GAIA runs Youth Leadership Summit 2020
From the 4th to 7th December 2020, GAIA collaborated with the Society for Community Outreach and Training (SCOT) to host the Youth Leadership Summit (YLS 2020). As the second phase of its Youth Series, YLS 2020 aimed to continue uplifting the disadvantaged youth in Brunei by providing knowledge exposure opportunities that would have otherwise been inaccessible.
Youth Series Director Nadeeya Salleh welcoming YLS2020 Participants
The GenerationGAIA youth advanced to YLS 2020 after completing Camp Wira 2020 in September, and were pumped to receive training in a wide range of skills. Supervised by Project Coordinator Mills Wafiuddin, the 4 day-3 night YLS 2020 was conducted at Parkview Hotel to replicate a professional working environment for the 26 participants. Through engaging a number of industry experts and civil society organisations, the YLS conducted six sessions on communication, conflict resolution, critical thinking, public speaking, confidence building, and negotiation. Dr. Asyura Salleh, GAIA Co-Founder, also provided an overview on pressing regional issues which was folllowed by interactive discussion.
YLS2020 pARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATING IN AN e
Each session comprised a talk followed by engaging activities. The participants then applied their recently acquired skills to pitch a business proposal in a Shark Tank scenario.
This was followed by a closing ceremony, during which awards were extended to the following participants for their hard work and demonstrated improvement:
Most Potential - Siti Noor' Aini Al-Ameerah Aishah bte Haji Ali Hakbar
Most Improved - Noor Hamizahtul Azimah binti Nizlani
Best Overall - Mohammad Saifullah bin Haji Mohammad Amin
GAIA’s CoC - Iwana Razanah @ Nurzainam Arani binti Hj Zakaria
SCOT’s CoC - Muhammad Danish Izzat bin Rosli
The GenerationGAIA participants departed YLS with renewed vigour as they discovered their strengths and gained more direction in deciding their future career paths. The youth have now advanced to the Mentoring Program, which is the final phase of the Youth Series.
We’d like to extend our gratitude for SCOT for their extended support of manpower to make YLS a success. We’d also like to express our appreciation for the following individuals and organisations for sharing their expertise at YLS 2020:
Qabsah Ali, YLS Speaker on Effective Communication
Nadeeya Salleh, YLS Speaker on Conflict Resolution
YB Iswandy Ahmad from Perspective Insan Academy, YLS Speaker on Critical Thinking
Izhash Ahamed from UBD Toastmasters, YLS Speaker on Public & Impromptu Speaking
Fatin Arffin from Young Professionals Network (YPN), YLS Speaker on Confidence Building
Aziim Hashim, YLS Speaker on Negotiation