By August 2018, more than 30 ILC members from more than 15 countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America will be actively participating in the ILC Leadership Programme.
Organisational leadership is a critical element in building a durable, capable and effective civil society organisation; an organisation that is equipped to support the ILC’s joint goal in realising people-centred land governance. To respond to this challenge, ILC has started a new global initiative, the ILC Leadership Programme,which aims to support its members in strengthening and renewing their organisational and leadership capacities.
To pilot test the programme throughout 2018, ILC has joined forces with members from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, all whom have expertise in capacity development. Each region has a dedicated facilitator to help take the lead: Maliasili Initiatives in Africa, Procasur in LAC, and the Asian Farmers Association(AFA) in Asia.
Revisiting our identity: Leadership Programme the Asian way
Reflecting on Asia’s context and revisiting the region’s main land rights struggles are unavoidable exercises for young and senior leaders alike. In particular, when these leaders are asked to rethink their role and the challenges they face in realising land governance for and with people.
13 ILC members[2] came together in the Philippines this last May to do just that; to identify main elements for the Asia Leadership Programme as well as challenges faced by civil society organisations in the region. By coming together and looking at the experiences of different regions, the needs of ILC members, and the overall regional context, they were able to come up with a programme that suited their needs. The Asia programme was conceived to include in-class, field and implementation activities, where participants will have the opportunity to develop concrete skills and competencies for organisational and networking management.
Focused on recognising diversity as a strength and on building solidarity, the programme targets second-line leaders who are motivated to be immersed in a process of learning-unlearning, critical thinking, collective discovery and mutual collaboration. Ensuring women’s active and sustained participation in the land rights arena is also at the core of the programme. First line leaders will accompany their second-line counterparts as mentors and guide them out of their nests to explore new paths of thinking and practicing leadership. Starting in August, the programme will be an opportunity to bring generations together to build on this collaboration
“Land governance is not a discourse. Ideas will be dead without creating conditions to make them feel comfortable. How to do this? By understanding the context and empowering multiple level of leaders. By encouraging critical thinking and leaders to think out of the box, and connecting the multiple sides of the struggles over land.” (Noer Fauzi Rachman, resource person for the workshop, independent expert from Indonesia) (Carla Donayre Oropeza, ILC)
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