By Darija Miletic | Co-president
What were our achievements in the last few months?
We have finalized the LEAP YOUth cohort 2022 with 40 participants, out of which 26 received a certificate (meaning they completed 70% or more of the program), and with amazing feedback that all of those participants would recommend the LEAP program. An interesting fact, out of 40 participants 18 were male and 22 female. This is the closest we have ever come to a gender balance. Among the 61 Volunteers we have a balance of 39/22 women/men.
Aside from a sucessful finish of the last year's cohort, we also held the LEAP Summit with over 130 participations in total from 14 countries. The Summit was a participant driven project of this year's cohort where they brought their learnings to a broader audience.
Key learnings:
Impact stories and testimonials that make us very proud…
"I'm leading an internal responsible leadership program based on the Inner Development Goals at my oikos Graz chapter (chapter LEAP). The chapter LEAP is an empowering, inspiring internal program aimed at growing leadership competencies for personal development and professional life. It teaches you about sustainable and responsible decision-making and leadership, and helps you to get more clarity about your purpose, values, and actions."
"What does LEAP mean to me?
It helps me support myself in a very positive and progressive way of personal development and freedom of mind."
"As the president of oikos Kano, we have recently hosted one of the days of the oikos Academy. The program is aimed to promote the integration of sustainability in universities' curriculum. Through the organisation of this event, I realised that my co-creative skills have really improved especially in team work and delegation of responsibilities. By that, we got to have a wonderful experience of the Academy Day, which has been of positive impact."
"I have strengthened my relationships with friends and family - I am able to communicate with humility, honesty, listen actively, and compassionately. Now, I understand the differences of people better and approach it with a curious and open mind, as well as an open heart, and spreading kindness in my surroundings. Now I feel that I can make sure that the special people in my life are being seen and understood, and I can feel the same from them. It causes a chain reaction of change."
Future aspirations for the next 3 months?
Thank you for believing in us!
Big thank you to everyone that donated to this campaign, we were overwhelmed with joy to see each of your 14 donations and all the support, you helped a student-led organization grow and widen their impact.
Willing to support further?
At oikos, we are constantly looking for people with IT expertise to support us in our venture.
Do you know someone or you would like to contribute where you can?
Contact us via email and let’s grab a coffee and discuss further!
Last but not least, follow us on social media & stay tuned for more oikos magic and opportunities.
All the best,
Darija, Alexandra and the oikos LEAP team
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