05 November
Local Date: Nov 06 2026 |
Local Time: 3:00 am - 4:30 am
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Zoom (link upon registration)
Global Youth Summit 2026
Nigeria in Focus
Shaping FoRB’s Future Nigeria:
What can we accomplish together?
The focus is Nigeria. The invitation is global.
Bring your experience, questions, and ideas to help shape our first national chapter and advance freedom of religion or belief in Nigeria.
Apply for a place
Applications close Sunday night, October 11, at midnight WAT.
Tuesday,
October 13, 2026
4–9 p.m. WAT
3–8 p.m. UTC
Fully virtual on Zoom
Applicants from every country welcome.
Help shape what comes next
Your questions.
Our shared possibilities.
Selected participants will join the FoRB Fellows in an Open Space gathering. Anyone can propose a topic, speak, or lead a session. You choose the conversations where you can contribute or learn.
With Nigerian experiences and priorities at the center, we’ll explore what we can accomplish together—and who is ready to help.
We’ll also be looking for promising projects to help develop, with seed funding available for selected ideas.
Explore the summit & applyA documentary series · Season one
Be part of The Fellowship.
The summit will be filmed for our series following young advocates working across religious differences. Participants will have the chance to appear in the series and share their ideas and experience with a wider audience.
Watch the preview →Testimonials
—Robert Madubi
Catholic from Kenya
What inspires me most is the sense of family we’ve built as fellows. Everyone is valued.
—Ashuriena Abraham
Assyrian Christian, Iraq/US
This network of youth globally working together brings so much light to all of this darkness.
—Twesigye Leonard
Humanist, Uganda
We champion a world where everyone, regardless of faith or belief, can live authentically and free from fear.
—Mohammad Ayatulla Rahaman
Muslim from Nepal
In unity we find courage to dream bigger and rise higher.
—Viviana Osorio
Evangelical, Colombia
Being part of this community has opened a much deeper sense of purpose — one that is shared and grounded in mutual care.
Who We Are
Backed by the First Freedom Foundation, FoRB’s Future is a community of over 1,000 young leaders in 79 countries who believe that freedom of religion or belief is the foundation of every human right — and worth defending.
This community is not for everyone. It is for those whose convictions are strong enough to defend freedom of conscience for all — even their enemies — and are willing to stand against their own herd to uphold the right to be wrong, choosing respect over rage, dialogue over division, love over hate — not from weakness, but from deep strength.
If you are a peacemaker in this polarized world, welcome. We stand with you.
What We Do
Connect
Find belonging beyond borders and beliefs.
Learn
Grow into the kind of leader your convictions demand.
Act
Turn conviction into courage — and courage into impact.
Upcoming Events
Our FoRB's Future community comes to life through connection, learning, and action. We connect each month during the FoRB Forum Live, learn new skills in focused trainings, and turn ideas into impact through monthly FoRB Focus events that highlight specific actions we can take together. The room gets stronger—and more powerful—the more people who step into it. Join us.
October 13 2026
Global Youth Summit: Nigeria in Focus
4–9 p.m. WAT · 3–8 p.m. UTC · Zoom
03 December
Local Date: Dec 04 2026 |
Local Time: 3:00 am - 4:30 am
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Zoom (link upon registration)
07 January
Local Date: Jan 08 2027 |
Local Time: 3:00 am - 4:30 am
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Zoom (link upon registration)
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