Guides familiarise with Zayed leadership skills

sharjah — The Sharjah Girl Guides (SGG) has organised the Zayed Leadership Programme for guides aged from 12-15, to mark the Year of Zayed. Held from March 25-29, the programme was designed to impart skills required to transform the young generation into highly qualified young women who would fill future leadership roles efficiently.

During the five-day training activities, participants learnt about leadership methods embraced by Sheikh Zayed and how to draw lessons from his unique experience that made him a successful and influential leader.

The programme helped the guides in team building, resource investing and effective communication, as well as how to influence others. They also learnt effective motivation strategies, how to turn one’s vision into reality and the role of strategic planning to reach desired goals.

Sheikha Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, manager of SGG, said: “As the late

The programme was tailored to develop the girls’ leadership skills and familiarise them with the UAE’s authentic heritage and history.” Sheikha Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, manager, SGG

founding father of the UAE was a visionary and unique leader whose momentous achievements and unlimited contributions at local and global levels have created the progressive and successful nation that we all enjoy so much today, we wanted our girls to benefit from his great legacy and follow in his footsteps to create be able to reach the zenith of their future careers and lives. “The programme was tailored to develop the girls’ leadership skills and familiarise them with the UAE’s authentic heritage and history,” she added.

The Sharjah Girl Guides aims to inspire and nurture future generations to become progressive global citizens by providing a platform to develop to their fullest potential. reporters@khaleejtimes.com