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Vol.2 , No. 6, Publication Date: Oct. 16, 2015, Page: 67-73
| [1] | Than Myint, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. |
| [2] | Daw Khin Saw Naing, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. |
| [3] | Roslee Abbas, Faculty of Social Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. |
| [4] | Nor Amalina Emran, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. |
| [5] | Khin Maung Ohn, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. |
The ultimate aim of rural health care is to empower the rural people so that the rural dwellers are capable of identifying their own health problems and selecting the most feasible and practical solutions within their means. To identify, nurture and encourage the emerging leaders in the rural community of Northern Borneo by creating opportunities for leadership, the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences has launched a leadership development programme targeting at the potential leaders of the villages in Kudat district. Two episodes of “one-day workshop” had been conducted so far. A total of 62 volunteers from 22 villages of rural Kudat had undergone the leadership development process planned and organized by the authors. 50% of workshop attendees are Rungus, 35% Bajau and the rest were Jawa, Suluk, Sugai and Chinese. 12 housewives were among the participants. Significant improvement in Knowledge scores was observed at the end of workshop. Over 60% of volunteers felt happy throughout the workshop and their inspirations and commitments to develop their communities were positive. It was expected that the participants of the workshop would be taking leadership roles in the respective villages in the near future. There is a need to assess the impact of the programme after five years.
Keywords
Leadership Development, Community Empowerment, Rural, Sabah, Borneo
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