About AYLG

AYLG stands for “Asian Young Leaders in Governance”. It was a joint initiative project of four regional programmes under the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok (RCB) and the UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo (RCC), as part of UNDP’s mandate to advocate for change and connect countries to global knowledge and experiences. These programmes are the Capacity2015 Asia Programme, Asia Regional Governance Programme (ARGP), Regional Indigenous Peoples’ Programme (RIPP), and the Asia Pacific Gender Mainstreaming Programme (APGMP).

It was starting in 2005 and 2006, the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok (RCB) and Regional Centre in Colombo (RCC) conducted one regional leadership course, a leadership training of trainers, and two sub-regional courses (one for Southeast and East Asia and one for South Asia), producing 131 graduates/fellows from 20 countries representing national government (including members of parliament and ministry officials), local government, non-governmental organizations, private organizations, UNDP staff, and regional/international organizations.

And with funding from the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF), UNDP RCB/RCC have rolled-out leadership courses and pilots in the region at 2007 and 2008. The leadership courses and pilots built on the success of the previous events, expand the number of young leaders to be trained, continue to produce adapted modules for leadership development in the region, and demonstrate innovative leadership practices in the region. The leadership courses will have continued to feature modules pioneered and tested by LEAD International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, established in 1991 by The Rockefeller Foundation and represents a global network of individuals and non-government organizations committed to promoting change towards sustainable development. These modules have been adapted to Asian context and experiences, and feature Asian case studies and examples throughout the six-day course.