Leadership Workshop in Kenya: Empowering Future Leaders
7 November 2026 | Kenya | Half-day | 21 participants
This was my first workshop in Kenya. There were 21 participants, adults and youth leaders who already serve their community in practical, everyday ways. Was in Kenya on a community development trip and had a chance to work with a small community in Kitale.
The session had two aims. The first was for the adult leaders. The intention was to demonstrate rather than teach. I did not go there pretending I’m the expert because I wasn’t. I did not understand their context. I wanted the adult leaders to see possibilities rather than tell them what they should do.
So I designed learning activities which the youth went through, and then I coached them through what they noticed in the experience. The adults watched the whole process. They saw what happens when young people are asked to reflect instead of just listen. Insight that comes from the youth’s own lens and experience tends to stay with them.
The second aim was the content itself, which was about character. We worked on integrity, resilience and ownership, and why these matter so much for leaders in communities where resources are stretched and systems can’t always be relied on. Where structures are thin, a leader’s character often is the structure. People need to trust that you’ll do what you say, keep going when it’s hard, and take responsibility instead of waiting for someone else to.
My thanks to Mr & Mrs Odari, leaders in their local community, for the warm welcome and for opening the door to this work.
