Program areas at Resonate Workshops
Storytelling for leadership - Resonate's largest program is our storytelling for leadership program. Through this two-day training, participants learn to redefine leadership so that it is accessible, identify their values, and how they have driven the choices in their lives, and tell a confident leadership story that represents who they are. Through this program, women gain leadership, confidence, agency, and decision-making skills to advocate for themselves and others and make the change they wish to see in their lives and communities. In 2022, we trained 2,248 participants in our storytelling for leadership and action leadership; and 823 participants from community program. As a result, 88% took informal and formal leadership roles, 30% started a business, and 7% got professional advancement opportunities (this means either getting a job or promotion at work, or getting academic opportunities). 89% increase in leadership.
Professional development - this program works with job-seeking youth and professionals to develop the soft skills needed to start income-generating activities, get jobs, and perform well in the workplace. By combining technical training with soft skills like effective communication, professional readiness, indentifying and building strengths, seeking out opportunites, priortization, goal setting, etc. Resonate helps youth and young professionals in east africa learn the leadership skills necessary to advance their careers. In 2022, we trained 224 participants in our professional development program.
TRAINING OF FACILITATORS (ToF) - THROUGH AN INTENSIVE LEARNING PROCESS, RESONATE TRAINS FACILITATORS FROM A PARTNER ORGANIZATION'S STAFF TO DELIVER RESONATE'S STORYTELLING FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. IT ALLOWS PARTNERS TO REWARD AND DEVELOP HIGH-POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES BY NOMINATING THEM TO TAKE PART IN THE ToF PROGRAM WHERE THEY BUILD THEIR FACILITATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND HELPS RESONATE REACH MORE WOMEN AND GIRLS. IN 2022, WE TRAINED 80 FACILITATORS IN OUR TRAINING OF FACILITATORS PROGRAM.
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