Nigeria & United Kingdom · Since 2005
Building futures for young people and vulnerable communities across two continents
CYID is a Nigerian-founded, UK-registered Community Interest Company with over two decades of impact in youth development, enterprise skills, migration reintegration, cultural awareness, heritage education, and community empowerment proven across Lagos, Abuja, and the United Kingdom.
Years of Operation
MSMEs Trained — Access to Finance
PCMM Member Organisations
Businesses Fully Funded to Launch
Countries of Operation
People Reached, Programmes, Media & Digital
Programme Achievements
What we have delivered in numbers
Every number below represents a real person who completed a CYID programme trained, certified, and supported towards a better future.
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About CYID
An organisation built where the need is greatest
Founded in 2005, incorporated in Nigeria in 2007 and registered in the United Kingdom as a Community Interest Company in 2020, CYID has spent over two decades working at the intersection of youth development, migration reintegration, enterprise skills, cultural awareness, and mental health delivering programmes that produce measurable, lasting change.
We operate the CYID Youth and Migration Resource Centre in Badagry, Lagos established in 2017 and the Abuja Entrepreneurship Centre, established in 2020. In 2024, we launched the Platform for Cooperation on Mixed Migration (PCMM), now a 64-member network operating across Nigeria.
Our programmes have been funded by GIZ Germany, the Embassy of Switzerland, the UK Home Office, the British High Commission, OHCHR, and validated through partnership with the University of Cambridge.
GFMD Discussion Starter — Return, Readmission & Reintegration
Global Forum on Migration and Development · Berlin, Germany · 2017
PICUM Member & General Assembly Presenter
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants · Brussels · Since 2015
University of Cambridge Research Partnership
Dept. of Sociology & Lucy Cavendish College · Migration & Deportation Roundtable · 2024
UK Home Office Commissioned Programme
Skills training at Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre · 2019
IOM Expert Rapporteur — Global Compact for Migration
International Organization for Migration · Nigeria National Consultation · 2017
Who We Serve
Reaching those most often left behind
Young People at Risk
NEET young people facing crime risk, unemployment, migration pressure, and lack of direction, given skills, structure, mentorship, and a safe space to rebuild.
Returnee Migrants
Migrants returning to Nigeria from the UK and beyond, supported through enterprise training, trauma-informed support, and reintegration into community and economic life.
Vulnerable Groups
Trafficking survivors, women in the immigration system, ex-offenders, and IDPs receiving recovery support, enterprise skills, and sustained mentorship through our Take Charge programme.
Entrepreneurs & MSMEs
Aspiring business owners and small enterprises trained in business planning, access to finance, branding, and vocational production skills backed by GIZ-certified delivery.
Diaspora & Cultural Communities
African and diaspora communities in the UK celebrated and connected through the Cultural Hangout Festival and structured heritage education programmes across London and Manchester.
Policy Makers & Practitioners
Government officials, law enforcement agencies, and civil society organisations receiving capacity building on mixed migration, reintegration, and human rights.
Featured Programme
Take Charge, Own and Rebuild Your Life Bootcamp
A 5-Day Residential Programme · Badagry, Lagos
For many returnees and victims of trafficking, the journey does not end when they return home or are rescued from exploitation. Return is only the beginning of another difficult journey the journey of healing, rebuilding, reintegration, and finding direction again.
The Take Charge, Own and Rebuild Your Life Bootcamp provides a safe, structured, and reflective residential space where participants can begin to heal from trauma, rediscover themselves, rebuild confidence, and create a practical plan for the next phase of their lives.
“Before a person can rebuild life externally, there must first be healing, clarity, confidence, and personal direction internally.”
— Aihawu Victor, Founder & Executive Director, CYID
5 Days
Residential programme Mon–Fri, arrive Sunday
20
Participants per cohort for deeper engagement
60 Days
Free post-programme counselling and support
Who this programme is for
- Returned Nigerian migrants and deportees
- Victims and survivors of trafficking in persons
- NEET young people needing structured direction
- Persons at risk of re-trafficking or unsafe migration
- Survivors of exploitation, abuse, and gender-based violence
- Single parents affected by failed migration or trafficking
- Anyone needing structured life redirection and rebuilding
5-Day Programme Structure
Day 1
Arrival into Self and Taking Ownership
Day 2
Trauma Healing and My Future and I
Day 3
Visioning and Rebuilding Direction
Day 4
Mindset, Discipline and Overcoming Obstacles
Day 5
Personal Rebuilding Plan and Way Forward
Each participant receives: Take Charge, Own and Rebuild Your Life book · Student manual · Worksheets and reflection tools · Personal rebuilding plan · 60 days of free post-bootcamp counselling and monitoring support
Upcoming Event
Partners & Endorsers
Trusted by governments, institutions, and civil society
CYID’s work has been funded, endorsed, and partnered by organisations spanning Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and international bodies.
Support Our Work
Your donation changes lives
Every contribution — large or small — goes directly towards training young people, supporting returnee migrants, running our Badagry Centre, and delivering programmes that help vulnerable people rebuild their lives.
Support Our Work
Help Us Buy Starlink Internet for the CYID Youth Centre, Badagry
The CYID Youth and Migrant Resource Centre in Badagry runs daily programmes for young people, returnee migrants, and vulnerable communities. Reliable internet is essential for digital skills training, online learning, research, and keeping young people connected to opportunities. Help us make it happen.
£10
Provides essential materials for one participant in our Evening Mentorship sessions
£25
Supports one young person through a week of vocational skills training at our Badagry Centre
£50
Funds one returnee migrant through our Take Charge! recovery and enterprise programme
£100
Covers the full cost of training and certifying one young person in souvenir and branding production
Secure payment · UK CIC registered · Donation receipt by email
To discuss corporate donations, major gifts, or legacy giving, please contact info@cyid.org
Get In Touch
Work with CYID
Whether you are a commissioner, funder, academic partner, community organisation, or someone who needs our support — we would like to hear from you.
🇳🇬 Nigeria
111 Marina Street, Badagry, Lagos State
Plot 217 Shetima Mungono Crescent, Suite E4 & 5, Upper Grace Plaza, Utako FCT
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Unit 3, Office A, 1st Floor, 6-7 Mary at Hill, London EC3R 8EE
12788130
info@cyid.org
www.cyid.org