Capacity and Organizational Resilience Enhancement Programme Supports Leadership Development, Strategic Communication, Research, Proposal Writing, and Organisational Management
Young Climate Action Network (YOUCAN) has successfully completed a CORE Executive Committee Capacity Building Training under the Capacity and Organizational Resilience Enhancement (CORE) Programme, with support from the Centre of Excellence for Climate Change Research (C3ER), BRAC University.
The training was designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and organisational capacities of YOUCAN’s Executive Committee members, supporting the network’s continued development as a youth-led organisation working to advance climate action and environmental sustainability.
Through a combination of online and in-person sessions, the programme focused on key areas of organisational development, including leadership, strategic communication, project proposal development, research and documentation, and organisational management. These areas are essential for strengthening internal coordination, improving programme implementation, and building the institutional resilience required for sustained youth-led action.
The initiative also provided an opportunity for YOUCAN’s Executive Committee members to learn from experienced professionals and gain practical insights into strengthening the organisation’s strategic direction and operational effectiveness.
Building Stronger Leadership for Youth-Led Climate Action
Effective leadership is fundamental to the success of youth-led organisations. Beyond coordinating activities, organisational leaders must be able to set priorities, make informed decisions, manage teams, communicate effectively, and translate shared objectives into practical action.
The CORE capacity-building training placed emphasis on strengthening these capabilities among YOUCAN’s Executive Committee members. By investing in leadership development, the programme aimed to support members in carrying out their responsibilities more effectively and contributing to the organisation’s long-term growth.
Strong leadership also helps youth-led networks create an environment where members can collaborate, share responsibilities, develop ideas, and work towards common goals.
For an organisation engaged in climate education, environmental advocacy, youth empowerment, and policy engagement, these capabilities are particularly important. Effective leadership can help connect organisational vision with programme planning, community engagement, and meaningful outcomes.
Strengthening Strategic Communication and Organisational Management
Clear communication and effective management are essential for building a coordinated and resilient organisation. They help ensure that responsibilities are understood, priorities are communicated, and team members can work together towards shared objectives.
The training addressed strategic communication and organisational management, providing opportunities for Executive Committee members to strengthen their understanding of these important functions.
Strategic communication can help organisations articulate their mission, engage stakeholders, share their work, and communicate their priorities with greater clarity. For youth-led organisations, these skills are valuable when working with communities, partner institutions, development organisations, and other stakeholders.
Organisational management, meanwhile, supports internal coordination, responsibility-sharing, planning, and the effective use of available resources. Strengthening these systems can help an organisation respond to challenges, maintain continuity, and implement activities more efficiently.
Together, these areas contribute to building an organisation that is better equipped to coordinate its work, maintain productive partnerships, and pursue its objectives over time.
Developing Project Proposals, Research, and Documentation Skills
Turning ideas into impactful programmes requires more than enthusiasm. Organisations also need the ability to identify priorities, develop clear project concepts, prepare proposals, document activities, and communicate results.
The CORE training included project proposal development, research, and documentation as key learning areas, recognising their importance in strengthening organisational effectiveness and programme quality.
Project proposal development helps organisations present their objectives, planned activities, expected outcomes, and resource requirements in a structured manner. These skills are important when developing initiatives, communicating programme plans, and seeking opportunities for collaboration and support.
Research and documentation are equally valuable. Research can help organisations better understand the challenges they seek to address, while systematic documentation helps preserve institutional knowledge, record activities, and communicate learning and progress.
For YOUCAN, strengthening these capabilities can support more informed programme planning, clearer reporting, and a stronger foundation for future initiatives in climate action and youth engagement.
By developing these skills, Executive Committee members can contribute to a more structured approach to organisational learning and programme development.
Learning from C3ER, BRAC University
YOUCAN was privileged to learn from Dr. Ainun Nishat, Adviser; Dr. MD Golam Rabbani, Director; and Roufa Khanam, Deputy Director, from C3ER, BRAC University.
Their sessions provided critical insights and practical direction for strengthening the capacities of YOUCAN’s Executive Committee members. The engagement offered an opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and reflect on how stronger leadership, effective management, and institutional development can support youth-led climate action.
Mentorship and knowledge-sharing opportunities are important for emerging organisations, particularly those working to address complex challenges that require coordination, technical understanding, and sustained engagement.
The support provided through C3ER, BRAC University, reflects the value of collaboration between academic and research institutions and youth-led organisations. Such partnerships can help connect practical youth engagement with institutional knowledge and strengthen the capacities needed for long-term organisational development.
YOUCAN sincerely acknowledges C3ER, BRAC University, for its continued mentorship and institutional support in building the capacity of the organisation’s Executive Committee members.
Organisational Resilience: Investing in Long-Term Impact
Organisational resilience refers to an organisation’s ability to adapt to changing circumstances, manage challenges, maintain essential functions, and continue pursuing its mission over time.
For youth-led organisations, resilience depends on several interconnected factors, including capable leadership, effective internal systems, clear communication, institutional knowledge, and the ability to plan and manage resources responsibly.
Capacity-building initiatives can contribute to this resilience by equipping organisational leaders with practical skills and strengthening the systems that support their work.
The CORE programme provided YOUCAN’s Executive Committee members with an opportunity to develop capabilities across multiple areas of organisational functioning. These areas can help strengthen the foundation from which the organisation plans activities, manages responsibilities, communicates with stakeholders, and develops future programmes.
Investing in organisational capacity is therefore not simply an internal development exercise. It is also an investment in the organisation’s ability to sustain its work, collaborate effectively, and contribute to meaningful change in the communities it serves.
Strengthening YOUCAN’s Mission Through Continuous Learning
As a youth-led network committed to climate action and environmental justice, YOUCAN recognises that meaningful impact requires both a clear mission and the organisational capacity to deliver on it.
Climate action involves engaging communities, raising awareness, supporting youth leadership, advocating for change, and collaborating with stakeholders across different sectors. Carrying out this work effectively requires continuous learning, strategic planning, and strong organisational coordination.
The CORE Executive Committee Capacity Building Training represents an important step in strengthening these foundations. By developing leadership, communication, proposal-writing, research, documentation, and management skills, the programme supports the continued growth of the people responsible for guiding YOUCAN’s work.
The knowledge and insights gained through the training can inform ongoing organisational development and help Executive Committee members approach their responsibilities with stronger skills and a clearer understanding of effective organisational practices.
YOUCAN remains committed to learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement as it works to empower young people and advance a more sustainable and climate-resilient future.
Looking Ahead: Building Capacity for Lasting Change
YOUCAN extends its sincere gratitude to C3ER, BRAC University, and the resource persons who contributed their knowledge, experience, and guidance to the CORE Executive Committee Capacity Building Training.
The successful completion of the programme reinforces the importance of investing in youth leadership and organisational development. Stronger organisations are better positioned to coordinate their efforts, build meaningful partnerships, respond to emerging challenges, and sustain their contributions over time.
As YOUCAN continues to strengthen its institutional capacity, it looks forward to applying the knowledge gained through this training to its organisational practices, programmes, and future initiatives.
Empowering young people requires more than ideas—it requires strong leadership, capable teams, effective systems, and resilient organisations. By investing in these foundations, YOUCAN is strengthening its capacity to turn collective ambition into sustained climate action and meaningful change.
YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
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