WHY LEAP4CHANGE?

Current Realities

Future Realities

In a world where education and philanthropy are disconnected, how can students leverage their education to create sustainable global change during high school and college years?

LEAP4change leadership coaching empowers students to put their vision, education and training to work in the world.

In a world where volunteer programs are limited to local OR global impact, how can students use their time efficiently to impact themselves, their communities and their world?

LEAP4change builds diverse, local AND global leaders with a commitment to impact 3 communities at a time. LEAP’s model of partnerships builds trust among participants from diverse socio-economic, racial, and religious backgrounds.

In a world where corporations, churches, professionals, students and adults donate time, materials and money to those in need: How can we transform the entitlement to empowerment?

LEAP is based on empowerment and enterprise rather than the hand out of time, material goods and money.

Every LEAP can be scaled to new communities and leveraged to reach one’s potential.

In a world where students are:

1. trained to do for others, but less aware of their own strengths and weaknesses,

2. not given the opportunity to fail as often as past generations,

3. more connected, but less connected than ever before,

4. more anxious and take longer to complete college than past generations, and

5. often more entitled than empowered,

how can we build the emotional intelligence, resilience, and grit needed to be a successful leader in today’s global community?

The LEAP experience is designed to offer students the opportunity to:

1. know themselves as integral to the strength of a community,

2. take risks in a safe environment that looks at failure as an opportunity for success,

3. create personal and sustainable connections with disparate partners based on equality,

4. acknowledge the relevance and gift of education with accountability and a commitment to financial independence, and

5. transform entitlement into empowerment.

In a world where the majority of programs are designed by adults: how do we train and empower youth with the autonomy to envision, build and implement social or business enterprise around the globe?

A LEAP is a student’s vision 4 change in the world.

Every LEAP participant is trained and tested on the skills needed to lead himself and others.

Their “LEAP story” of impact is leveraged to access jobs, higher education and professional development.

In a culture of aid where outreach is defined by the handout of money, time, or material goods from an affluent to a non-affluent comunity, how do we teach students to collaborate as equals?

LEAP diverse partnerships combine education, empowerment, community and financial resources to build authentic, sustainable connections.

All LEAP participants share time together, empower change with micro-loans, and access material goods to ensure the success of their collaborative vision.

LEAP’s cycle of leadership leverages the study abroad connections to transform a global education into a partnership of sustainable impact.