Leading the Way – NewGen Asia Develops the Capacity

of Young Key Populations, YKPs

NewGen Leadership InitiativesTrademark of leadership development in Asia and the Pacific

New Generation Leadership, popularly known as NewGen, is a 5 day interactive course which aims to enhance the leadership skills of YKP. The course aims to deliver the message through interactive and youth-friendly games and activities.

• The contents of the course includes:• Day 1: Understanding the Situation of YKP• Day 2: Leadership Strengths• Day 3: Sexual Reproductive Health Rights and

Consultation• Day 4: Leadership and Advocacy• Day 5: Leadership and Change

• NewGen conceptualized by regional consultation of YKP

2011

• Write up, consultation, sampling course

• Pilot in Philipines

• Regional ToT in Bangkok

• Roll out in Myanmar, Indonesia and Philipines

2012

• Revision of manual

• Regional ToT

• Roll out in Sri-Lanka

2013

• Roll out in Brunei, Banglades

• Roll out plans in Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand and China

2014

Impact

• YKP ABLE TO ORGANIZE THEMSELVES AT THE COUNTRY LEVEL

• POOL OF CHAMPIONS OF YKP DEVELOPED AT THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.

• NUMBER OF YKP REACHED THROUGH THE TRAINING

“Before coming here, I had very little information and skill; but undergoing the

course, I feel empowered and have a vision now to bring together young KAPs [key

affected populations] in my hometown and help them learn as I did. I feel the

responsibility to inform my community”

-- a participant from Indonesia.

"Enlightenment is an understatement in this training course, not only for the participants but also for myself. As a youth facilitator, the training expanded my understanding about

how to interact with people of different ethnic backgrounds. I learned that the problem of

HIV goes beyond being a MSM, a sex worker, a drug user, or a person living with

HIV. It’s because we are all young."

-- Youth Trainer from the Philippines

The training is really youth friendly…using games…and it was really totally fun. Other trainings, they are often more knowledge, lectures and it’s really kind of boring…but with the activities it is fun but at the same

time we were learning

(Participant, male) 

THANK YOU

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