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A one-day leadership workshop was conducted by the two co-facilitators of employment and entrepreneurship training – Michael Leen and Lucy Metha – and attended by 35 young mothers from Batch 10 who most recently completed EBLI computer literacy, BCP, employment and entrepreneurship training. This leadership workshop aimed to build the leadership capabilities of young people through hands-on experiential exercises/games, individual writing assignments, simulations, group challenges and self-reflection. Specifically, the training focused on improving the participants’ self-confidence, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making. Both morning tea and afternoon lunch were served for the benefit all participants.
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A one-day leadership workshop was conducted by the two co-facilitators of employment and entrepreneurship training – Michael Leen and Lucy Metha – and attended by 30 young mothers from Batch 9 who most recently completed EBLI computer literacy, BCP, employment and entrepreneurship training. This leadership workshop aimed to build the leadership capabilities of young mothers through hands-on experiential exercises/games, individual writing assignments, simulations, group challenges and self-reflection. Specifically, the training focused on improving the young mothers’ self-confidence, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making. Both morning tea and afternoon lunch were served for the benefit all participants. After each activity, the facilitators reiterated the objectives and goals of each, carefully explaining the link between the exercise and its practical application to business, be it employment or self-employment. The day was filled with great fun and laughter, but its relevance to job-based leadership skills was also of key focus throughout the workshop. EBLI initiated and oversees student-run clubs in ten secondary schools in Mwanza, Tanzania under the name of Kijana Chagua Maisha ("Youth Choose Life"). These clubs serve as a positive peer pressure environment for students, and provide a form for discussing teen-related topics, aiming to empower youth to avoid destructive behaviors and choose healthy futures. Each year, as new students enter the club and assume leadership positions, EBLI endeavors to provide a training on leadership for the members. The goal is to equip the students with the skills required to effectively run and manage a school-based club. Today and tomorrow EBLI will be facilitating this leadership training, guided by a solutions focused approach (SFA) that not only puts the students in charge of the training agenda, but also leads from one step behind. Two interns from Western University in Canada, Tara Weideman and Gabriella Teixeira, who have been working at EBLI for three months, ended their internship by organizing a leadership seminar for young mothers. All young mothers currently enrolled in a Hisa saving and loaning group, along with those currently studying computers, were invited to attend. The objective of this day-long seminar was to build the leadership capabilities of the young mothers through hands-on experiential exercises, individual writing assignments, simulations, group challenges and self-reflection. Specifically, the program focused on improving the following: self-confidence, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making. Each activity was done and reflected on through the lens of entrepreneurship and group enterprise. Many thanks to Gabriella and Tara for not only organizing this seminar, but also for all of their impactful contributions these past three months. We wish them well as they return to Western University for their studies. |
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