Empower the Youth!
Turning rough gemstones to shining stars Helping teenagers fulfil purpose
coming soon on the 24th Feb 2024
Lets Get Talking: Career, entrepreneurship and lifestyle
Are you an under-30 entrepreneur?It is time for your business to *BLAST OFF* at the Shining Teens initiative.Shining Teens is giving you a platform to sell and share your brand story.
who we are
The Shining Teens Initiative is a charitable, humanitarian, non-governmental and nonprofit organisation established in 2008 by Mrs Peace Igwe. It was borne out of the belief that historically, education has often been seen as and remains the great leveller—a mechanism that can allow even those from the poorest circumstances to succeed and climb up the socioeconomic ladder, hence, impacting families, communities and countries. Moreso, education has proven to catalyse opportunities prompting the exit of many who are in the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid and lower middle class out of the poverty trap.The Shining Teens Initiative is dedicated to providing educational support services, skill empowerment and promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) owned by the less- privileged children and youths in the Nigerian society.
OUR VISION
To raise teenagers that would transform and improve the living standard of the society through access to quality education and skills acquisition.
OUR MISSION
To help teenagers realise their full potential by equipping them with the knowledge, and skills they need to lead a better life, impacting their family, community and country.
COre values
- Accountability: The Foundation maintains integrity in its service, outreach activities, transactions and reports accurately
- Excellence: Our aim is to provide selfless sustainable high impact programs that positively affect the society.
- Partnership-Sustainability: Together we can make the difference. We welcome team-orientation and commitment to sustainability with each donor: Individual, Corporate and International.
- Integrity: Trust which not only strengthen staff morale but also enables the Foundation to garner resources to be more effective in its programs and projects.
OUR OBJECTIVES
Step 1
GIVE 10,000 TEENAGERS IN NIGERIA ACCESS TO GOOD, QUALITY EDUCATION ANNUALLY
Step 2
EMPOWER 10,000 NIGERIAN TEENAGERS ANNUALLY WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SCALE THEIR BUSINESSES.
Step 3
BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF LEADING TEENAGE EMPOWERMENT IN NIGERIA THAT CAUSES SOCIAL IMPACT, CHANGE, AND SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION.
PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES
- Children & Youths: They are abandoned, orphaned, vulnerable, malnourished, financially redundant and unemployed.
- Family: The families of the children and youths impacted positively by our programs.
- Community: These include less privileged communities where our programs are executed.
FOUNDER
MRS PEACE IGWE
The Shinning Teens Initiative is a charitable, humanitarian, and non-governmental organization was established in 2023 as a “give back platform” emerging from Mrs. Peace Igwe belief that education is the great catalyst that can lift people and indeed nations, out of the poverty trap.Her passion to further transform lives in a very positive way has led to this Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to providing educational support services, skill empowerment and promotion of Small Medium Enterprises for the less- privileged children and youths in the Nigerian society.