Why a leadership course for refugees?
Leadership as a future that isn't going to happen anyhow, is the state of being that will have the greatest impact on the lives and livelihoods of refugees by creating the confidence in knowing what is required to deal with the journey to that future, regardless of the resources at hand.
The UCF Youth Leadership and Project Management Program is designed and facilitated by Australian leadership and employment consultant, Katrina Mellick, specifically for emerging adult refugees.
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The Basic Course
The course has 6 modules based on a hierarchy of leadership and teamwork characteristics:
1. Principles and Values;
2. Self-expression;
3. Strengths and Contribution;
4. Collaborations
5. Communication and Management Tools
6. Developing Creative Capacity
A module is introduced each month.
The methodology follows a discussion process in which the participants are encouraged to fully understand the content and apply such as life or project practice.
PHASES
Phase I: The inaugural course of 2023 was facilitated by Katrina Mellick, online.
Since the completion of the inaugural course by 15 young adults, a core of emerging leaders and trainers have been identified to facilitate additional courses.
Phase II: Activated in September 2024, this advanced phase is working with 6 emerging leaders through the development of their own leadership and business projects.
Projects
Towards the end of 2024, a group of 6 emerging entrepreneurs designed business or social projects.
Umoja Community Foundation is grateful to the Mareeba Rotary Club, Australia, for providing seed funding for the projects. The projects were established in early 2025 and were reviewed in May.
The projects: two children's pastry baking programs, a children arts project, a dress-making training program, a guinea pig breeding farm, a finance literacy training program. The projects are presented on youtube.
