In-Person,
4-day Trainings
in ASIA
Training Fee
International NGOs and Affiliated
EUR 700 p.P*
National NGOs from Asia
EUR 350 p.P*
for training in South-East Asia
INR 25,000 p.P*
for training in South-Asia
* MODE OF PAYMENT: Pay online or through direct bank transfer | DISCOUNTS: 10% off for groups of 3 or more, 20% off for Early Bird registration | Read: Terms & Conditions
The In-Person Trainings includes
24 hours of training, split into four days into sixteen sessions | A package with all the training material | Impact Training Certificate Leadership and Team Management | Lunch, drinks and snack
What sets us apart
Our work is guided by a simple principle: Head, Heart, and Hand.
The Head stands for clear thinking and proven content, the Heart for care, reflection, and purpose, and the Hand for practical, well-designed facilitation that turns learning into action.
Proven and Impactful Content
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A rich and growing toolbox – creative, practical tools and methods, many of which are openly published and widely used beyond our work.
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Deep insight into civil society – shaped by over 10 years of coaching, training, and long-term work with thousands of civil society leaders and practitioners.
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Rooted in real leadership experience – our team brings first-hand experience from working in the sector, including in senior roles.
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Continuously improved – we learn from participants and feedback and regularly refine our content.
Care for People and Purpose
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Individualised support – we care for each person and adapt our support to their context, role, and challenges.
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Reflection as a driver of change – our facilitation includes reflection, awareness, and peer exchange, because change starts with self-reflection.
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Trust-based relationships – we build personal, trustful relationships that go beyond a single training or service.
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Commitment to a strong social fabric – we see civil society actors as essential and feel responsible for supporting their work.
Outstanding Facilitation
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Highly experienced facilitators – professional facilitators with experience from hundreds of workshops, trainings, and processes.
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Engaging, participatory methods – no PowerPoint; instead, we use discussions, role plays, case studies, reflection, games, and creative formats.
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Well-prepared and well-managed processes – our trainings and facilitation processes are carefully designed, structured, and well timed.
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Goal-oriented and adaptive – we balance participants’ needs with clear objectives to achieve meaningful outcomes.
Our Facilitators
Beykham Saleumsouk
Topics: Leadership and Team Management
Beykham is a dedicated facilitator specialising in adult learning, soft skills training, and youth development. With a focus on empowerment, Beykham's expertise extends to leadership training, gender equality, and inclusive education. She excels in designing custom curricula and comprehensive programs, collaborating with local stakeholders and sponsors to meet specific needs.
Beykham's work transforms individuals and communities, equipping them with essential skills and promoting lifelong learning. Her passion for capacity building and education drives positive change, making her a catalyst for personal and societal growth. Beykham Saleumsouk's commitment to enhancing skills, leadership, and gender equality through education leaves a lasting impact on those working with her.
lav Bunrithy
Topics: Leadership and Team Management, Organizational Development, Advocacy
With over 20 years of experience in national and international NGOs and government ministries, Bunrithy specializes in providing comprehensive training, coaching, and capacity development services at grassroots, national, and regional levels. His expertise includes Do No Harm and Conflict Sensitivity, Organizational Development, Leadership and Team Management, and Advocacy, among other areas.
Throughout his career, he has consistently driven organizational growth and social impact, leveraging his extensive knowledge and expertise to deliver high-quality results. Based in Phnom Penh, Bunrithy is committed to making a meaningful difference and contributing to the success of the organizations and communities he serves.
Rishi Meena
Topics: Leadership and Team Management, PCM, Design Thinking, Innovation
Rishi is a social impact strategy and development professional with 14+ years of experience in institution development and project management across livelihoods, climate, health, and nutrition. He specializes in building agile teams, fostering innovation, and driving collaborations. He has worked in strategy and program management at TRI, as Scaling Coordinator at Welthungerhilfe, and as an Executive at PRADAN. His expertise includes project management, organizational strategy, IT-based systems, and stakeholder engagement. At CSA International, he leverages design thinking, digital transformation, and social innovation to create impactful learning programs. Rishi holds a management degree from FMS Delhi and a B.Tech from MNNIT Allahabad.
Sohini paul
Topics: Leadership, Social Accountability, Advocacy,
Human Rights-Based Approach, Coaching
Sohini Paul brings over thirty years of experience in the development sector, grounded in a strong social science background. She holds a master’s degree in Geography and Regional Planning and is a certified Life and Leadership Coach. Her work combines analytical rigour with a deep commitment to human growth, learning, and transformation.
Over the years, Sohini has worked with a wide range of social change organisations on issues including local self-governance, the right to information, and land rights. She has extensive experience in strengthening the capacities of civil society actors, from grassroots communities to large networks and coalitions.
Passionate about building a vibrant and resilient civil society, Sohini is known for her warm, inclusive, and reflective facilitation style. She creates learning spaces that encourage curiosity, trust, and meaningful growth.
Trang Nguyen
Topics: Resource Mobilization, Social Innovation, Marketing Communication, Coaching
Trang Nguyen holds a degree in Social Sciences and has worked with governmental and non-governmental organisations in India, Vietnam, and Germany — including GIGA Hamburg, GIZ, and Welthungerhilfe. Since joining CSA in 2015, she has moved from marketing and communications into facilitation, mentoring, and coaching, with a focus on resource mobilisation, communication, innovation, and social entrepreneurship.
