Impact Driven Initiative for Sustainable Development (IDISD)

Impact Driven Initiative for Sustainable Development (IDISD) Uncovers New Strategies to Increase Uptake of HIV Test among Nigerian Youth Since 1988, the world has picked every first of December as a day to spread awareness on HIV and come together to unite against the epidemic. The 2019 World Aids Day was themed, ‘Communities making a difference’ as it became apparent that all hands must be on deck to reduce the problems of HIV epidemic. 1 Some of these problems include death of the persons living with the disease, graduating of HIV to AIDS, increased spreading of the disease and transferring of the virus from mother to child among other problems. The virus was identified in 1984 and, since the beginning of the epidemic, 75 million people have been infected with the HIV virus (sic) and about 32 million people have died of HIV. 2  In 2018, 37.9 million people were recorded to be living with HIV with African region being most severely affected as nearly 1 in every 25 adu...

2019 WORLD AIDS DAY: SCHOOL COMMUNITIES EMPOWERED TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BY SPREADING HIV/AIDS KNOWLEDGE  “While HIV remains a major global public health issue, most people living with HIV lead long and healthy lives thanks to effective ways to manage the infection. However, people, particularly younger generations should be aware and obtain skills to access HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care.” ( https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-aids-day/2019 ) World Aids Day (WAD) is celebrated every 1 st of December. The 2019 WAD with the theme, “communities make the difference” was targeted at equipping communities in the mission of reducing the menace of HIV/AIDS. In Commemorating With the 2019 theme, IDISD organized a seminar that enlightened forty five (45) teaching and non-teaching staff of Busari Alao College and St. James Senior Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara state on latest development in HIV/AIDS research and how they can teach others what they...

WALK FOR SUCCESS: KWARAN ENTREPRENEURS PARTICIPATED IN 2019 GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK Kwaran Entrepreneurs converged at Kwara Hotels, Ilorin on the early morning of Saturday, 16th November, 2019 to celebrate the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). Under the leadership of  Dr. (Mrs.) Yemisi Adeyeye of Life Fount Hospital, the entrepreneurs started with aerobics training before  walking around some streets in the state capital and also attending entrepreneurship development programme later in the day.  Mr. Arafat Akata (left) with Mr. Hanafi Olanrewaju (Right) of IDISD Team members of the Impact Driven Initiative for Sustainable Development (IDISD) were led to the walk by the Executive Director, Mr. Hanafi Olanrewaju Rabiu, in a bid to fulfill the organization’s goals of ending poverty and supporting economic development. The 2019 GEW in Nigeria was promoted by the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), Nigeria. The GEN is a year-round...

IN-SCHOOL FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN KWARA STATE GOT EMPOWERED DURING THE CELEBRATION OF 2019 INTERNATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY Impact Driven Initiative for Sustainable Development (IDISD) in collaboration with the Association of Professional Counsellors in Nigeria (APROCON), Kwara State chapter organized a day programme towards celebrating the International Girl Child Day on the 11 th of October, 2019. The programme themed, “Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable" held simultaneously at the three different senatorial zones in Kwara state. With the focus on empowering the girl child for a better future, the programme targeted female secondary school students across the sixteen Local Government Areas of Kwara state. The participants were empowered with moral attitude, entrepreneurial and leadership skills .  Female educational counsellors from universities spoke on the importance of moral education as a panacea for preparing girl child for a better future. Seasoned female ent...

MULTITUDE OF STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS BENEFITED FROM IDISD FREE SUMMER LESSON Students writing exams    Students listening to lecture On Saturday, 7 th September, 2019, Impact Driven Initiative for Sustainable Development (IDISD) free summer lesson came to an end with award and prize giving ceremony for students and volunteers. The Lesson which commenced on 5 th August, 2019 engaged about one hundred (100) students from fifteen (15) different schools in Kwara state and one (1) school from Kebbi State. The president of the BOT, Dr. Oladele Salaudeen Hanafi, ably represented by the Executive Director of IDISD, Mr. Olanrewaju Rabiu Hanafi delivered the opening remark. Dr. Hanafi explained that the organization decided to hold the free summer lesson in order to help the student in preparing for future exams and the future in general.  He said the programme did not only focus on academic development of the student but included sports and other...