About Us

GELA Youth Development Centre
GELA Youth Development Centre is currently a 501(c) organization fully registered in Nigeria, a United Nations Academic Impact, U.S Department of State, President Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative University (CGIU) and President Barack Obama Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) project-affiliated organization (social enterprise) with nearly a demi-decade experience in youth empowerment. GELA has invested more than 5,000 hours (over 200 hours monthly) in project design and implementation.
GELA identifies, trains, certify and deploys unjustly discriminated and socioeconomically disadvantaged youths who are at risk of being unemployed or underemployed and creates a safe place with a gamifying feature where these undergraduates, graduates and young professionals happily compete with their peers to upgrade their employability skills without a feeling of inferiority complex and get rewarded for doing so.
Wealth will always move in the direction of value. What do we always bring to the table when called upon? Soon, nations will sort for us when we invest in adding value to our lives.
In 2024, we must make up our minds to be persons of value.

Dr. FAVOUR IKHILE
Dental Surgeon & Founder/C.E.O.,
GELA Youth Development Center.
GELA AT A GLANCE
Vision Statement
GELA envisions a world where every youth has equal and unhindered access to employability skills and high-profile career mentorship to evade the fears of an unforeseen future
Mission Statement
To bridge the global youth unemployment gap, reaching out locally to a multitude at a time through a unique hybrid and globally collaborative model
What We Do
GELA identifies, trains, certifies, and deploys unjustly discriminated and socioeconomically disadvantaged youths who are at risk of being unemployed or underemployed and creates a safe place with gratifying features for these undergraduates, graduates, and young professionals.