Philippine 2008 Leadership Course for Young Leaders in Governance

Visayas - Mindanao Cluster 22 to 26 September 2008, Davao City

Brief Background: From Asia to the Philippines The Philippine Young Leaders in Governance is an offshoot of the Asia Young Leaders in Governance (AYLG) initiative which was launched in 2005 through a partnership between the UNDP Regional Centers in Bangkok (RCB) and Colombo (RCC) through the regional programmes -Capacity2015 Asia, Asia Regional Governance Programme (ARGP), the Regional Indigenous Peoples Programme (RIPP), and the Asia Pacific Gender Mainstreaming Programme (APGMP). It addresses the need to build a critical mass of young leaders in the Asia region, who will be trained as leaders in democratic governance processes. It recognizes that young leaders are important constituency that requires further attention and investments to enable them to serve as more effective leaders for the future. The AYLG project strategy supports building the leadership values and capacities of young leaders towards further enhancing their knowledge and skills in their various areas of expertise and influence; and in turn strengthening democratic governance processes in the region. The First Regional Leadership Training Course was successfully held in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2006 with 76 participants from 20 countries representing national government (including six Members of Parliament and nine national Ministry officials/staff), local government, nongovernment organizations, private organizations, and regional/international organizations. Following the overwhelming response and demand from countries for similar trainings, sub-regional leadership course offerings were made. The sub-regional courses built on the success of that regional event, expanding the number of young leaders to be trained, and continued to produce adapted modules for leadership development in the region. These produced an additional 55 Leadership Fellows (i.e., those who had completed the leadership courses) from 20 countries, among which nine (9) Fellows were trained as trainers and were involved in the rollout of the sub-regional courses. In 2006, Leadership Fellows from the Philippines and Bangladesh, partnered with their local organizations to adapt and deliver the Leadership Course in national level roll-outs, designed and managed by them with support from UNDP. After the success of the first phase and roll-out of regional, sub-regional and national trainings from 2005 to 2006, the AYLG Project is now being carried out under its second phase with funding from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The second phase commenced in January 2007 and is being implemented over a two-year period. Under the new phase of AYLG, further efforts were made to adapt the leadership modules to the Asian context. The leadership modules were further customized through a Regional Adaptation Writeshop convened in Manila, Philippines in June 2007, bringing together leadership graduates, leadership trainers, the AYLG technical team and representatives from UNDP country offices to review the leadership modules and adapt them further to the Asian context based on lessons learned and feedback from Phase I.

In 2007, a training of trainers (TOT) was held in Laos where six (6) leadership graduates were trained as trainers followed immediately by the South East and East Asia sub-regional course where 33 young leaders from civil society organizations, parliaments, government inistries and national agencies, private sector, UN agencies, and academic institutions, were trained. Trained trainers also assisted in the delivery of the modules. A TOT and the South Asia sub-regional course will be held in 2008 training 14 new leadership trainers and more than 30 young leaders. In addition to further rolling out leadership training of trainers and sub-regional leadership courses, AYLG is also supporting innovative leadership pilots that seek to apply, demonstrate, and/or broaden the skills, knowledge and lessons learned by the Leadership Fellows within their respective communities or sectors. Four innovative country pilot projects have been approved to be implemented by the Leadership Fellows in collaboration with other Fellows from their countries. Selected country pilots include Bangladesh, China, India and the Philippines Inspired by these developments, the Philippine Young Leaders Fellows hope to initiate the growth of a wider network of young leaders in the Philippines through the conduct of country rollouts that will localize and replicate the leadership course done in Changmai, Bangkok and Laos. With select participants coming from various sectors, it is hoped that the local rollouts will enable participants to work together to facilitate self sustaining change in their spheres of influence that will, in turn, create greater impact in strengthening the governance process in the country. Objectives The PYLG Project primarily aims to build a network of young leaders in the Philippines that can motivate and consolidate other key players in the youth sector to become actively involved in championing good governance in the country. This will be done through the conduct of local rollouts of the Leadership Course with participants coming from various sectors and regions. Two rollouts will be organized and implemented, one for Visayas-Mindanao and another in Luzon. Leadership Curriculum The training curriculum is designed around five LEADERSHIP SKILLS MODULES, including leadership styles; systems thinking for transformational change; conflict resolution and negotiation; cross-cultural communications for leadership; and team building and networking. In addition, LEADERSHIP VALUES MODULES on anti-corruption, capacity development, indigenous peoples, and gender, were developed by RCB/RCC and deployed as an integral part of the leadership course. Who can participate The training course will involve young leaders working in government (e.g., young parliamentarians, young civil servants, young elected representatives in local governments, etc.) or in areas that support good governance (e.g., young lawyers, young media/arts/communications persons whose work highlight governance issues, young NGO leaders whose focus of work pertains to governance, young university professors, and young business leaders, among others). Participants will be selected and invited to participate in consultation with UNDP country offices and partners in the country, according to the following criteria: between 25 to 35 years old; proven track record and active participation in leadership and/or governance issues in their respective countries and/or the region; willingness and commitment to take and apply the leadership skills to be learned during the training; and, has exhibited a sphere of influence in their respective areas to make a difference.

