In view of empowering the 81 Regional Youth Council Board members, the National Youth Council (NYC), in close collaboration with The Leadership Network (TLN), is organising a free 3-day residential Leadership Development Programme for RYC executives at El-Monaco Hotel, Quatre Bornes, on 24^th, 25^th and 26^th August 2012.

“The National Youth Council has an important role in preparing the youth for the challenges they will confront in the future. It is our duty to equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, and to give them opportunities to achieve that success here,” said Mr Krishna Athal, Chairman of the National Youth Council of Mauritius.

The NYC is currently designing innovative strategies to provide an unparalleled opportunity to address the leadership challenges and to take the field of youth leadership to a new level. To maximise this opportunity, NYC is convening a consortium of collaborators, which combine a passionate commitment to supporting a new generation of young leaders.

Last month 81 young leaders were elected in the Regional Youth Councils around the island. An intensive professional leadership workshop, in close collaboration with The Leadership Network (TLN), is being provided by the National Youth Council (NYC) to all these 81 representatives from 24 August to 26 August 2012. The NYC believes that social transformation can only be achieved through value-based leadership and when individuals undergo a process of inner change and then collectively begin to chart their destiny as a people.