In 2018, she co-developed CSA’s first fundraising and resource mobilisation curriculum, which has since reached hundreds of participants across Asia and Africa. Since 2019, Trang has played a key role in leading innovation processes and training workshops at CSA International. A creative and forward-thinking professional, she thrives on learning, sharing, and connecting.
In 2020, she became a professionally trained Life and Leadership Coach, further expanding her ability to support individuals and teams on their growth journeys.
Leadership &
Team Management
for NGOs
Become An Empathetic Leader and Empower Your Team
Strong leadership and effective team management are essential for NGOs to deliver impact, navigate complexity and build resilient organisations. Leadership in civil society is not only about strategies and results, but about how people are led — with clarity, empathy, values and responsibility. Good leadership strengthens organisational performance and supports staff motivation, wellbeing and professional growth.
This training is one of our most established and successful formats. We have been developing and facilitating it for almost a decade, working with NGOs and social enterprises worldwide. Thousands of participants have taken part, valuing its practical relevance, reflective depth and direct applicability to their leadership roles.
This course is designed for current and emerging leaders in NGOs and social enterprises, including directors, programme and project managers, team leaders and department heads.
Participants gain practical leadership and management tools, strengthen coaching and performance management skills, and develop greater self-awareness — enabling them to lead teams more effectively and sustainably.
What this training is about
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Leadership values, vision and self-leadership
Participants reflect on their personal values, leadership style and talents, and explore self-leadership as the foundation of effective leadership – recognising that the most important leadership tool is oneself. -
Leading and managing teams effectively
The training addresses how to build trust, foster team spirit, manage conflicts and guide teams through different phases of group development, combining people-orientation with task clarity. -
Performance management and motivation
Participants work with practical tools for staff performance management, explore different ways of managing people (e.g. by example, delegation and objectives), and learn how to motivate individuals and teams. -
Coaching skills for leaders
A strong focus is placed on coaching as a leadership skill, including introduction to the GROW model, coaching simulations and peer practice to strengthen everyday leadership conversations. -
Reflection, habits and practical application
Through self-assessment tools, values exercises, reflection sessions and peer exchange, participants develop sustainable leadership habits and concrete action plans they can apply directly in their organisations.
Project Cycle Management
Build Coalitions and Influence Policy-Makers
Many NGOs recognise the importance of effective project management in achieving sustainable social impact, yet struggle to translate plans into well-implemented and measurable results. Increasing complexity, donor requirements, and the need for adaptive management demand strong project cycle management skills. This training equips NGO practitioners with practical concepts, tools, and methods to design, implement, monitor, and adapt projects confidently across the entire project cycle, from idea to evaluation
This course is designed for professionals from international and national NGOs who work on designing and managing projects and want to sharpen their project management practice. It is well suited for those looking to deliver clearer results, respond better to complexity, and strengthen impact in their day-to-day management.
Participants leave the training with a clearer, more confident approach to managing projects in real-world conditions. They gain practical tools they can immediately apply, improved decision-making and team management skills, and a stronger ability to link project work to results, learning, and organisational strategy.
What this training is about
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Project Design and Planning
Learn how to design robust projects using stakeholder analysis, problem and solution trees, logical frameworks, indicators, and means of verification to ensure clarity, relevance, and feasibility from the outset. -
Theory of Change and Results Thinking
Develop and apply Theory of Change and results chains to clearly link activities, outputs, outcomes, and impact, strengthening strategic thinking and results-based project design. -
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
Gain practical skills to track progress, measure results, manage risks, and design monitoring and evaluation systems, including the introduction to MIS tools that support learning and adaptation. -
Managing Teams and People in Projects
Strengthen your ability to lead and manage project teams through effective decision-making, delegation, and team development, supported by simulations and practical exercises. -
Project Integration and Adaptive Management
Understand how projects connect to wider organisational strategies and systems, enabling better alignment, sustainability, and adaptive management across the full project cycle.
Social Enterprise Development
Building sustainable ventures with profit and purpose
Social enterprises combine entrepreneurial approaches with a clear social or environmental mission. This training introduces the core concepts of social enterprise development and shows how they differ from conventional, profit-maximising business models.
Participants learn how to identify real community or market problems and translate them into viable, mission-driven ventures. The course emphasises practical application, learning from proven examples, and adapting ideas through continuous feedback and experimentation.
This course is designed for social entrepreneurs, NGO and CSO staff, community leaders, innovators, and support organisations who want to develop, launch, or strengthen social enterprises and inclusive business models.
The course offers hands-on tools, peer learning, and real-world insights to move from ideas to implementation. Participants work with proven frameworks and case studies from successful social enterprises to build ventures that are both impactful and financially sustainable.
What this training is about
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From problem to enterprise idea:
Identify social or environmental challenges and turn them into viable social enterprise concepts through structured ideation and validation processes.
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Lean and adaptive management:
Apply lean entrepreneurship approaches to test assumptions, learn from users, and iteratively improve products, services, and business models.
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Customers, beneficiaries, and feedback:
Design value propositions that work for both beneficiaries and paying customers, using continuous feedback to strengthen relevance and uptake.
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Financing and investment pathways:
Understand typical funding and investment cycles for social enterprises, including grants, impact investment, and blended finance, and how to prepare for investors.
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Learning from practice:
Analyse successful cases such as micro-franchising models for off-grid solar, inclusive agricultural enterprises like One Acre Fund and Amul, and other mission-driven ventures, with opportunities to exchange directly with experienced social business founders.