Our Programmes
Proven programmes. Measurable outcomes.
Every CYID programme is rooted in direct community experience, internationally validated, and designed to produce lasting economic and personal change.
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
Our Programmes
Proven programmes. Measurable outcomes.
Every CYID programme is rooted in direct community experience, internationally validated, and designed to produce lasting economic and personal change.
Startup Badagry
Flagship entrepreneurship training for young people and aspiring entrepreneurs delivered at the Badagry Centre.
Access to Finance
Three-cohort programme equipping MSMEs and returnee migrants with business skills and CBN loan application capacity.
Signage & Souvenir Production
GIZ-certified vocational training in branding, packaging, and souvenir production with internship placements upon completion.
Take Charge! Own & Rebuild Your Life
Recovery and empowerment programme for returnee migrants and vulnerable groups — also available as an ebook and podcast @rebuildwithvictor.
Jopen Legacy Creative Impact Lab
Three-month programme in bag design, graphic design, advanced fashion, art, and web design at the Badagry Centre.
Cultural Hangout Festival
Festival platform celebrating African and diaspora heritage — delivered in London and Manchester with African Union endorsement.
Evening Brainstorming & Mentorship
Weekly safe evening sessions for NEET young people facing crime risk, unemployment, migration challenges, and lack of direction.
Construction Apprenticeship Scheme
Six to twelve-month apprenticeship in eight construction trades targeting marginalised youth, IDPs, and refugees under the Pathways to Regular Migration project.
U.S.-FCT Tree Planting Project
Implementing organisation for the U.S. Mission in Nigeria’s commemorative tree planting initiative 248 trees planted along Independence Avenue, Abuja, marking the 248th anniversary of the United States. Included induction of 31 secondary school students as FCT Environmental Green Champions.
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.