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Table of contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Organizational Background 1
2.1 Vision 1
2.2 Mission 1
2.3 Core values 1
3 Strategic Objectives 2
3.1 Fair Trade 2
3.2 Food security 2
3.3 Natural Resources Governance 3
3.4 Technology Transfer 3
3.5 Capacity Enhancement 3
3.6 Risks and Emergencies 3
5 Staffing 6
10 Current programs 8
10.1 Completed program designs 9
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1 Introduction
2 Organizational Background.
2.1 Vision
Our vision is to contribute to a just future without poverty and a world with
intact, well functioning ecosystems.
2.2 Mission
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• Trade and markets as key drivers of sustainable livelihoods and as
pathways out of poverty.
• Facilitate smallholder producers compliance with international production
and marketing standards
• Facilitate protection of intellectual property rights (Patents)
• Facilitate improved access to affordable credit for small holder groups.
3.2 Food Security: To work towards improved food security among poor and
vulnerable groups by focusing on the following:
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4 Organizational Leadership and Governance
Mr. Mabena has wide experience in international railway systems and has
interacted with a number of donor organizations including World Bank, IMF,
Cida, Danida, Sida, Transmark, R.I.T.E.S, Malaysia, Indonesia, and New
Zealand, Mr. Mabena holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from
Sunderland University (UK) and is a Fellow of the Zimbabwe Institution of
Engineers, Chartered Institute of Transport and Member of the Institute of
Directors.
The Director, Mr. Andrew Sibanda is a high achieving professional with ever
deepening knowledge of designing and managing innovative multi-sector,
multi-stakeholder programs. He worked for the International Crops Research
Institute as an M and E officer in a regional livestock production and
marketing program that operated in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Namibia.
Mr. Sibanda also has experience at the highest level of program management
with demonstrated skills as the Assistant National coordinator of the UNEP
funded Desert Margins Program in Zimbabwe. He also worked as a high
achieving Provincial Advisor to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism
under DANIDA’s District Environmental Action Planning (DEAP) Program. Mr.
Sibanda has wide experience in research, program designing,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation. He has worked as private
consultant and has experience as an external evaluator (and team leader) of
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multi-sector programs implemented by national and international development
agencies in Zimbabwe. ,
Mr. Sibanda whose work experience spans government, private, regional and
international organizations understands the development space, policy and
practice in Zimbabwe. He also possess excellent analytical skills (including
data analysis) well developed report writing skills, designing, implementing M
& E systems. He holds a degree in Rural and Urban Planning, and graduate
certificate in environment and development, certificate in monitoring and
evaluation, GIS, and training of trainers.
Mrs. Polite Sibanda is an educationist with experience that spans over two
decades. She holds a diploma in education and has served in various private
school boards. She is well versed with education policy and practice in
Zimbabwe.
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(vii) Capacity and Talent Development Advisor: Pastor Kamba Nleya.
Pastor Kamba Nleya has wide experience in developing the total person. He
has been a serving Pastor and counselor for more than 10 years. Pastor
Nleya has been involved in talent identification and development among
children and young adults in more than 10 SADC countries, and the United
Kingdom. He holds a diploma in education and a Grade 5 qualification in
music.
5 Staffing
LDT is currently not running programs on the ground, but has identified four
members of staff. Namely, Andrew Sibanda, (Director/Programs Manager),
Mr. Shelton Makanda (Finance officer) and Mr Shadreck Zhou, (market and
trade Analyst), and Ms Samukeliso Mabhena.
Fair Trade
Impacts
Policy makers, on poor
Program media, opinion people
Interventions Leaders
7 Our footprint
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Ultimately our program coverage will encompass other African countries, the
Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries.
LDT occupies a suit of six fully furnished and equipped offices located in
Bulawayo, and the addresses are as follows:
Funds available Current operations are from the board members and
consultancy operations conducted by the staff members. Current main
expenditures include payment of office rentals, organisation’s registration,
and proposal development costs.
10 Current programs
The LDT technical team has completed four program designs for submission
to prospective funders as follows:
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development youths and Beit-bridge
program children. and
• Development Bulawayo
of talent
among
youths
Mopane worm • Suatainable Matobo, 180 000.00 -
project harvesting of Mangwe
(concept note) mopane
worms
• product
development
and value
addition of
mopane
worms
• Marketing of
mopane
worms