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Democratic Leadership Training Workshop |
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| Target Group: Young leaders (18-35 years, including trade & student unions leaders) | |
| Purpose: To sustain the democratic process | |
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A series of training workshops aimed at facilitating a process of empowerment for male and female young leaders in democracy and human rights issues towards meeting the challenges of sustaining the fledging democratic processes initiated in Nigeria. Our intention in these workshops is to: Enhance opportunities for young leaders to sharpen their leadership skills in participatory democracy and governance; Seek to inculcate in young leaders the values and concepts of effective democratic leadership and by so doing create an informal opportunity for young leaders to interact and share ideas with select members of former and serving political office holders as well as eminent statesmen who uphold the virtue of participatory democracy; improve the capacity of young leaders in the country to continuously expand their liberal political space; Provide opportunity for inter-political networks, inter-party networks and linkages towards positive collaboration at both lateral and vertical levels. The workshop is an attempt to take leadership beyond political leadership by empowering other sections of civil society such as community base organizations, business, professional associations, women, youth and students, non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations with a view to facilitating the release of |
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A highly rewarding training exercise for me, I recommend this for young Africans aspiring for base positions within the continent…. Now I know I don’t need to go to Europe or America to acquire this type of skills, thank you ALF. Ramatou Ahmadou DLTW 1999, Nairobi |
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The ALF DLTW training gave me an unfair advantage over my peers, I have found another means to reach out to the world and draw attention to a critical sector in Africa and Nigeria, Rural Education. Talatu Jababi (NYSC Merit Award Winner) DLTW 2005 |
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