Stories/Testimonials
Esther Afolabi
Wow! I came into LTI with loads of dreams and desires not knowing how to become them, not having what it take to give my wishes and destiny expression. I came with lots of baggages that moves with me and affect my mindset to think and umagune great things. It was more like I had no form and no face at all. I couldn’t be sure how long it will take me to become or even sure I will truly become a great person in life The process took me washed me redefined me and branded me ready for the future I ever hoped for. It made me ready when I never knew I was ready and now I’m moving with speed unexpected and getting called up to great platforms, including cooperate spaces. I am grateful my path was LTI. Now building my own family and supporting the LTI community to build the next generation. I am grateful for this and a great privilege to give back to the community that made me.
Olugbayi Sola Kings
I met Femi, the Co-founder of LTI, on the FUTA campus as a student. Through serving and working with the Set Man, I learnt a lot about spiritual and leadership development and organisational skills as we organise conferences and programmes. Today, I lead many young people through my ministry, Destiny Moulding International (DMI), and an online platform called Kingdom Leadership & Entrepreneurship Programme (KLEP).
Afolabi Isaiah
Despite graduating with a First Class in Agricultural Economics, I didn’t have a clear direction for my life. All I had was a certificate. But when I came to Transformation Space and Lead Transformation Initiative, everything changed. My real transformation began with a mindset shift and a deep spiritual impartation—something that started inwardly but is now clearly visible in my life. Through the process, I found purpose, clarity, and the courage to lead. I’ve now launched my own media brand, and it’s growing at an impressive pace. More importantly, I’ve become a catalyst for transformation, mentoring a new generation of teenagers who are actively engaging in media and discovering their own potential. Today, I’m not just building a brand—I’m building lives.
Akinwale Gabriel Olafare
After graduating with a degree in engineering, I found myself deeply worried about what life after school will offer. I knew I wanted to venture into agribusiness, but I had no idea where to begin. In 2017, driven by curiosity and a quiet desperation for skill, I found my way to Lead Transformation Initiative—Kingsrealm. My initial plan was simple: spend time to learn practical agricultural skills, then branch off and start my journey into agribusiness. But midway into the training, I discovered there is more in agriculture than just been a farmer. What was meant to be a few days of training stretched into weeks, then months, and ultimately years of transformative growth. I got knowledge and exposure that shaped my worldview and ultimately my thoughts. During this time, Kingsrealm offered me a holistic space to develop not only my hands but also my spirit and mind. Through hands-on trainings, mentorship, and my active involvement in projects as they come, I cultivated both hard and soft skills. I learned proposal writing, funding research, program design and implementation, project management, idea generation, project presentation among others. These experiences didn’t just give me skills—they gave me a portfolio and a sense of direction that now stretches beyond Nigeria’s borders. And though the journey is far from over, we are still moving….
Program Participation
What Beneficiaries Gain
Training
We train farmers with sustainable agricultural skills through Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (SALM) and the Food Forest concept. The training combines hands-on experience with real-world application, enabling beneficiaries to manage & develop agroforestry systems, improve productivity, and build resilient agro-enterprises.
Through active field training across multiple rural communities, beneficiaries gain the knowledge and capacity to drive sustainable farming practices, enhance rural livelihoods, and contribute to food security.
Mentorship
We mentor young people with the mindset and tools for creative problem-solving, system thinking, and design thinking. We guides participants to develop innovative social and business ideas aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Through this experience, beneficiaries are not only trained to think critically and create solutions but are also nurtured into active contributors, often continuing their journey by volunteering and driving impact across various community projects.
Opportunities
We collaborated with Harviseed, a project under the School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG), to train selected youths in practical tomato farming and business development. The training was part of a joint effort between LTI and Harviseed to reduce food insecurity and youth unemployment in Nigeria.
Nigeria experienced an all-time high in tomato scarcity, making tomatoes unaffordable even for the upper-class echelon. With the lingering unemployment among young people, there was an opportunity to address both the scarcity of tomatoes and youth unemployment simultaneously. A total sum of NGN 750,000 seed grant and financial support was awarded to the participants.
