Timor-Leste: first ever zero-dollar Youth Leadership Camp!

Youth Creative for Development (the new name for Asosiasaun Desportu ba Moris) organized in Dili, from July 16 to 28, the 8^th edition of Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) – the Sport for Life train-the-trainer, focused on building participants’ facilitation skills.

Day 1: Participants, facilitators, partners and researchers warming up to each other

This was the first ever 100% self-funded YLC: registration fees of $270 ($15 per participant x 18 participants, plus two other participants who had registered for a previous edition) were sufficient to cover the costs of running the whole two-week train-the-trainer, which comprised a huge variety of activities including two multi-sport events for kids. This is significant because finally these young organizers have proven to themselves and the world (we’re sure colleagues in Cabo Verde and Mozambique are watching, but hopefully also other organizations in Timor-Leste and elsewhere) that they don’t need financial support, donations or subsidies to run any kind of activities.

How did they manage to reduce participant fees by 40% (from $25 to $15 per participant) and at the same time reduce the cost per participant by 75% (from $60 to $15)? The main trick was……… NOT to offer food! Some organizations are used to PAY participants to attend workshops AND offer meals (coffee breaks and lunch, at least), otherwise “participants won’t come”. Unbelievably for them, Youth Creative for Development had the guts not only to CHARGE participants a fee, but also NOT to provide any food (and ask participants to make arrangements for their own food). Participants paid, arranged their own food, and were still incredibly thankful for the unique learning and development opportunity!

Of course, “zero-dollar” is not just about food. YLC #8 would not have been possible without the generous contribution of multiple partners, individuals and organizations who brought their time, energy and other resources to make it a fabulous experience for all taking part. Knua Juventude Fila Liman (UNDP’s youth entrepreneurship centre) provided the awesome training room, water, air-con, projector, social media channels to get participants and to communicate about the initiative, etc. Suku Kamea provided the training room and celebration venue for several days (at the headquarters of Youth Creative for Development). We had inspiring speakers from Aliansa Nasional Kontrola Tabaku (National Alliance to Control Tobacco), The Asia Foundation (on gender violence), UNFPA (on early pregnancy), Project Everest (on entrepreneurship and solar energy). Ahimsa-ka facilitated a fabulous yoga session (“The Best”, a participant said with two thumbs up). In the sport events we had participation from the Kulau Village Chief, Timor-Leste Boxing Federation, Youth & Children for the Future Ponta Leste, Sols 24/7, OTAS (youth cultural association), Almarben (music band).

Certificates Ceremony: high-fives and energy tunnel to energize new facilitators to make it happen!

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At the end of the two weeks, participants were emotional, sharing how they felt as a family. Some did not want it to end there (yes, there were tears). And it doesn’t need to end, ever: participants made concrete commitments to continue spreading Sport for Life in their communities in the coming months, and should be working with each other to make it happen. They also shared precisely the challenge of moving from planning to implementation. Youth Creative for Development facilitators expressed their availability to help them move forward – not with money, but with coaching, advice and training as appropriate.

Let’s spread Sport for Life to all Timor-Leste! Halo deit! Let’s do it!