Education & Youth
Every young person
deserves a real shot.
Learning support, mentorship and skills that open doors instead of closing them — delivered in classrooms, community halls and wherever young people already gather.
Our objective
To help young people become capable, responsible and productive contributors to Nigeria.
Talent is everywhere in Nigeria. Access is not. A young person with the same ability can end up in two completely different futures depending on who showed up for them.
CITEA works to close that gap with practical, repeatable support: tutoring and learning materials, mentors who stay in touch, and skills that translate into work, study or a business.
- Skills development
- Mentorship
- Career development
- Leadership training
- Digital literacy
- Entrepreneurship
- Educational support
- Youth innovation programmes
How we do it
Learning support
Tutoring, materials and study spaces for students who are being left behind by class sizes and cost.
Mentorship that lasts
Each young person is matched with someone who checks in, opens doors and tells the truth.
Skills for work
Digital literacy, communication and entrepreneurship taught in short, practical cohorts.
Leadership training
Responsibility, integrity and initiative practised on real community projects.
Career pathways
CV clinics, interview practice and introductions to employers and training providers.
Youth innovation
Small grants and coaching for young people solving a problem they can see from their street.
In pictures
Education & Youth in action
What changes
- 1 mentor
- can change the trajectory of a whole classroom.
- 12 weeks
- is all a focused skills cohort needs to run.
- ₦5,000
- covers learning materials for one student for a term.
“You may not be able to educate every child in Nigeria. But you can educate one.”