WYSE Global Change Makers

Leadership coaching for the Sustainable Development Goals

WYSE Global Change Makers: Leadership Coaching for the Sustainable Development Goals is an exciting and unique opportunity to enhance your leadership skills in service of your community. Successful applicants will participate in a free, bespoke, coaching programme with a world-class leadership professional. Your leadership coach will support you as you lead a project which positively benefits your community. 

Over the course of 9 months you will attend an onboarding session, receive 6 one-on-one coaching sessions and attend a celebration event.  WYSE will also provide six 5 minute videos (one per month) with worksheets and provocations and a diary form for you to complete prior to your coaching sessions. Our coaches are all experienced coaches and work either as a leadership coach or as a leader who has integrated coaching in their leadership style. Many of them have been working with WYSE for many years as an alumni, faculty member or as a coach. In addition to the coaching sessions, you will access our global community.

During the programme your coach will support you to reflect on your project, identify and work towards goals, create learning that benefits you and your project. You will be supported to set goals, identify and work through challenges, manage your time and increase your overall effectiveness, influence and impact. The programme will help you to stay connected to your sense of purpose and motivation, as you navigate the real world challenges necessary to turn your vision into reality. 


Join us 

WYSE has worked with thousands of emerging leaders from over 120 different countries. WYSE Global Change Makers is open to people who are: 

✔️ 18 - 35 years old.
✔️ Committed to making a positive contribution in their community.
✔️ Have a project, or an idea for a project, which contributes towards the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The programme is open to people 18 - 35 years old, committed to making a positive contribution in their community and have a project, or an idea for a project, which contributes towards these UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. We are currently supporting people working on goals 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13.


What will I get from the programme? 

Over the course of a year, you will have a monthly one-to-one coaching session with a professional leadership coach. Our coaches are all experienced coaches and work either as a leadership coach or as a leader who has integrated coaching in their leadership style. Many of them have been working with WYSE for many years as an alumni, faculty member or as a coach.

In addition to the coaching sessions, you take part in 10 leadership workshops and access our global community. During the programme your coach will support you to reflect on your project, identify and work towards goals, create learning that benefits you and your project.

Growth

Your project is underway, but you want to develop its effectiveness and sustainability. 

We will help you to reflect on the early successes and development areas of your project so far, (re)align with your sense of purpose and vision, set goals, identify and overcome obstacles and develop the skills and confidence needed to take your project to the next level. 

Expansion

You have an established project, but you want to expand its reach, scope or effectiveness.

We will help you to evaluate your project’s impact so far, reflect on the context in which your project exists and what needs you are seeking to address, connect with your sense of vision and purpose, identify and overcome barriers and enhance the resourcefulness, resilience and self-awareness needed to expand your project.


Who is WYSE International? 

WYSE International is a global charity that has supported thousands of emerging leaders from over 120 countries. WYSE coaches are leadership professionals with experience coaching leaders all around the world. They offer their time and expertise on this programme for free in service of the Sustainable Development Goals.


How do I apply?

Applications for WYSE Global Change Makers are open throughout March 2024:


Programme impact

  • Satisfaction: 100% were satisfied with the programme.

  • Achievement: 93% achieved what they had hoped.

  • Gender parity: Our first programme was 46% female, 50% male and 4% non binary.

  • Supporting youth: 96% of participants in our first programme were under 35.

  • First coaching experience: At least 75% of our participants had never been coached before.

Participants report a significant increase in:

Confidence in ability to achieve their goals

Skills and knowledge to achieve their goals

Motivation to be of service to their community

Having a clear vision and goals

Connecting to their values in sense of purpose

Clear understanding of what motivates me to be of service


Alumni experiences

  • “One thing I know for sure is that I would not have gained a clearer understanding of my project goals if I hadn’t participated in this WYSE programme, I am truly appreciative”.

  • “My vision for the project I’m working on has grown, it has grown beyond me. Before it was just centred around me but now it is beyond me, there are people who are also passionate about the vision and are running it as best they can. This wouldn’t have been possible if I did not have the sessions I’ve had with my coach”. 

  • “What you guys provide for free, is what people pay hundreds of dollars for and here we are having it free of payment . . . it is a great thing you guys are doing, I really, really appreciate it. You are building a new world and the impact is going to be well utilised.”

  • “I get to interact with someone from a different background and solve common challenges, I think this has been the best thing. It has given me different exposure” 

  • “The last session that I had made me feel like I’ve reached a lot of the milestones in my project so far, my coach was able to recognise that as well, we were able to reflect on how much the ideas and project have developed over the last four or five months. Being able to see that progress has been really rewarding in such a short amount of time. It gives you the motivation and energy to keep going.” 

  • “It has been a mind changing event, I am just so excited to have been part of the programme. In the last year, there has been progress and growth, I can see it and it is visible”.


Participants


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