USA Africa Dialogue Series - Nigeria, in its own words-Is anyone interested in this 17 page report?

Nigeria, in its own words In July 2009, Mark Weston, Co-Director of the Task Force secretariat, traveled around Nigeria to seek the opinions of the country's current and future leaders on how they think their nation should tackle its demographic challenges. Mark visited Lagos, Kano and Abuja, and in over 50 interviews he met politicians, civil society activists, writers, artists, businesspeople, teachers, academics and students. He reports on his trip here. The study Mark Weston conducted 56 interviews lasting approximately 40 minutes. A standard set of four questions was asked to each respondent, with additional questions tailored to the respondent's field of expertise. By consulting with a range of influential and engaged Nigerians, the aim of the study was to identify some of the country's key problems and to generate some hypotheses for moving forward. The standard questions were: 1. What do you see as the key challenges facing Nigeria today? 2. What are the specific challenges facing young people? 3. What policies are in place to meet the challenges facing young people? 4. What policies would be helpful but are not yet in place? Interviewees were selected by the Next Generation Task Force secretariat and the British Council in Nigeria, based on the key themes identified in the literature review conducted for the project, and came from a range of backgrounds. They included state ministers, newspaper journalists, writers, playwrights, environmental lawyers and activists, human rights activists, artists, university students, primary, secondary and Islamiyya school teachers and pupils, university lecturers and managers, a think tank director, businesspeople, Muslim and Christian religious leaders, gender activists, international donors, and Nigerian education and health policy-makers. Interviewees included men and women of various ages, although most were aged between 20 and 50 years. The British Council arranged the meetings. The report of Mark's visit follows.

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