Brief History about Youth Centre
In September 1997, the foundation secretary of Educare Trust, Dr. Tony Marinho proposed the establishment of an exhibition centre. This proposal was well received by members of the Trust, who promptly formed a committee that was known as Educare Trust Exhibition Centre (ETEC) Committee. In the course of his trip abroad, Dr. Marinho expanded the idea and from the support and funding he received, he was able to purchase 103 education wall charts, 215 display picture cards, Native American craft pieces and 5 CDs for CD–ROM computers, as the foundation materiel for the centre. The donation of a short-term site by Mr. Niran Fafowora facilitated the setting–up of a temporary centre, as a prelude to securing a permanent site. Members of the committee and sub-committee and those who gave helping hands were:
- Tony Marinho
- Wale Okediran
- Diana Johnson
- Kolapo Oyefeso
- Yanju Adegbite
- Rosalie Modder
- Yomi Salami
- Lolu Oyelami
- Jide Ojurongbe
- Hakeem Adedeji
- Professor Fawole
- Professor Michael Aken’Ova
- Kayode Sogo.
- Roy Carrington
- Dada/Dr. Odubela
- Raymond Zard
- Mr Niran Fafowora
- Dr Tomi Asuni
- Mr Vincent Agha
- Tunji Adepeju
- British Council/ High Commission
- Yomi Salami
- Mick Frost
- Dax Kumapayi
Educare Trust Exhibition Centre (ETEC) became fully operational in 1998. ETEC is now known as Educare Trust Youth Centre (ETYC). Over the years, the Youth Centre has afforded the Trust the opportunity of reaching out to a wider spectrum of the society. A beehive of intellectual development activities, with at least an activity a day, the Centre also marks important UN, WHO, and National Days with relevant activities.
The Centre is divided into five sections:
- Information, Communication and Technology
- Library aka Kolapo Oyefeso Bookateria
- Exhibition (Wall Charts and Posters)
- Audio-Visual