Lux Terra Leadership Foundation has held separate participatory workshops for currently serving NYSC members of both the Islamic and Christian faiths. The workshop which aimed to harness the faith dimensions of the participants’ lives was on Intensifying the Campaign for Greater Integrity in Nigeria.
The workshop for the Muslim corps members held on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th February, 2023 while that held for their Christian counterparts was on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th February, 2023. The two cohorts comprised of corps members of various batches and religious denominations serving in the FCT.
Participants at the workshops were exposed to some critical analysis of the Nigerian situation and the apparent lack of honesty in the day-to-day activities of many even as they claim to be people of faith. They were led to explore the meaning and manifestations of integrity in their religious groups, the NYSC setting and the Nigerian society in general. After this, they participated in discussing the roles of the youth in setting things right in the society using religious resources and networks. There were also group discussions during which participants were made to reimagine the Nigerian society and identify roles they can play in setting things right.
Other areas of discussion during the workshops were personal effectiveness and preparation for life after NYSC. These helped the corps members to rethink the use of their time and resources and also come up with profitable activities they can engage in during and after service to better their own lives, the communities within which they live and the society at large.
Lux Terra Leadership Foundation will continue to work with the corps members to help them execute the action plans which they came up with during the workshop. Also, we intend to have a joint session with both cohorts during which they can exchange ideas from their various religious perspectives on how to move forward in making Nigeria a better place where the values of honesty, integrity and diligence are held in high esteem.
The engagements with the NYSC members is one of the components of Lux Terra’s program on Intensifying the Campaign for Greater Integrity in Nigeria.
