Reach Out To Asia (Rota), in partnership with ExxonMobil, concluded the first phase of its annual Rota Youth Service Club (RYSC) Leadership Training programme to develop the leadership, communication and community service skills of youth in Qatar.
More than 45 young men and women, aged 16 – 26, participated in several workshops over four days. A number of topics including social development management, team leadership, human resources development, financial visualisation and budgeting, and marketing were covered. Participants also took part in practical team building exercises.
Essa al-Mannai, executive director, Rota, said, “The participants have proved themselves during the first phase of the programme, and I have no doubt they will continue to grow and excel over the coming months as they work towards becoming effective leaders.”
Over the coming months, the Youth Challenge participants will attend several more training sessions that will serve as an effective tool for developing and fine-tuning youth skills. The Rota Youth Challenge puts individuals through real life challenging experiences, with the ultimate aim of inspiring and bringing about change in their communities.The programme is also intended to help the participants chart their career path, and prepare them to be qualified ambassadors for Qatar and Rota in international conventions; and for regional, developmental and community engagements and humanitarian action.
“The programme helped harness the participants’ potential, ambition and ideas to shape them into future leaders of their communities, and this is very rewarding for us as a partner,” said Alistair Routledge, president and general manager at ExxonMobil Qatar.
Rota will hold the third and final phase of the RYSC Leadership Training programme, Rota Youth Challenge, in March 2017.