ABOUT US
Founding Story
Connecting the Dots Foundation is a human capital development organization. We are dedicated to transforming the society through lives of today’s youths with the uttermost recognition of the millennial age through the use of knowledge, skills and training together with empathy and understanding in transforming how young people think, feel and behave.
Started as a school outreach in 2016 with the name (Teens With A Difference), we recognized the prevalent social menace amongst teenagers in a community secondary school in Port Harcourt; Nigeria. we started by focusing on the solutions rather than the obvious problems, envisioning what could be, and seeing possibilities where others sees impossibilities.
Another outreach was held in 2017 at Federal Government College Idoani; Ondo, Nigeria.
We link young people with professionals and mentors in their various career path through mentorship programmes, the use of 21st century technology in increasing the quality and quantity of action-oriented young leaders in achieving global change, increasing youth capacity in active participation in actualizing the desired change in the society and organizing summer boot camps and digital skill acquisition programmes for in and out of school young persons
This is achieved by collaborating with private sector, individual and other developmental agencies, creating an online , offline youth friendly platforms and capacity enhancing hubs towards building resourceful and sustainable network for youngsters
We envision a world of easy access for youngsters where they are offered the needed guidance to trail through; in achieving their DESIRED GOAL for Global Change.
Founder
- Connecting the Dots Foundation founder, Mrs. Esther Adebanjo-Olatunji, is a Social Worker cum Teen Coach, passionate about equipping the next generation- helping them become all what they desire in their careers; change makers in their communities by creating a warming and enabling environment for their growth.
- She has a strong voice amongst teenagers which forms her core mandate- empowering the development of teenagers. She has spoken on a number of private and public schools, religious and non-governmental platforms.
- She has mentored and trained hundreds of youngsters in partnership with individuals and organizations and she connects with teenagers and youths in a way that resonates.
- Esther believes that by empowering these youngsters with all it takes to get their values right, they will become more productive people in our nation- contributing our quota to Global Change.
- Connecting the Dots Foundation is a catalyst for the development of the next generation erupting positive global change starting from its community.
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