Learning and Leading

The Learning and Leading toolkit is a facilitators handbook containing activities, practical advice, training materials and real-world stories from organisations involved in building youth leadership and civic engagement. The tools and advice in this handbook are drawn from the experiences of organisations involved in the Youth Leadership Development Initiative (YLDI).

The toolkit's approach is based on the YLDI's conclusion that civic activism offers an opportunity for youth to "build a positive identity and gain leadership skills" in a supportive and safe environment. The skills developed through civic activism, they believe, should help the youth gain not only leadership and vocational skills, but to face challenges in their own families and communities. The toolkit focuses on three levels of leadership believed essential to youth development and civic engagement:

• Personal Leadership
• Organisational Leadership
• Community Leadership

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