Himal Gaire, CMC-Nepal What is the most significant learning? I learned about the logical thinking. Many of my counterparts are high-level people like government authorities. When I do advocacy, I used to speak a lot. Through the “Fact or Opinion” practice and debate activity that we did during the training course, I found that the […]
Syed Abdus Salam, ILDC2023, Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) What is different from last year when being a participant? As a coordinator, I have started my journey of ILDC 2024 with the team by developing the course outline, finalizing application forms and intensive working during the participant selection process. I had to think to […]
Kshamata Khadka, KOPILA – Nepal What’s new about participatory approach? Even before I participated in ILDC, I already had some idea about “participatory approach”, since some alumni in my organization including the Founder and the Executive Director were using the term. However, I did not know how to do “participatory” in the community activities. In […]
Md Abayed Ullah, Pulse Bangladesh Society My motivation for applying to ILDC2024 I’ve been part of a volunteer organization/CBO since my student life, and in my professional life, I work as an NGO staff member focused on sustainable community development. With this background, I felt the ILDC course was the ideal opportunity to meet my […]
Ms. Khanitta Saeiew (ILDC 2019) The National Health Commission Office (NHCO), Thailand Q: What motivated you to co-organize Chika-Chika on Health Assembly? When I learned Tamil Nadu Government implementing Health Assembly (HA), I felt wonderful. One reason is that India is the first country among other governments to inquire about HA from us. We are […]
Thadshayini Thavachchelvam, Sri Lanka “One of the remarkable aspects of ILDC 2023 was the autonomy in setting our training goals. Drawing from the challenges faced by our respective youth groups, we wove each objective into our training plans. In fact, we could not handle some plans as we prepared. Therefore, we discussed and changed it […]
Teti Rahmawati Nasution, Indonesia My journey in and after the ILDC Participating in the ILDC course was my dream for the past a few years. But I could not get a chance in 2020. In 2022 I applied again. I and Nina, a member of youth group from Aceh were given the opportunity to […]
M. Pradeep Laksiri Fernando, Sri Lanka “As a youth coordinator, I thought I knew all about our partner youth group members. However, through my interview with those youth members during the course, I was surprised to know that they have more new and interesting ideas. ILDC gave me a chance to understand how the youth […]
Nyamjargal Purevdorj, Mongolia “In ILDC, we create our own learning through participating in various discussions and taking responsibilities in managing the sessions. They are not easy things to do, but that process opens the door for the participants to encounter unexpected learning experiences, which I found fascinating. I would like to be able to use […]
Leanghouy Chhoeung, Cambodia “In the beginning, I hesitated to ask a question when I didn’t understand what someone’s saying, because I thought I would disturb or delay the session. However, I realized that my question can also help others and even deepen the discussion! Since then, I enjoyed more the session asking questions. Finally, I […]