Idea Builders Initiative
Helping People to Help Themselves
We are passionate about our mission ... The women & young people we help
© 2010 Idea Builders Initiative
Registered Nigerian Non-Government Organisation

Jabita Court, Plot 136 Alake-Onile Ere Crescent
Gbagada Phase II
Lagos State
NIGERIA

CAC/IT/NO 31425
Idea Builders Initiative is a non-profit economic development organisation that
helps enterprising women and young people to utilize livelihood opportunities,
enhance their personal productivity and break the cycle of poverty in Nigeria.

Founded in 2003, Idea Builders operates based on the principle that the most
efficient and sustainable way to transform lives is to empower people with skills
and resources to help themselves. We work with local and international partners
to enhance the impact of our work and create an interface between best
practices and culturally applicable solutions to poverty. As our name implies, the
key is creative innovation packaged into enterprise development, leadership &
mentoring, skills training/transfer, and market linkage programmes.

Idea Builders Initiative is implementing organic processes for economic
empowerment that prioritize local aspirations, mobilize resources without
fostering dependence, and is replicable across Nigeria. The success of our
model -turning local ideas into powerful engines for development,
demonstrates a shift in the field to favour local ownership and strategies that
build on impact.