Raoul Wallenberg Academy for Young Leaders
Raoul Wallenberg Academy for Young Leaders, RWA, is the only
concentrated programme in Sweden focusing solely on leadership
training for young people. The RWA curriculum is offered to
high-school students.
RWA reaches out to two main target groups. The first group
consists of schools, organizations or private enterprises that wish
stimulate an interest for leadership issues among youngsters, and
contribute to developing their skills to become good leaders. RWA
offers tailor-made self-funded programmes focusing both on
theoretical and practical leadership training, or the option of
sponsoring the Academy's general programmes.
The second target group consists of those young scholars, who
have an ambition and passion to lead others. To them, RWA offers a
curriculum based on value oriented leadership, with practical
techniques and theoretical training taught in the spirit of Raoul
Wallenberg's leadership.
Every generation needs strong leaders
As World War II raged in Europe a little over 60 years ago,
Swedish-born Raoul Wallenberg went to Budapest in Hungary, and
managed to save the lives of thousands of people from Nazi
genocide.
With the conviction that one person can make a difference, Raoul
Wallenberg's actions have set an example to the world, of what good
leadership can be. Driven by compassion and courage, Wallenberg
succeeded in making change happen, through others.
All times and situations need good leaders. To develop
capacities and stimulate commitment of other people, good
leadership needs to adapt to the group and the task ahead. A leader
is someone with initiative, with the power to reach out, and the
ability to create results.
Raoul Wallenberg Academy for Young Leaders offers a forum where
young people with an interest in leadership can obtain the insights
and practical tools they need, to set new examples to the world of
what difference good leaders can make.
