The High school Leadership Development - HLD Initiative

DAY'S STORY ON HUMILITY AND HUMANITY.

The Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Robinson once backed out of a fight because he had a dream he was going to kill his opponent in the ring.

However, after being convinced by a priest, he agreed to fight. He knocked Jimmy Doyle out cold, who was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead the next day.

After Jimmy Doyle's death, Robinson found out about how Doyle wanted to use the money earned in the fight to buy his mother a home. So Robinson saved the money from his next four fights to buy Doyle's mom a house.

WHAT DO YOU LEARN FROM THE STORY ?

New term, fresh engagements.

By God's grace, this weekend marked the resumption of our biweekly leadership sessions and trainings in some of our partner schools. Inset are images from one of the sessions we had at Mpoma School ~ Mukono.

HLD ~ nurturing young leaders for today and tomorrow.

HLD@10

ONGOING: Student Leader's Conference, hosted by Soroti Municipal SS. We are convened under the theme "Servant Leadership"

This is our second leadership workshop this month, and are glad to be engaging these youth leaders on areas that challenge them around character, leadership, mentorship and social transformation.

Indeed, no society can rise above the character of it's leaders. We are nurturing transformational servant leaders of and for our country.

HLD @10.

Ongoing: Maiden HLD youth / prefects leadership workshop (in Lira) successfully took shape this morning.

Our third session on "Foundations of servant leadership" is ongoing at Zegans Hotel - Lira City.

In attendance are prefects patrons and staff from a section of schools within Lira City.

Glory to God.
HLD @10.

HLD - Extending our youth mentorship and leadership development initiative to Lango region.

Tomorrow, Saturday 15th July, we will be launching our operations in Lira region through our maiden leadership Conference hosted at Zegans Hotel - Lira City.

We thank our volunteer and support team that are making this possible.

Long live HLD
HLD@10.
Ewinya Andrew , Elasu Edmond , Abedi George II

From us to you and yours !
Eid-Al-Adha Mubaraka to you.

HLD @10

HLD: Halcyon High school Soroti.

Over the weekend, we saw off the old Student leader's regime and ushered in the new team, in a hand over event that was successful.

Halcyon High is our second longest serving partner school in Teso, with our student leaders mentorship program running far back as 2013.

Our regional coordinator and a host of several alumni were present.

We wish the new regime the best as they take on leadership of their school.

Ewinya Andrew , Abedi George II , Elasu Edmond

The revival - HLD Leadership Conference.
Ladies and gentlemen, our second confirmed speaker !
Eluku Michael
Looking forward to 22 July, we will be in Soroti City !
Ewinya Andrew, Elasu Edmond, Abedi George II,
HLD @10.

WHEN UNFAIRLY WINNING IS MEANINGLESS !

Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was only a few meters from the finish line, but got confused with the signs and stopped, thinking he had finished the race. A Spanish man, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him and, realizing what was going on, started shouting to the Kenyan to keep running. Mutai did not know Spanish and did not understand.

Realizing what was going on, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory. A reporter asked Ivan, "Why did you do this?" Ivan replied, "My dream is that one day we can have some sort of community life where we push ourselves and help each other win." The reporter insisted "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win. The race was his."

The reporter insisted and asked again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied: "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of this medal? What would my Mother think of it?"

The values are transmitted from generation to generation. What values do we teach our children and how much do you inspire others to earn? Most of us take advantage of people's weaknesses instead of helping to strengthen them.
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A SHORT STORY ABOUT LOYALTY, TRUST & VITAL RELATIONSHIPS.

Cristiano Ronaldo - "I have to thank my friend Albert Fantrau for my success. We played together for a youth club.

When people from Sporting arrived, they told us that whoever scored more goals would be accepted to their Academy". "We won that game 3-0, I scored the first goal, then Albert scored a header, and the third was a goal that impressed everyone. Albert went on one on one with the goal keeper.

I was running next to him, he went round the keeper, all he needed to do was just to get the ball into the empty net. But, he passed it to me and I scored.

I was accepted to the Academy. After the match, I approached him and asked him “why” and he answered; “You’re better than me”. Several years after, journalist went to Albert’s house, and asked whether the story was true. He confirmed it.

He also said that his career as a football player finished after that match and he is now unemployed. “But where did you get such a gorgeous house, a car etc?

