Project Name: Building Bridges through Leadership Training (BBLT) and Building Bridges through Leadership Training Junior (BBLTJ) Phase 2

Duration: 5 years

Funded by: The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Summary: This project aims to unite 3,000 youth from diverse backgrounds, build their leadership skills, instill in them values of empathy, inclusiveness, and pluralism, and engage them in community service and active citizenship. Building on our learning and past three years of experience of offering our signature leadership programs Building Bridges through Leadership Training (BBLT) and Building Bridges through Leadership Training Junior (BBLTJ) in phase I, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands (EKN), we will offer two versions of these programs over the next five years in phase II. In Dhaka and Chattogram, where we have physical training facilities, we will offer these programs in a blended learning model (combining online and in-person classes). For youth outside Dhaka and Chattogram, we will offer these programs online. After receiving the leadership training, 3,000 BBLT and BBLTJ graduates will design and execute 375 community service projects in local communities and serve 37,500 community people. From these 375 community service projects, we will provide scale up support to 60 projects. Through this project, BYLC aspires to train the next generation of courageous, compassionate, and competent leaders who will lead Bangladesh into the future and make meaningful contributions in the private, public, and civil sectors.

Programs: BBLT, BBLTJ, LFK, APL