History of Leadership Development Program
Background of the Program
This verse in Isaiah 61:3-4 captures the mission of Compassion International’s Leadership Development Program: “…They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.” Compassion International’s Leadership Development Program, established in 1996 in the Philippines, and has been providing God’s children an opportunity to accomplish their dreams. The Leadership Development Program identifies gifted young men and women from Compassion’s top students. It gives them the opportunity to continue their studies by attending a university and receiving Christian leadership training. The primary emphasis of the Leadership Development Program ensures that every young person in this program receives a college education, biblically based leadership training and personal discipling to become servant leaders in their world for Jesus Christ. We believe that to transform young adults into confident, Christ like servant leaders, we need to provide them with a holistic program.
Policies, Principles and Philosophy
1.1. Purpose Statement The Leadership Development program is designed to identify and provide opportunity for outstanding Christian young men and women, who have been assisted by Compassion, to develop their potential as Christian leaders and contributors in their spheres of influence. 1.2. Strategy The strategy of the Leadership Development Program is to educate, train and disciple gifted young adults through sponsorship. Ethiopian LDP Country Profile Country: ETHIOPIA Country Office Information Date LDP Started: June 2004 Average Duration of Program: Four years The Leadership Development Program Specialists promote vision, passion, growth, development and overall quality of the LDP. They are responsible for effective implementation and execution of the LDP and are the direct contact in the field office for all the students. The LDP Specialists act as facilitators, counselors and advisors for the LDP students and are also responsible for collecting and sending all of the student materials. Country Highlights: Overview
Ethiopian leadership development Program is launched in April 2004 by registering 25 LDP students. Currently there are 123 active students registered in the program in three batches. Unlike most countries our LDP students are scattered in more than 22 campuses through out the country. To manage this challenge the program has developed its own website to deliver current and up-to-date information to LDP students, Mentors and Sponsors. (www.etldp.org) The program administration and management: the program closely supervised by the Country Management Team (CMT) and have regular meeting with the advisory committee every quarter. The advisory committee are actively participate in student selection process at the selection period (August to September) Program Promotion and LDP student Selection: this process going on different level to project workers, church leaders and students using different strategy and activities starting March to June.
Orientation Training: in October students will be provided with LDP Induction on various topics and compiled material will be delivered so that they can have the full package of the program’s information LDP Students Academic Period: starts from September to June with a very short semester break time in January or February. Mentoring and Receiving Church: In the Ethiopian context students are assigned in different universities by the government which is far from there home town. Therefore sending and receiving churches have a vital role in looking for mentors and to have close follow-up for our LDP students. The LDP specialist is supposed to visit and conduct training for the mentors during academic period to see students at there respective campuses. Reports about the students’ status usually collected from respective mentors and churches every quarter. Leadership Trainings: In order to conduct leadership training the office made a networking agreement with \related ministries so that they can deliver leadership and spiritual trainings for the students during their semester break time. The usual training during July to August and during January and February short break time workshops and seminars will be held. The office will provide opportunity for students to practice their leadership ability providing the chance to work in different child centers as well as various clusters in which they can exercise their skills. Students have the opportunity to practice on what they have learned in there former projects as well as various clusters. Leadership Activities and students’ participations:
1 Participation during project start up training by giving testimony on how sponsorship works, the role of project workers in child development,
2 Participation on various conferences on different issues
3 Counseling students on the near by projects
4 Senior LDP students share their experiences to the newly registered LDP students during the LDP student orientation training.
5 Tutorial class
6 Sunday school teacher
7 ET-LDP bulletin members
8 ET-disciplinary committee members
9 Assist the LDP Specialist at the office in their spare time Graduation Ceremony: Program completion is one of the happiest moments both for the LDP students and Compassion International. Following the academic calendar of different universities of Ethiopia, July and August is the period in which University graduation is taking place. LDP students will complete from the program on October and the LDP graduation ceremony will take place on November.
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