Kayode Alabi Leadership and Career Initiative (KLCI)

Today we were at Jobams International Schools, Ketu, Lagos State for our career symposium and mentorship program. Dr. Kehinde Oloriade talk to the students on Leadership. Gave them tips on goal settings and how they can go about implementing the goals. Mr Adedeji, currently a CYFI Fellow, shared with the students on how tech can be used to drive the Entrepreneurship world. The students were also educated on character development. They were educated on how they can build strong values to achieve their dreams. After the general session, we had a one one coaching and group mentoring session. We were amazed by the results we get from the students. At KLCA, we are geared towards understanding students needs and helping them to meet their career needs through Counselling. KLCA...liberating the leader in you!

Reports on the 3 Fridays Career Symposia and Mentorship Program!  Many young people in the African Community find it difficult to discover purpose and forge trajectory for their lives. This geared us towards helping young people to have a goal in mind.  Through one on one coaching, group mentoring and general sessions over 500 high school students were reached.  We cut across all classes from J.S.S 1 - S.S.S 3.  No of students; JSS 1 and 2 = 162 Age range: 8- 16 years JSS 3 and SSS 1= 203 Age Range: 12- 17 years  SSS 2 and SSS 3= 137 Age Range: 13 - 19 years. Total no of students reached= 502 Age Range= 8 - 19 years We share talks on Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Character Training.  We involved about 8 Volunteers and we have different facilitators taking different sessions of the program.  Monitoring and Evaluation is one of the core of our programs at KLCA.  As promised, we said we would ...

Racheal Balogun shared with the students on how they can lead themselves and help others. She said, "the young ones among us are often called ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’. While that is true, another truth is if they do not start leading from today they may never get the chance to lead tomorrow." Leadership is influencing, motivating, guiding and directing people towards achieving a common goal. However, to successfully lead people, you must have led yourself. This brings me to say there are two types of leadership: Self Leadership and People Leadership. Self Leadership is knowing who you are, your values and purpose and then pushing and motivating yourself everyday to achieve that purpose. Self leadership precedes People leadership because it builds capacity in a person to effectively lead others. You must have experienced some private victories with yourself before leading people to achieving success. We all need leadership because it helps us have good lives. Self leaders...

We just concluded the first batch of the career symposiums and mentorship program for over 200 high school students in three Fridays. Over 130 were reached so far.  Students between the age of 13 - 19 were reached.

We live in a society, where young people are left to live the way they like. 90% of young people find it difficult to discover purpose in the African Society. The ones in high school find it difficult to connect what they do in the classroom with the practical world. Some of them even find it difficult to integrate into the labor market, which has led to high rate of cultism, poverty and low Human Development Index in the society. Therefore, Kayfactor Leadership and Career Academy (KLCA) was created. KLCA is a non profit organization that uses three pronged approach, Education for Sustainable Development, Mentorship, and Advocacy to help underserved young people to connect the classroom with the practical world.  KLCA engage network of youths in providing mentorship, educational supports, practical leadership training And other innovative and inclusive program.  We hope students develop practical life skills that enable them easily transit and integrate int...

We are accepting applications for the online Leadership and Career Training powered by Kayfactor Leadership and Career Academy - KLCA Benefit: Connect with other young African Leaders. Access to free mentorship Access to mind blowing trainings. Registration: Free Training: Free Deadline: 12th, January, 2018. Duration: January - December; once in every month mostly second Saturday of the month. Apply now https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4iQercgTFZ8Y-bUteAzb5gdYeXcS91kMU16NG7tg_i_s7yw/viewform?c=0&w=1 For more enquiry call Director of Programs Abiodun O. Ajayi +234816 773 6390 (WhatsApp Enabled)

I believe young people find it difficult to ask for help when it comes to choosing a career and discovering purpose. So, I was invited by Nigerian Red Cross, Lagos State Branch, Alimosho Division to talk to young people on "Career Wisdom." I will be sharing the talking points below;