Many people , especially in the developing and under-developed countries do not have access to learn a trade or start a business of their own. Many rely on relatives to take them under their wings and teach them a trade in exchange for serving them for a period of time which ranges from 5 to 7 years. Some of these agreements or contracts are broken before they end of the apprentice program.

We identify young men and women who may benefit from apprenticeship program. We will enroll them in a trade, pay the fees for them and monitor their progress. We mediate and resolve any issues that may arise between the apprentice and his Mentor and ensure that at the end of the program the apprentice is settled as agreed. For example a young man wants to learn the art of dealing in electronics. Arise International will seek out an electronics dealer to train the young man; we will be involved in the contract negotiations and agreement as well indemnify the Electronics dealer. The apprentice will live serve under the tutelage of the dealer for an agreed duration without receiving any pay from the Dealer , who after the duration of the apprenticeship will set the young man up with a store and some goods to start up his own business with; same applies in the case of a young lady.

Why the apprenticeship program; The young man or woman will not only learn the trade but at the end of the apprenticeship will acquire relevant knowledge and skills of the trade and also have the needed tools, funds to start up their own business without taking out any loans.

The apprenticeship programs will be in the areas of textile, electronics, motor spare parts, catering, and all other types of commodities, and consumer goods trading.

With a vocational training, a young man, or woman gets an education in a chosen vocation for a short duration of time than a University Education  and earn a certificate for completion of the program. With the certificate earned the young man or woman can seek and gain employment or start a business in their respective vocation , the choice is entirely theirs.

We established vocational and skills acquisition centers offering programs in Auto Mechanic, Tailoring, Hair dressing, Cosmetology, Web Design and Computer Programing, Printing, Plumbing, Painting, Carpentry, Cabinet making, Electrical, Machinist,Baking and Pastry, Coding, Graphics,Computer Networking,Business Management, Entrepreneurship, etc.

These programs will enable the young man or woman acquire skills that will help him or her secure a meaningful employment and skill set. The vocational program will also help people with disabilities acquire needed relevant skills that will enable them gain employment.

Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal. This program is designed to inspire men. women, boys and girls to develop the skills and traits in them to become leaders in their respective communities. It is designed to help them build and develop confidence to lead and affect positive change within their communities.

Our leadership program will help boys, girls , men and women develop and sharpen skills that will make them successful as leaders in the society;  Problem solving skills, communication and interpersonal skills, team building and analytical skills. Our capacity building workshops will help raise and prepare Tomorrows leaders today. “We prepare for tomorrow, today” Ifeanyi Nwanoro

While there are people who seem to be naturally endowed with more leadership abilities than others, people can learn to become leaders by improving particular skills.

We use our coaching and mentoring program to unlock the individuals  potentials to maximize their own performance. The program helps them to learn to release the greatness in them and silencing all negativity.This program is designed to help them improve on their permanence and focus on the here and now rather than on their past mistakes and what would be tomorrow.

We help them focus  on concrete issues, such as managing more effectively, speaking more articulately, and learning how to think strategically. This requires a content expert (coach) who is capable of teaching the coachee how to develop these skills.

Help to improve the individual’s performance on the job. This involves either enhancing current skills or acquiring new skills. Once the coachee successfully acquires the skills, the coach is no longer needed.

This is a 12 weeks curriculum program geared to train and teach the youths about Entrepreneurship ( How to start their n business. It covers writing business plans; how to discover opportunities, budgeting, sourcing funds, accounting, marketing etc.

At the completion of the course seed money will be offered to some of the youths based on their business plans and they will be paired with a mentor or coach for one year who will guide them through the rigors of starting and running a successful business

We offer a mentoring  program with the mindset of developing a  long-term relationship, focused on supporting the growth and development of the mentee. The mentor we pair them with  becomes a source of wisdom, teaching, and support. Research has long demonstrated that youth benefit from close, caring relationships with adults who serve as positive role models.

We seek to provide a safe environment where the mentee shares, whatever issues affecting his or her professional and personal success. Although specific learning goals or competencies may be used as a basis for creating the relationship, its focus goes beyond these areas to include things, such as work/life balance, self-confidence, self-perception, and how the personal influences the professional.

The program is designed to help  develop the individual not only for the current job, but also for the future. We seek to build a climate of trust that creates an environment in which the mentee can feel secure in sharing the real issues that impact his or her success.

Ensuring economic growth is broad based and reducesing poverty has become a fundamental development challenge.  In many countries, poor people cannot fully participate in, or enjoy the benefits of, economic growth.

Poor people, particularly poor women, in the developing world often lack access to safe places to keep their savings.  They cannot obtain credit to start businesses or to grow their businesses or farms.

The poor often do not have basic services like insurance to protect themselves against drought and natural disasters.  Small and very small firms owned by the poor often have little help in getting access to new technologies or business networks that could improve opportunities to sell their products.

Our programs enhance poor people’s access to financial services such as savings accounts and credit.  These programs seek to:

• Improve the quality and affordability of financial services.
• Extend access to excluded populations such as women, the disabled, and those living in remote areas.
• Assist smallholder farmers and small business entrepreneurs in selling their products by linking them with buyers and suppliers of good and services.

These programs also help small businesses access new inputs, technology and services that lead to improved products that bigger businesses are looking to purchase.

Our micro-enterprise programs will improve the lives of the very poor, helping them to: recover from shocks such as a flood or death in the family; protect themselves against risks such as illness or drought; and steady home food and family purchases so that they have the ‘breathing space’ that allows them to work to graduate themselves out of poverty.

Additionally, We are are  working with various agencies to broaden micro financing product offerings to include health, education, and energy, to meet the needs of the mass market.  In our experience, microfinance, when offered with other services, improves household earnings.

Another major area of focus is expanding access to financial services to the rural dweller,  through mobile phone technology.  Mobile money services help the poor reduce the cost of banking transactions and have been shown to increase savings.  Along with developing these services, the Agency is working to support a robust regulatory environment to ensure users’ money is not put at risk.