Young leaders Programmes
UnionAID’s young leaders programmes bring young community leaders from Myanmar, Eastern Indonesia and Mindanao to Aotearoa/New Zealand every year. Participants learn about community development, democratic processes, Māori development, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, conflict resolution, sustainable development, gender justice and human rights.
Our programmes aim to build networks of highly skilled leaders who help contribute to the peaceful and just development of their communities and countries.
Stories from our young leaders
Two alumni masters graduates
Zin Mar Lar Tay and Zet Nan have both recently graduated with a Masters in Public Policy from Victoria University. Now they will take their
Fight Back for Myanmar Democracy
The stop-work protest initiated by nurses and doctors two days after the recent coup in Myanmar is now a massive country-wide movement of young people,
INSPIRASI 2022
UnionAID, with its partners the Auckland University of Technology, BaKTI and the New Zealand Embassy in Jakarta, is delighted to welcome the fourth cohort of
Mindanao 2022
UnionAID warmly welcomes the third cohort of young leaders from Mindanao together with its partners International Alert, Victoria University of Wellington and The New Zealand
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
Enthusiastic Young Leaders Meet Online
Ten young leaders from Mindanao and Indonesia respectively have started their sustainable development course and met one another online for the first time. As with