and LinkedIn profiles during the training
  • 21 gained internships or jobswithin 3 months
  • 4 alumni later became GAL Mentors in their communities

“Before this, I had no idea I could lead anything. Now, I’m a school peer mentor.” — Victor A.

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