Shalom Vineyard Initiative, the organizer of the annual ECOWAS Youth Summit presents the eleventh edition of the ECOWAS youth summit titled The Decaying Traditional Values among ECOWAS Youth: A Reflection of Defective Traditional Education coming up 12th October 2023 at the Nigerian institute of international Affairs Victoria Island Lagos.
The summit convenes students, diplomats of the ECOWAS Embassies representatives, the International Relations Students Association from the University of Lagos, students from Yaba College of Technology, corp members, civil society of Organizations, etc.
This edition of the summit will also launch the seventh edition of the ECOWAS Delight International magazine which complements the ECOWAS youth summit.
Special guest of Honour for the event is Her Excellency Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, OFR, special adviser to Mr President on Sustainable Development Goals.
Also in attendance is the Commissioner for Education, Taraba State Dr. Augustina Godwin as the Mother of the Day.
Shalom Vineyard Initiative is a non-governmental organization, a human capital development organization that helps to build the morale of citizens and create empowerment programs to enhance the livelihood of the ever-teeming youths in society.
The organization commenced work in 2005 with a workshop declared opened by the late First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo with a theme CATCH THEM YOUNG FOR A GREATER NIGERIA ” which showcased the consequences of drug addiction and abuse of drugs amongst youths.
The convener of the ECOWAS youth summit is Lady Judith Edirin Eyegho who is the founder of Shalom Vineyard Initiative.