The Genesis

OUR HISTORY

CENTRE FOR YOUTH STUDIES started out as the social research services organ of ACSON COMMUNICATIONS LTD. Under ACSON COMMUNICATIONS LTD, we printed and published IVORY TOWERS Magazine from 1996 to 1998.

IVORY TOWERS was targeted at students in tertiary institutions and it combined research and creative writing to examine issues such as abortion, sexuality education, pre-marital sex, smoking, campus cults, choosing a marriage partner, virginity, and HIV/AIDS. We also had the IVORY TOWERS magazine programme at the University of Lagos on the 1st of May, 1998.

The IVORY TOWERS Magazine show also berthed on EKO FM Radio station as Ile-Eko giga, a 15 minute Yoruba life skills, health and behavioural issues and performing arts subset in Opeyemi Fajemilehin’s live magazine programme.

ACSON YOUTH CHURCH

Our faith based work operated under. The 1ST AYC Christian Youth Drama Competition held on Friday September 7, 2001 at the Graceland Multi-purpose Hall, Ikorodu. It was tagged the AYC Christian Youth Drama Competition (Ikorodu Zone).

This competition served as a proto type of the design, and impact of the Christian Youth Drama Competition Project.

These drama competitions were preceded by training workshops handled by practitioners in the Performing Arts Industry.The competitions were among church drama groups, independent drama groups and tertiary institutions in Ikorodu, Lagos State.The winning team got a trophy and prize money donated by Mr. Richard Mofe- Damijo.

Plaques were donated by Vigeo Ltd for other categories of winners. We also had the support of Cocoa Industries Ltd, makers of Ovaltine, Prima Garnet Ogilvy, Berean Christian Store (later known as Chosen Generation Books Ltd) and Pomat Peters.

CHRISTIAN YOUTH DRAMA COMPETITION

Create opportunities for positive and healthy recreational options where the energies of young people would be positively channeled

Expose young people with talent in the area of DRAMA to learning opportunities and avenues for self-development and enrichment Stimulate the desire for creative excellence in Church drama, taking it from the level of the mediocre or mundane to artistic brilliance

These lofty goals coalesced into the ACSON YOUTH CHURCH (AYC) CHRISTIAN YOUTH DRAMA COMPETITION. The 1ST AYC Christian Youth Drama Competition held on Friday September 7, 2001 at the Graceland Multi-purpose Hall, Ikorodu.

It was tagged the AYC Christian Youth Drama Competition (Ikorodu Zone).This competition served as a proto type of the design, and impact of the Christian Youth Drama Competition Project.