Forward Foundation

Were pretty chuffed with all the expertise weve been able to provide our partners in our first three years. Telling you about it all would take three years. Here are a few examples Were passionate about our partners vision. So we can help them to figure out where they want to go and how to get there. Forward Foundation Director, Michael is working... with our Ugandan partner Product of Prison on their strategy. He is helping them shape their future. Every month Founder, Celesta and Michael get together over the phone, skype or in-person to explore the direction Product of Prison are heading.No one else asks me the questions that Michael asks. And as a leader, I can sometimes feel a little isolated so its really helpful to have someone to discuss the future direction of Product of Prison. Celesta, Product of Prison Founder We run a one-week development programme that enables leaders to gain new perspectives on their leadership and organisations. We organise for our leaders to have regular sessions with a professional executive coach to explore the way they see the world and open themselves up to shifts and changes that will improve their leadership and wellbeing. We brought together a small group of leaders to spend one week together in Uganda. Co-created by participants and facilitated by a professional leadership coach, the group fed on experiences from exceptional organisations, were inspired by talented young Ugandans, shared insights between each other and had lots of time to reflect. There was also an element or two of surprise along the way! (Everyones lips are sealed)So whats the main lesson Ive taken from Discovery? I suppose it boils down to making decisions based on the things in life that are important to me and my sense of wellbeing. Once you get this right, other distractions seem to just fall into the background. Doug, Balloon Kenya We draw on our experience of working with lots of organisations working in different contexts to support our partners in developing their model for supporting young ...Read More