09/01/2026 / Last updated : 09/01/2026 admin_ahi ILDC

2026 International Course on Leadership for Community Health and Development (ILDC)

Theme People Empowerment through Participatory Approach for Sustainable Community What You’ll Gain This training course offers a unique opportunity to explore innovative strategies tailored to your community context, enabling effective collaboration with various stakeholders to address key issues. It also provides a chance to enhance your leadership skills for community empowerment through regular reflection on […]

08/01/2026 / Last updated : 08/01/2026 admin_ahi Alumni now

Voice from participant of ILDC2025 – Pijon

Pijon Nongmin, Doctor Baker’s Organization, Bangladesh What are the key learnings from ILDC? 1.　Importance of Sharing One of my biggest takeaways from the training was the importance of openly sharing our thoughts. During the Course, any decisions were made by respecting each participant’s feelings and ideas. As a representative of my organization, I have always […]

20/12/2025 / Last updated : 20/12/2025 admin_ahi Alumni now

Voice from participant of ILDC2025 ‐ Nelson

Nelson Jose Fatima Alves, PARCIC What surprised you during the course? The participants in charge of the next day’s session prepare the session, plan the schedule, and manage the facilitation on the actual day. In terms of daily life as well, the participants take care of tasks such as washing dishes and cleaning, assigning roles […]

19/12/2025 / Last updated : 27/12/2025 admin_ahi Alumni now

Voice from participant of ILDC2025 – LB

Lal Bahadur Mahara, FAYA-Nepal What motivated you to join the course? There were three main reasons. First, when I read the course outline, I saw that it was a broad leadership course aimed at building sustainable communities through a participatory approach, but it also mentioned that there would be no theoretical lectures by external resource […]

12/12/2025 / Last updated : 18/12/2025 admin_ahi Alumni now

Voice from coordinator of ILDC2025(AHI alumnus)

Mr. John A-aron Manangkil Lumbab, Training and Consultancy Coordinator,DMSF-IPHC Aaron participated in ILDC in 2016. This time, he joined ILDC 2025 as one of? the coordinators. He started by? finalizing the application forms, then took part in selecting participants, and finally contributed to the actual management of the training program. We asked? his experiences and […]

22/07/2025 / Last updated : 04/08/2025 admin_ahi Alumni now

How can we apply our learning from ILDC more effectively?

Prior to the Meeting of ILDC 2024 alumni which is planned in October 2025, some alumni and coordinators gathered on July 12th and shared the updates on applying their learning. Through the discussion, they agreed that the next Meeting should be an opportunity for every participant, not just to share POA progress, but to gain […]

18/07/2025 / Last updated : 18/07/2025 admin_ahi ILDC

Last year’s alumni linked with 2025 participants

On July 12th, the 3rd preparatory meeting of the ILDC 2025 was held. The goal of that meeting was to understand the living and learning environment at AHI. Seven alumni of ILDC 2024 joined and explained about AHI facility, Sunday outing, Course schedule and so on with their own experiences. An alumnus from Bangladesh advised […]

20/06/2025 / Last updated : 20/06/2025 admin_ahi ILDC

ILDC 2025 Participants are confirmed!

We’re excited to announce that 11 participants from 9 countries have been selected to join the training course! Mr. John A-aron Manangkil Lumbab from the Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc. ? Institute of Primary Health Care (DMSF-IPHC), the Philippines, has been committed to the course as one of the coordinators. He is an alumnus of […]

11/03/2025 / Last updated : 08/01/2026 admin_ahi ILDC

FAQ: International Training Course 2026 Application & Participation

Applicant Qualifications Q. What level of English communication skills is required? A. An adequate level of English and a willingness to communicate in various ways—including non-verbal communication such as drawing and body language—is required to participate in group discussions on complex social issues. Q. Our area of activity is not in the health sector. Can […]

21/12/2024 / Last updated : 10/04/2025 admin_ahi ILDC

Application Closed: 2025 International Course on Leadership for Community Health and Development (ILDC)

Theme People Empowerment through Participatory Approach for Sustainable Community What You’ll Gain This training course offers a unique opportunity to explore innovative strategies tailored to your community context, enabling effective collaboration with various stakeholders to address key issues. It also provides a chance to enhance your facilitation skills for empowering communities through participatory approaches. Course […]