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4.0 Project Description4.1 Host OrganizationThe host project is Entrepreneurship Development Center located <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lagos</strong> State, South West<strong>Nigeria</strong>.Entrepreneurship Development Center <strong>Lagos</strong> managed by African Leadership Forum (ALF)which is one of the centres established by the Central Bank of <strong>Nigeria</strong> <strong>in</strong> 2007 to address ris<strong>in</strong>g<strong>youth</strong> unemployment.The overrid<strong>in</strong>g goal of EDC, <strong>Lagos</strong> is to contribute to vision 2012 goal of ‗reduc<strong>in</strong>g poverty andpromot<strong>in</strong>g employment generation <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nigeria</strong> especially among the graduates and non-graduatesschool leavers ' by work<strong>in</strong>g through private sector-led <strong>in</strong>itiative to achieve „susta<strong>in</strong>able growthand improvements <strong>in</strong> the livelihoods of <strong>youth</strong>s <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nigeria</strong> <strong>in</strong> the next 5 years' (2007).4.2 Project Goal:Through the project <strong>in</strong>tervention, <strong>youth</strong> will develop <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> <strong>entrepreneurship</strong> which wouldresults to <strong>in</strong>creased employment, diverse economy, susta<strong>in</strong>able and better <strong>in</strong>comes for theiremployees, themselves, and their families.4.3 Project Objectives:This project <strong>in</strong>tervention has the follow<strong>in</strong>g objectivesTo assist <strong>in</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g awareness and improvement <strong>in</strong> <strong>youth</strong>- run enterprisesthrough<strong>entrepreneurship</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and other support services which would result to change <strong>in</strong>attitude and perception <strong>in</strong> <strong>youth</strong> <strong>entrepreneurship</strong>56

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