You seemed to be a rich person. You also maintain your family…… where is all from? Albert proudly replied; its from Cristiano.

MORALE: never forget the person who believed in you and gave you a helping hand in life.

What a memory.

Meet George, one of our own alumni who will be featuring in our upcoming Conference in Soroti City.
We can't wait for July !

ELEVEN POWERFUL LESSONS TO LEARN FROM A HEN.

✔1. She first lays enough eggs before sitting on them
GOOD PLANNING.

✔2. When she starts sitting on her eggs, she minimizes movements
DISCIPLINE.

✔3. She physically loses weight while sitting on her eggs due to decreased feeding
SACRIFICE AND SELF DENIAL

✔4. She can sit on eggs for another hen INDISCRIMINATION AND GENEROSITY.

✔5. She sits on her eggs for twenty one (21) days, patiently waiting, even if they do not hatch, she will lay eggs again
FAITH, HOPE AND NOT DISCOURAGED.

✔6. She detects unfertilized eggs and rolls them out
SENSITIVE AND DISCERNING.

✔7. She abandons the rotten eggs and starts caring for the hatched chicks even if it is only one
WISDOM, CONSCIOUSNESS, AND REALISTIC

✔8. No one touches her chicks
PROTECTIVE AND LOVE.

✔9. She gathers all her chicks together
UNITY OF PURPOSE.

✔10. She cannot abandon her chicks before they mature
MENTORSHIP.

✔ 11. She is always at the front of her chicks.
LEADERSHIP

"Never Give Up in life, do the needful and leave the rest to God.

Friends, we are finally resuming our leadership workshops, dubbed Vision Conference. Soroti will host our first, this year. As we celebrate 10 Years of HLD, we will be reaching out to all our alumni across the regions on how you can get involved.

HLD team.

Eid Mubarak !
A beautiful Eid day to all members of our Moslem community on this blessed day.

Its a blessed new week !

CELEBRATING ONE OF OUR OWN !

So, today is Ewinya Andrew 's birthday, one of our regional Coordinators in charge of Teso region.
From as early as 2012, he has been instrumental in advancing the HLD vision, widening our reach and keeping our Alumni network engaged and connected.

Besides being a former Seminerian, Andrew is passionate about Human Development, Human Rights, Youth mentorship, and Football. No wonder he is an Arsenal diehard.

We celebrate him as he adds a year to his age. May God bless the works of your hands and grant your deepest heart's desires.

A beautiful and Happy Birthday to you Andrew !

A simple reminder to do good to others or atleast not harm them. Wishing none harm, thinking none harm and doing none harm.

The world is big enough to accommodate us all.

SIX LITTLE STORIES WITH LOTS OF MEANINGS

(1). Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer, all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella. That is faith.

(2). When you throw babies in the air, they laugh because they know you will catch them. That is trust.

(3). Every night we go to bed without any assurance of being alive the next morning, but still we set the alarms to wake up. That is hope.

(4). We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future. That is confidence.

(5). We see the world suffering, but still, we get married and have children. That is love.

(6). On an old man's shirt was written a sentence 'I am not 80 years old; I am sweet 16 with 64 years of experience.' That is attitude.

Have a happy day and live your life like these six stories.

New year, new goals amidst thin and thick.
Progress is for those who press on against all odds.

Greetings to you all HLD fraternity !

Successfully launched our programs at SSAKU SS Wobulenzi, one of the may partner schools we recently and officially entered into partnership with.

HLD Uganda team.

We will miss them. May their souls rest in peace.

Special wishes to you our Alumni, regional teams and respective partners , associates. Have a blessed day !

From us to you all !

CONGRATULATIONS BARNABAS !

We are excited to share with the rest of the HLD fraternity news coming in from Kyambobogo University around the recently held Guild Elections.

One of our own took up the challenge and emerged a winner and now a duly elected GRC representing his college.

Barnabas went through our leadership mentorship program while at Halcyon High School Soroti where he served as head prefect and later on as the Vice President of Agriculture Students Association in Year one at Kyambobogo University.

Following yesterday's Elections, he will now go on to serve as a Guild Representative for his Faculty.
We wish Barnabas as well as all the other alumni who participated in University Elections and won, success in their terms of office.

We also congratulate other comrades who vied for various offices and didn't make it, remember leadership is influence. Even without a political office, we still have something to do about our communities and country.