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Merge 104.8 | 01 June 2022
Outward Bound Oman (OBO) and Lahunna Oman have partnered up to launch Sidrah, a leadership program for young women in the country, between the ages of 18-25.
This is the first leadership program for young women in the Sultanate, and it mainly aims to lay a solid foundation for participants to take a proactive role in identifying viable solutions to some of today’s pressing youth concerns in line with the directives outlined in Oman Vision 2040.
The pilot program will run from June to December of this year, and in the span of seven months, Sidrah will allow participants to hone their employability skills, challenge their self-reliance and perseverance and unleash their talents.
The program will do this, using a non-conventional learning model and it will be broken in two phases. Phase I will involve a four-day camping trip in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, and phase II will further cement the growth of its young women through dedicated coaching with an international tri-sector coach from Singapore’s prestigious National Youth Achievement Award – who will expand their horizons in the areas of strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship.
While undergoing this unique project-based learning exercise, Lahunna will expose a select group of participants to leaders from the government, private and civil society sectors in Oman, some of whom will be invited to mentor the young women as they work on concept papers addressing some of today’s pressing national concerns, and leading the way in overcoming them.
Mark Evans, OBO’s Executive Director said, “Youth are confronted with what is an increasingly competitive, challenging world. Partnering with Lahunna Oman and co-designing a programme such as Sidrah will not only help build the capabilities of young women and girls but will also open doors for them to expand their professional horizons.”
Lahunna founder Shatha Salim Al Maskiry, said that Sidrah is a natural extension of Lahunna’s objectives.
“Participants will understand they do not require championing nor empowering – they have all the ingredients to excel within themselves. We hope to instill a heightened self-awareness by the end of Phase I that will propel them as they navigate Phase II,” she said.
Sidrah is supported by SOHAR Port & Freezone as the programme’s impact partner and Al Wisal, Merge 104.8 and Virgin Radio Oman as radio partners.
The new leadership program calls on young women from across the country to register today and become a part of advancing Oman’s Vision 2040. For more details please visit https://forms.gle/is1obQm1Vu1oNNgTA
