Annual Youth Leadership Summit
RiSE Conference
The annual flagship youth leadership summit of the Protota Foundation, empowering vulnerable children to dream beyond their circumstances and build a future of purpose, leadership and impact.
● RiSE 2.0 · 2025
More Than a Conference
Every child deserves the opportunity to dream.
RISE Conference is the annual culmination of Protota Foundation's year-round investment in vulnerable children. It is where children gather to celebrate growth, discover new possibilities and prepare for the next chapter of their lives.
For many of the children we serve, RISE represents their first experience of a professionally organised leadership summit. It introduces them to mentors, role models, meaningful conversations and opportunities that help them believe their future can be different.
Why RISE Conference Exists
Four reasons every child needs to be here.
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Leadership
Helping children discover who they are — and giving them the language and confidence to lead from wherever they stand.
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Exposure
Introducing children to stronger possibilities — mentors, role models and a world that reaches far beyond their current circumstances.
03
Purpose
Helping every child develop a vision for life — so they leave RISE with direction and clarity, not just an experience they enjoyed.
04
Hope
Replacing limitation with endless possibility — because every child deserves to believe in what they can become.
Sport at RISE
Building Leaders Through Sport
Sport is one of the most powerful tools for youth development. At RISE Conference, our annual football and basketball tournaments teach children the values of teamwork, discipline, integrity and perseverance while promoting healthy lifestyles and positive social interaction.
These experiences help vulnerable children build confidence, develop leadership skills and discover that success is achieved through commitment, preparation and collaboration.
The Programme
What Happens at RISE
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Vision Planning
02
Entertainment & Celebration
03
Prayer & Inspiration
04
Youth Panel Discussions
05
Leadership Training
06
Networking
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Goal Setting Workshop
Scholarship Awards
Rewarding Excellence
Outstanding academic performance throughout the year earns deserving children educational sponsorship for the following academic session. RISE celebrates children who demonstrate:
Consistency
Discipline
Academic Excellence
Responsibility
Our Vision for RISE
Northern Nigeria's Leading Youth Leadership Summit
By God's grace, RISE Conference will bring together young people from every state to learn, grow and discover their potential — becoming a national platform where vulnerable children find their voice, meet their future, and step into it with confidence.
- National Participation
- International Speakers
- Leadership Academy
- Expanded Scholarship Programme
- Technology and Innovation Labs
- Sports Development Pathways
- Reading and Literacy Movement
Become a Partner
Help Shape the Next Generation of Leaders
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Be the Reason a Child Rises
Your support directly funds the experiences, resources and opportunities that transform a child's understanding of what is possible.
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Choose How You Partner
Partner with us to sponsor a scholarship, fund a workshop or bring your organisation's expertise into the lives of these young people.
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Help RISE Go National
RISE is growing. Every new partner brings us closer to a summit that reaches children from every state in Nigeria and beyond.
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Purpose-Driven Visibility
Corporate sponsors receive visibility, recognition and the satisfaction of being directly linked to real, measurable change.
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Bring Your Expertise
We welcome organisations who want to run workshops, mentorship sessions or panel discussions — your expertise belongs at RISE.
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Every Contribution Matters
Every contribution, large or small, puts one more child in a seat at a summit that could change the direction of their entire life.
Every Child Carries
Greatness Within.
Together we can raise a generation of confident, educated and purpose-driven leaders.