Invitation to Apply: 2024 International Course on
Leadership for Community Health and Development
We are excited to share an opportunity for your professional growth.
Our organization, Asian Health Institute (AHI), is delighted to announce
that applications are now open for our upcoming training course,
the 2024 International Course on Leadership for Community Health and
Development.
In these times when civic spaces are shrinking, fostering empowering
communities where where everyone is respected, and individuals
have the right to contemplate and decide on matters that concern them
become crucial. We see this as the grassroots foundation to counteract
the crisis mentioned above.
The course we offer serves as a platform to cultivate local actors
committed to building such democratic and inclusive societies.
We kindly ask you to share this information within the network of
your partner NGOs and CSOs affiliated with your organization.
Furthermore, we envision this training as a valuable contribution to
your organization's activities, creating indivisuals who can effetively
contribute to your mission.
Key Course Details
- Theme: People Empowerment through Participatory Approach for
Sustainable and Inclusive Community Development
- Duration: August 26 to September 29, 2024 (5 weeks)
- Location: Asian Health Institute (AHI), Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Application Deadline: April 17, 2024
- Participnts: Community health and development workers affiliated with
NGOs or CBOs in the Asian region
Characteristics and Key Benefits of the Course
Our course is unique in that it employs a participatory approach, which
means participants will be fully engaged in an intercultural living and
learning environment. They will collaborate with fellow participants
both during and outside of scheduled sessions. Through this immersive
experience, participants internalize concepts and processes crucial for
inclusive community development.
Our aim is to foster inclusivity and secure environments, enabling
participants to collectively develop course objectives based on their
learning needs and take charge of planning and managing the sessions to
enhance their capacities for grassroots-level work.
Ultimately, our goal is to enhance the leadership skills of community
people, fostering their active involvement in community decisions and
inspiring lasting positive change led by the community.
For further details, please visit our organization's website:
https://ahi.sub.jp/eng/archives/6040
and read through the course outline. Take a moment to review the
criteria to see if you find the course intriguing and meet the outlined
criteria, we welcome your application.
WSF 2024
The 16th edition of the WSF that kicked off in February witnessed over 50,000 participants from over 1400 organizations of 98 countries marking their attendance virtually and in person in various concurrent events. Various thematic panels, self-organized activities, cultural programmes and activities were organised which aimed at providing networking opportunities and collaborative actions as well as fostering discussions and formulating strategies for a more equitable and sustainable future.
Participants deliberated on a wide range of pressing issues including economic inequality, social justice, climate justice, citizen engagement, right to information, labour, migration, caste-based discrimination, gender equality, peace and sustainable development among others. The event came to a conclusion with 60 declarations from organizations worldwide pledging to collaborate towards the realization of another, fairer and more just world, said the Nepal Organising Committee.
Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the UN, had expressed his support in his solidarity message to the WSF 2024. The theme for this edition of WSF 2024 was 'Another World is Possible'. It may be noted that WSF began in 2001 as an alternative to the World Economic Forum which is held annually in Davos, Switzerland.
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(APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level.
This regional platform aims to inform, empower, and support Asia-Pacific countries (especially least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States) in their efforts to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their targets set out by the 2030 Agenda by identifying regional trends and sharing best practices and lessons learned. The Forum convenes United Nations system bodies, member States, international organisations, civil society, and other stakeholders whose reflections feed into and inform the 2024 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York, which reviews sustainable development progress at the global level.
The 11th?APFSD will be organized from?20-23 February?under the theme: “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: The effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions in Asia and the Pacific”?at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
In alignment with the focus of the 2024 HLPF, the Forum will assess progress on the SDGs under review: Goal 1 (No poverty); Goal 2 (Zero hunger); Goal 13 (Climate action); Goal 16 (Peace, justice, and strong institutions) and Goal 17 (Partnership for the Goals). The Forum will also support the presentation of voluntary national reviews (VNRs) at the 2024 HLPF.
Read VNR Factsheet here - https://ada2030.org/publication.php
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