Young Leaders graduate
December marks the end of the 2019 Indonesia and Mindanao Young Leader programmes and the 18 young leaders preparing to return to their communities. Over a busy 4-6 months in Aotearoa/NZ both groups have...
Tagged: Myanmar Young Leaders Programme
Geopolitics a tough topic at Myanmar Young Leaders conference
High profile speakers on geopolitics, including our Ambassador Steve Marshall, had alumni enthralled at the alumni conference in Bagan recently. Myanmar is rich in resources and with a number of powerful neighbours, tensions over...
Indonesia and Myanmar Young Leaders Gathering
Our two groups of dynamic young leaders met up for the first time when the ten newly arrived Indonesian young leaders came down from Auckland recently. The occasion was the Festival for the Future...
Young leaders making their mark
In 2009 we welcomed our first group of young community leaders from Myanmar here in Wellington. At the time Myanmar was still under the control of the military junta and citizens’ rights were severely...
MYLP Alumni Making his Mark
Few people in Myanmar – including politicians – have a good understanding about governance and the role of MPs in the fledgling democracy. However this is slowly changing thanks to one alumni from the...