12/10/2026
FLASHBACK: From Lessons to Leadership - The Story of Our Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) and Positive Youth Development (PYD) Trainings
Sometimes a series of gatherings can change the direction of many lives, and that is exactly what happened through our series of trainings in Gender Action Learning Systems and Positive Youth Development across different communities.
It was more than a series of training rooms. In every session and in every community, mindsets were renewed, where young women and men began to see themselves and each other differently, where quiet voices found courage and hidden dreams found a clear plan.
We did not just hold one training and leave. We returned, we followed up, we walked with these young people step by step. We did not just share knowledge, we planted seeds of equality, confidence and purpose in many places.
Through our GALS trainings, our youth learned the power of working together as equal partners in homes, in business and in community life. Through our PYD trainings, they discovered that within each of them lies a leader, an innovator and a change maker waiting to rise.
Looking back today at all these trainings, we celebrate what those seeds have become. Homes are more united, young people are leading their peers with confidence, and many are now driving their own businesses and community initiatives. The trainings ended, but the transformation is still unfolding in every community we reached, and that is the beauty of investing in young people.