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REPORT ON THE LEADRESHIP COURSE WE ATTENDED IN NAIROBI – KENYA FROM 6TH - 19TH DECEMBER 2009
We arrived on Saturday 5th December ant the camp officially opened on Sunday 6th December with over 30 participants from all over East Africa.
Week I: 6th – 13th December 2009
In the first week, we learnt about conflict resolution and more importantly how to avoid conflicts as leaders. We also learnt about our cultures and the fact that we have different cultures should not bring division but unity instead because every culture is special. We learnt about the values every good leader should have and how to work with our values.
We learnt about health and nutrition; we were given tips on how to eat healthy and remain strong. We then learnt about etiquette and grooming in which we were briefed about the value of the image we portray in public. We were taken through the Johari’s window where we evaluated our weaknesses and strengths. On Sunday, we went to the theatre and watched an interesting Kenyan play.
Activities
Various activities were carried out in the first week intended to build trust, teamwork and confidence among participants. For example, we were all blindfolded except our leader who was asked to lead us and this showed us the value of trusting and following a leader’s instructions.
We were also divided into groups and asked to come up with skits based on leadership which encouraged teamwork and challenged us to be more creative.
In the first week we had a cultural night; we prepared various traditional dishes from our country. We also clad ourselves in traditional outfits. This cultural night taught us to value our backgrounds and be proud of our culture.
Field Trips
In the first week, we visited the museum to learn more about culture like that of the Masai. We also visited the Kenyan Wildlife Service. We met its Director, Dr. Kipnyetich who was voted East African CEO and at this wildlife center, we learnt about the value of...
We arrived on Saturday 5th December ant the camp officially opened on Sunday 6th December with over 30 participants from all over East Africa.
Week I: 6th – 13th December 2009
In the first week, we learnt about conflict resolution and more importantly how to avoid conflicts as leaders. We also learnt about our cultures and the fact that we have different cultures should not bring division but unity instead because every culture is special. We learnt about the values every good leader should have and how to work with our values.
We learnt about health and nutrition; we were given tips on how to eat healthy and remain strong. We then learnt about etiquette and grooming in which we were briefed about the value of the image we portray in public. We were taken through the Johari’s window where we evaluated our weaknesses and strengths. On Sunday, we went to the theatre and watched an interesting Kenyan play.
Activities
Various activities were carried out in the first week intended to build trust, teamwork and confidence among participants. For example, we were all blindfolded except our leader who was asked to lead us and this showed us the value of trusting and following a leader’s instructions.
We were also divided into groups and asked to come up with skits based on leadership which encouraged teamwork and challenged us to be more creative.
In the first week we had a cultural night; we prepared various traditional dishes from our country. We also clad ourselves in traditional outfits. This cultural night taught us to value our backgrounds and be proud of our culture.
Field Trips
In the first week, we visited the museum to learn more about culture like that of the Masai. We also visited the Kenyan Wildlife Service. We met its Director, Dr. Kipnyetich who was voted East African CEO and at this wildlife center, we learnt about the value of...