YWCA leadership development is unique in its approach. It inspires, motivates and empowers women and girls to discover their power to change. It takes place in a learning environment led and designed by women that offers a safe place for women and girls to realise their potential. It seeks to multiply learning, share expertise among women and expand the pool of leaders trained through tools such as train-the-trainer and mentoring. It is a dynamic process that nurtures and grows women leaders.

YWCA leadership development takes many forms and reaches out to women and girls of all ages:

It is grassroots development that empowers women to improve their lives and communities

• It is education, training, coaching, mentoring and peer learning
• It is participating in an internship or exchange programme
• It is experience as a volunteer in a programme or on a committee or board of directors
• It is exposure and education that increases awareness of global issues and their local impact
• It is representation and leadership opportunities that provide space to grow as women leaders
• It is formal training programmes that build skills and knowledge
• It iscapacity building and skill sharing

Current Programmes

Our programmed can be reviewed in:

• Region of the World
• World YWCA Focus Area

Click here to review the recent programmes.

Reports and Forms

Recent programmes of many associations are included in the following reports of the Resource Sharing Programme 2004-2005 and the Women Development Fund 2005-2006.

Download RSP report here and WDF report here.

Through its Women and Development Fund , the World YWCA provides small project grants to facilitate the empowerment of women at the local level.

Through theResource Sharing Program , the World YWCA also promotes exchanges among associations to develop leadership and share in specific areas. See more details and download current forms for the RSP programme.