YLA GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2018
PLAN INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES
AMBER CARBAJAL, ANGELINA ALLEN, ALBERTA GBLA, JACE MARQUARDT
AMBER CARBAJAL, ANGELINA ALLEN, ALBERTA GBLA, JACE MARQUARDT
The purpose of Plan International USA’s Youth Leadership Academy is to build the capacity of youth in leadership and civic engagement, while increasing knowledge about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through this week-long academy, high-achieving youth, many from underserved communities, will be equipped with the skills and leadership capacity to return to their communities and implement a Leadership Development Project (LDP) that addresses at least one Sustainable Development Goal in their own community.
After the YLA, participants will engage in quarterly capacity-building workshops with Plan staff and will be supported by mentors they identify and recruit prior to attending the YLA. Through the YLA, young people will expand their knowledge about international development and the SDGs and will have the opportunity to engage in the international development community in the U.S. through Plan.
After the YLA, participants will engage in quarterly capacity-building workshops with Plan staff and will be supported by mentors they identify and recruit prior to attending the YLA. Through the YLA, young people will expand their knowledge about international development and the SDGs and will have the opportunity to engage in the international development community in the U.S. through Plan.
