UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA

A MODEL ORIENTATION CAMP

FOR

NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (NYSC)

OGUTA, IMO STATE

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A PRO to TYPE Pl!.~NENT YOUTH ORIENTATION CAMP

- ADOPTABLE FOR THE SOUTH - EAST STA TES IN NIGERIA-

MSC. THESIS REPORT

BY

OKEKE VINCENT mEANACHO

PGIMSc/02/36607

SUBMITTED TO THE DEPAR1MENT OF ARCHITECTURE,

IN PARTIAL FULFIIMENT OF lHE REQUIRFME.71TS FOR lHE AWARD OF THE

DEGREE OFMASTERS OF SCIENCE (MSc) IN ARCHITECTURE.

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENUGU CAMPUS

APRIL, 2005

' ,HSc Thesis' by OKEKE V./. (PGlMSC/02l3660 7) 'Dept. ofArchlsecture, UNEC... April, 2005'
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA
A Mo del Orientation Camp/or NYSC, Oguta, Imo State.....Design Synth esis iv

ABSTRACT

Established in the Nigerian polity by Decree 24 of 22 nd May, 1973, by Gen. Yakubu

Gowon regime, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has credence to fostering

national unity, socio-cultural integration, leadership and capacity building. In

pursuance of the scheme 's objectives, Corpers offer one year selfless but patriotic

service to the nation in carefully designed Intensive programme viz- the Orientation!

Induction Course, the Primary Assignment, the Community Development, and the

Winding up exercise.

The orientation! Induction course is the systematic introduction of all prospective Corps

members to the Scheme, to its challenges, and to national imperatives. The Orientation

Camp is the host, temporary home of corpers , and bed rock of Orientation exercises .

Do we need a Model Orientation Camp, if the Camp is as old as the Scheme?

The intention is not to re-invent the wheel. I am concerned with the increasing apathy of

some Youths to the scheme. Some have called for the scrapping of the scheme. My

respond in line with aYaruba adage is ' do not throw the child away with the bad water'

Careful study revealed inherent challenges and problems with the scheme which

includes but not limited to Infrastructural decay or total lack of it, poor facilities, slow in
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upgrading / updating with 'contemporary demands and so on.

The Model Orientation Camp, Oguta is a positive respond to the challenges . The Camp

is a home away from home. It has been designed to integrate with nature . The Camp is

to foster communal living and allow campers interact adequately with nature and co-

camper. It will not only support leadership training , sports, skill development but will

host other socio-economic activities when NYSC scheme is not on course. The design

and its concept is drawn from the background of extensive research, case studies of

existing camps and design synthesis put together in this 'eight chapter' Thesis.
• MSc Thesis' by OKEKE 17.1. (PG/MSC/02l36607) • Dept. ofA rchiteaure, UNE C... Ap ril, 2005 '