The Leadership course is a five-day training event, to be held from 22 26 September in Davao City.

Nominees and interested parties should complete and submit the leadership course application form by 8th September 2008, to Ms. Pehm Grafilo, PYLG Coordinator at pehm.grafilo@galingpook.org. The PYLG Technical Team reviews and screens all nominations and applications according to the criteria above. Program Support: With funding from the UN Democracy Fund, the Philippine Young Leaders in Governance (PYLG) Project is a joint initiative of four regional programmes under the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok (RCB) and the UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo (RCC), as part of UNDPs mandate to advocate for change and connect countries to global knowledge and experiences. These programmes are the Capacity2015 Asia Programme, Asia Regional Governance Programme (ARGP), Regional Indigenous Peoples Programme (RIPP), and the Asia Pacific Gender Mainstreaming Programme (APGMP).

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APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE Philippine Leadership Course for Young Leaders in Governance

The deadline for receipt of completed application forms is 8 September 2008.

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ABOUT YOURSELF

Full Name Date of Birth

Home Address

Telephone Email

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Office Address

Telephone URL / Website

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Other

II. YOUR EDUCATION Please list all college and university degrees and diplomas that you have acquired, starting with the most recent.

Please list any relevant leadership trainings or other courses that you have attended

III. YOUR PROFESSION Please describe your present occupation and your other work experiences.

Please list and describe any awards or citations that you have received, if any.

Please list important books, reports, research work, or articles you have had published, or TV and radio work you have done. Include the title of your piece, and when and where it was published or broadcast

IV. ESSAY QUESTIONS The leadership course aims to enhance the capacities of young leaders to contribute to and participate in enhancing effective governance in their respective countries and in the region, through practical applications. Use the space below (one page only) to describe your own contribution to -- or achievements in governance, environment and development issues. Please explain how your participation in this Leadership Course will advance governance systems in your country, region, or internationally. Emphasize any leadership role/s you have played. Is there, for example, a specific project you would like to lead, or be involved in?

V. REFERENCES Please provide hereunder three references with their contact information (address, telephone, fax, email)

VI. BIOGRAPHY Use the space below to write a short biography about yourself. If your application is successful, the biography will be included in our Young Leaders Network and will also appear on our Leadership Course website.

Your biography should not exceed 150 words. Use the example below for style and dont forget to include: Full name (please write your family name in capital letters); Current position (job title and employer); Current responsibilities, research focus or interests; Up to two past positions; Relevant publications, interests and hobbies; Brief academic history.

Example: Mohd Jani is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Oceanography (INOS) at KUSTEM, a university on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Through the institute and her role as a committee member of the Malaysian Nature Societys branch in Terengganu, and as one of the founding members of LiFEMalaysia, she is able to work with different stakeholders on environmental management and conservation issues. She is particularly interested in promoting and implementing grassroots initiatives on Peninsular Malaysias east coast, using a take care of your own backyard approach. Before joining INOS, Mohd Jani worked in press and communications for the French Embassy in Malaysia and in developing corporate environmental services. Already an active volunteer in a local environmental NGO, she became professionally involved with the Malaysian Nature Society as the coordinator of the e-NVIRONMENT Malaysia project in 2001. She then joined a GTZ project on air pollution related issues and later a Danida funded project on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Mohd Jani has a M. Environmental Management and is planning to pursue a PhD in Environmental Anthropology next year.