Our Programs

The ROTO EMPOWER program is our main program run.

The ROTO EMPOWER program aims at “equipping more young people with sufficient knowledge, skills and tools to participate in democracy, leadership and economic growth at all levels”.

The ROTO EMPOWER program is made up of three (03) main projects; the Elections 4 All project, the Tomorrow Leaders project and the Sustainable Livelihood project.

The Elections 4 All project aims at “increasing the number of youths actively involved in exercising their civil rights in selecting competent leaders into public offices and advocating for transparency and accountability at all levels”.

It is made up of Elections 4 All in Schools, Elections 4 All in Local Communities and Elections 4 All in Institutions.

This is to ensure that the elected leaders are legitimate and true representatives of that community. By doing so, all the stakeholders concerned feel involved and selflessly work together as a team for the wellbeing of the community.

This is realized by training and engaging the various stakeholders to actively participate in their local, national and socio-cultural groups elections as either voters, candidates, electoral committee members or whistleblowers.

In schools, the student government leadership has a mandate of 09 months and the outgoing student leaders automatically become REACH BACK ambassadors. These student leaders are made up of; class prefects (class delegates), school prefects (school delegates) and school club leaders.

The Tomorrow Leaders project aims at “providing extensive leadership training programs and empowerment to student government and community youth leaders to confidently influence and champion change in their respective communities”.

This is to ensure that the elected youth leaders address their lack of confidence in assessing their leadership qualities and to enhance their leadership abilities and problem-solving skills so as to make more informed decisions for the wellbeing of their community.

This is realized by training and mentoring the elected youth leaders in servant leadership, good governance and participatory decision-making.

And the Sustainable Livelihood project aims at “reducing the high rate of unemployment, poverty and school dropouts in our communities by providing follow-up-scholarships and mentorship to students and school dropouts to complement their formal studies with some vocational skills acquisition and vice versa”.

This is to ensure that the empowered youth are not just prepared for employment but are fully equipped to start a business of their own or add extra value to an already existing business so as to continuously self-sustain themselves and their studies or expertise.  

This is realized by enrolling them into schools and vocational training centers or workshops where they can be carefully supervised as they juggle with balancing formal studies and vocational skills acquisition and vice versa.

They acquire skills in tailoring, barbering, hairdressing, manicure and pedicure, shoemaking, technology and more.

Primarily, REACH BACK in partnership with ROTO ENTERPRISE ensures that more youths are properly mentored to purposefully complement their formal studies with some vocational training, massively exercise their civic responsibilities and confidently gain adequate digital skills.