He has been working with youth-led and youth focused organizations focusing on sexuality health, child rights (especially the girl and the differently able child),education and youth development in Nigeria, using rights based approaches through advocacy, sensitization, training, policy participation and related integrated approaches.
As a result of his campaign at the national level for a better deal for the Nigerian youth/child focusing on health, youth in community development (through participation and involvement), leadership development, volunteering, civic education and the rights of the Nigerian child, he was selected to take part in capacity building for youths involved in human/child rights issues in Nigeria [2003] representing the interest of the Nigerian child, reviewing the human rights of the Nigerian child for the better , sponsored by OSIWA West Africa.
Fatoki Taiye Timmy is a two times national Essay and Arts awards winner in Nigeria. He was also part of the final drafting of the Nigerian Youth Policy agenda in 2004, which is a policy document that takes full responsibility for the development of the Nigerian youth within the governance system of the state. In the same year Fatoki Taiye Timmy was chosen as a supervisor of the Nigerian National Youth Exchange between the southwest and selected north central states of Nigeria (funded by the British Council under its connecting future project).
Fatoki Taiye Timmy is a member of various youth coalitions and network at the national, regional and global level. Based on his experience and good knowledge of the issues affecting the African child, he has presented papers on the challenges faced by children in the third world countries and the influence of global politics at both national (at various youth for a and higher institutions of learning) and international fora, most notably at the Voices of Africa-Voices of Resistance international conference at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the G8 ALTERNATIVES summit held at the University of Aberdeen, also in the United Kingdom in the year 2005 and Upper West Region of Ghana.
Fatoki Taiye Timmy is a member of various youth coalitions and network at the national, regional and global level. Based on his experience and good knowledge of the issues affecting the African child, he has presented papers on the challenges faced by children in the third world countries and the influence of global politics at both national (at various youth for a and higher institutions of learning) and international fora, most notably at the Voices of Africa-Voices of Resistance international conference at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the G8 ALTERNATIVES summit held at the University of Aberdeen, also in the United Kingdom in the year 2005 and Upper West Region of Ghana.
A lover of children, supports various orphanages and assists in the educational advancement of selected children and young persons. He has contributed a lot to advance the course of people with disability, especially children, as well as for people living with HIV/AIDs. As an experienced program officer, he has worked on various community interventions ranging from education, health,gender, youth development, child rights and women empowerment. He is passionate about children and young people’s development. To him, his only assignment in the world is to make lives better. Fatoki Taiye Timmy was a Project Supervisor for the first International Youth exchange between Nigeria and the United Kingdom known as the Global Xchange, supported by the British Council, Voluntary Service Overseas. He is an Alumnus of the Africa Leadership forum Otta. Taiye was also a development analyst for the African Regional Youth Initiative (ARYI), Tanzania for two years.
A Co- author of the United Nation’s 2008 National Youth Shadow Report on the 2001 UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS .He is the Co-founder and the International Programme Director Youth Vanguard International Ghana.Fatoki Taiye also co-founded a foundation on Sickle Cell Anaemia-The Survivors Foundation, to support the prevention, care and support system on SCA.
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Wow, an inspiring one!! ! Continue 2 soar like an eagle.
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