COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Project description: The Community Leadership Program is a an Initiative that is expected to offer community members and mostly young men and young women unique opportunity to develop the full potential and transform promising community members into its next generation of ethical, engaged and empowering leaders. This project focuses on developing the talents and potential leadership skills of its participants in the context of their individual environment as well the community as a whole. Project activities: Participants of the project will join the selected members of the community to participate in following activities/ Components of the project.  Workshops: The workshops offer exciting new insights into leadership principles and practices will be presented by experienced leaders from various sectors that are skilled at translating principles and concepts into practical ideas and techniques. You will be exposed to cutting edge research into leadership, as well as into brain functioning and how leaders can best support and encourage your community, and will leave the workshops with the skills to implement improvements in your own leadership practice. Topics will be selected based on the realities of the local community and the foreign participants.  Workplace Project/Educational tour: Participants of the project will have an opportunity to join the local community members (Those in the program) on their daily community work and share some practical realities. This will be in the sectors of local Government Management, Local community Schools, Businesses, Social and cultural activities. This activity will provide and give new and emerging leaders the opportunity to embed their learning and put their new knowledge into practice.  Community Service (Hands-on activities): Participants will work with their host families to develop demo sites to be used for garbage separation and composting in the eco village. This will include provision of garbage separation bins, labelling, and introduction of composting sites. Depending on the time, these activities will be expanded to various public places in the community such as schools, Health centres etc. Participants are expected to plan symbolic leadership trees in the community as well.