The Voice Inc. (TVI) celebrated the graduation of its 1st Cohort of Developmental Leaders who have completed the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) course on Wednesday 23rd August, which was facilitated by the Building State Capability Team of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government through their Local Leadership and Collective Action Program (LLCAP). The Voice Inc. Executive Director Ms. Maliwai Sasingian said, 31 local leaders and champions of change across 7 provinces successfully completed the PDIA course online in a scale of 3months. “The PDIA course fills the capacity to develop young leaders to be agents of change. “ “The role of a being a leader is not done by an individual but requires the efforts of groups, networks and collisions to work together for positive change which is TVI’s vision.” Sasingian added that the 31 applicants were put into teams that are pushing for 6 reforms based on Sorcery Accusation Related Violence, Education, Higher Education, Decentralization and Youth Employment. One of the teams was focused on sorcery accusation related violence from Jiwaka to Mendi. The team decided to prioritize and focus on access to justice and through this process, they identified the need to set-up a legal desk at Kudiawa PHA Family Support Center by the end of this year. Meanwhile, Australian High Commission Minister Counsellor Mr. Paul Lehmann said the PDAI is a dynamic process with tight feedback loops that allows you to build your own solution to your problem that fits your local context. “The Australian Government is very happy and proud to support the course through our building community engagement programs in PNG.” Furthermore, The Voice Inc. Board Chair Dame Meg Taylor said, as a senior citizen, it gives her great hope for the future of this country that these small steps taken, will increase overtime and build a strong cohort that will reshape the nation. She also wished the 2nd cohort for 2023 the very best and to use the resources provided at the best of their ability for greater results. The 2nd cohort 2023 has a total of 17 members who started their lessons on the 23rd of August.