Forge Sessions
Every Forge Session is built around Nigeria’s most urgent youth-facing issues:
Where the Youths build Nigeria's Next Chapter
The Forge Sessions are YouthForge’s high-energy, youth-powered ideation labs — where young Nigerians confront Nigeria’s biggest challenges and design bold, homegrown solutions that work for their generation and their communities.
YouthForge Focus Areas
Public Finance, Debt & Accountability
Youth unpack how Nigeria borrows, spends, and allocates public resources — and design solutions for responsible budgeting, debt transparency, and pro-youth investments that secure the nation's long-term stability.
Youth Enterprise & Inclusive Growth
Participants prototype grassroots business models, local enterprise solutions, and job-creating innovations that strengthen youth entrepreneurship and expand economic opportunities for their generation.
Just Energy & Climate Justice
From energy access to climate vulnerability, young Nigerians co-create pathways for renewable energy, climate adaptation, and equitable green transitions that leave no youth or community behind.
Afrocentric Innovation
Every solution is rooted in African identity blending art, tradition, indigenous knowledge, storytelling, and cultural heritage to inspire homegrown, community-driven solutions that reflect who we are.
Inside The Forge Sessions
Each Forge Session is a 2-day immersive, action-packed experience:
Inside The Forge Sessions
Each Forge Session is a 2-day immersive, action-packed experience:
In just two days, young Nigerians move from vision to action. Through cultural inspiration, deep conversations, hands-on design, and policy engagement, participants turn big challenges into bold solutions — building real change for their communities and Nigeria’s future.
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Day 1 : Forge the Vision
- Opening Charge & Afrocentric Inspiration
- Thematic Deep Dive
- Vision Mapping: "The Nigeria We Want"
- Stakeholder Dialogue & Listening Session
Day 2 :Forge the Solutions
- The Challenge: Problem to Prototype
- Prototyping Labs & Coaching
- Solution Showcase & Pitches
- Policy Advocacy & Manifesto Session