Briefs
Real briefs. Real problems. Real work.
Organisations and individuals bring real problems to ATTP and ask for young African perspectives. Pick a brief, do the work, document your thinking, and submit. No experience required. Open to ages 13 to 35.
Build a Financial Transparency Framework for a Lagos Megachurch
Design a practical financial accountability system that a large Nigerian Pentecostal church could actually adopt. Trust in religious institutions is eroding, and the next generation is watching.
Create a Community Water Quality Monitoring Toolkit for Ibadan's Peripheral Wards
Design a low-cost, easy-to-use water quality monitoring toolkit that community health volunteers in Ibadan's outskirt wards can deploy themselves, without laboratory equipment or technical training.
Write a Policy Brief on Banning Open Burning of Agricultural Waste in Ogun State
Research the practice of open field burning in Ogun State's farming belt, assess the health and climate costs, and produce a policy brief recommending a realistic alternative that smallholders can afford.
Design a Solar Microgrid Business Model for a Rural Farmers' Cooperative in Kano State
Develop a financially viable business model for bringing solar energy to an off-grid farming community in Kano State, addressing both energy access and post-harvest crop losses at the same time.
Build a Literacy Programme for Out-of-School Girls in Northern Nigeria
Design a community-based literacy programme for out-of-school girls aged 10 to 17 in Kano or Sokoto State, where school enrolment gaps for girls remain some of the widest in the world. The deliverable is a full programme model: curriculum outline, facilitator guide, and a one-page pitch for a local government or NGO partner.
Analyse Electricity Theft Patterns Across EKEDC Feeders and Propose an Intervention
Use publicly available data and secondary research to map electricity theft patterns in the Eko Electricity Distribution Company service area, then propose one technically and politically feasible intervention a distribution company could actually implement.
Redesign Loyalty for the Market Trader
Nigeria has 40 million market traders. None of them have a loyalty programme. Design one that actually works for Balogun, Onitsha, or Kano.
Make Legal Aid Accessible to Nigerians Earning Under ₦50,000 a Month
Most Nigerians who need a lawyer cannot afford one. Design the solution that bridges that gap — without making it another app nobody downloads.
Build a Civic Reporting Tool Young Nigerians Will Actually Use
Potholes, broken streetlights, open drains — young Nigerians see these problems every day and have no trusted channel to report them. Design the tool that changes that.
Use Satellite Data to Build a Flood Early Warning System for Nigerian Communities
Nigeria floods every year. Communities are always caught by surprise. Use freely available satellite data to build the system that gives them warning.
Build a Platform That Makes Cross-Border Trade Easier for West African SMEs
ECOWAS free trade exists on paper. Crossing from Nigeria into Benin with a shipment of goods is still a nightmare. Build the tool that makes it less so.
Design an After-School Club Model That Measurably Changes Outcomes for Nigerian Teenagers
After-school clubs run by well-meaning people across Nigeria. Very few can demonstrate impact. Design the model that can.