The Power of 18 Challenge

Submit an idea to mobilize young people in your district to vote in the Sierra Leone's June 24th 2023 General Elections and win a grant of NLE 5,000 to execute your idea.

Are you between the ages of 18-30 and you live in Sierra Leone?

Do you have an innovative idea on how to encourage young people to vote?

Submit your idea and win a grant of NLE 5,000 (Five Thousand Leones) to execute the project in your district. The idea must be innovative, creative, realistic, and aimed at mobilizing 5,000 young people in your district between the ages of 18 and 30 to vote in the June 24th 2023 General Elections

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Our 2021 Cohort

Many young Nigerians have given up on a free/fair political process; but with the right sensitization, we can win back their trust.

Jessica Ogechi - Power of 18, Anambra, Nigeria 2021

It takes constant persuasion to get people to agree to the message of political awareness. Therefore more organizations should be organizing projects like the PowerOf18

Gospel Nonso Power of 18, Anambra, Nigeria 2021

Active sensitization and mobilization will keep the faith of the youths and prevent them from sliding back to apathy.

Chioma Winifred

Lack of awareness and inadequate sensitization is actually a big reason for voter apathy. With the right dose of sensitization, young people are actually ready to do better.

Anijekwe Godwin.

Increase youth
voter turnout

Increase youth voter turnout in the 2023 election from 33.5% to 60%, because if 29 million young voters turn out to vote, that will make #SixtyPercentofUs, and we will determine the next set of leaders.

Empower young
women and men

To build a community of young civic actors who are passionate about democracy

To build a solid peer-to-peer
voter-mobilization system

To build a Nigeria where young people, with their large numbers, can determine the next set of leaders.