“I’m keen on Nation Building and raising a generation for Christ” – Pastor Daniel Olawande

By Alli Mutiat

Pastor Daniel Olawande is a Seasoned Man of God and a Youth Development Advocate who is driven passionately about guiding people through the journey of purpose fulfillment and kingdom advancement.

He leads YMR Global which is a platform for the young generations to be raised, built, equipped and deployed for effectiveness in their society. It’s a mandate he has to raise a burning generation, a generation of young people who will stand for God as Kingdom ambassadors in every sphere of human endeavor.

Speaking about his capacity in influencing his generation and what are you future plans for youths in Nigeria are, he shared, “By God’s grace I have actively been flagging the banner of Jesus and influencing my generation by organizing capacity development programs where youths have been trained on digital skills to help them profit and increase both livelihood and plans for their future.

Also we are currently working on an educational fund for underprivileged children in Rural areas who cannot afford the cost of education through the flaming kids scholarship program (FKSP).

Furthermore, we will have a soft skills training, business empowerment and technological trainings for thousands of teenagers before the year runs out and this is targeted at helping people build wealth, become self sufficient and being able to stand at par with their pairs all over the world , with the current trends in technological advancement. In conclusion, we have other projects in the pipeline, but this are currently the ones launched.”

He has been actively been involved in training and empowerment programs that have successfully influenced tens of thousands within the space of 5 years and have also championed actualization of the United Nations SDGs 4 at the same time flagging the banner of Jesus at every point.

Just as how companies have business retreat where they revisit activities for the previous quarters and then set targets for the next – that exactly is what YMR Global represent. With the next edition coming up from the 27th of December to the 30th of December a lot more impaction of excellence and greatness is set to be experienced.

Asides from YMR Global, he also organizes the Youth Aflame Conference (Y.A.C) which is a conference targeted at raising Apostles in the marketplace.

Currently his conferences and programs have influenced tens of thousands of youths who have been part of the move from inception till date. He is currently the RCCG Youth Evangelist in Lagos and RCCG National Youth President coordinating the National Youth Representative Council.