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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Preface: Curriculum
Re-development in
LEAD Africa
“The most important challenge facing Africa is first This workbook (Associate Learning Process
and foremost one of Leadership. That is a leadership Overview) is designed to address the learning
with a new vision and resolve”. This is the main process for the 2010 pilot programmes in Senegal
conclusion of a survey conducted in 2006 by CNN and Nigeria, and inform the LEAD SEA Programme,
in the context of its “Eye on Africa” programme. with a view to a roll-out over the next few years.
This belief is widely shared by the New African The learning process will include two National
Generation including African LEAD Fellows. Sessions, one Pan African, and one International,
with virtual learning in between. Regarding the
In creating LEAD, in the wake of the Rio UN National Sessions, the workbook provides more
Conference on Environment and Development detailed contents; whereas only an overview
(UNCED 1992), and setting up leadership is provided concerning the Pan-African and
programmes around the world including two International Sessions. The objective of the LEAD
programmes in Africa (Lead Nigeria, 1992; Lead Africa Fellowship programme is to be an innovative
Southern Africa 1994), little did the Rockefeller and attractive leadership programme, known for the
Foundation know that the concept would still be quality of its fellows and its Pan-Africa scope. This
so relevant after so many years. The extension workbook is the first illustration of that resolve.
of LEAD to Francophone Africa in 2000 has been
motivated by the same reasons. Maureen Akintayo, Director, LEAD Anglophone
West Africa (LEAD AWA)
The conviction that leadership is critical to the
development of Africa as a whole eventually Sosten Chiotha, Director, LEAD Southern and
prompted the three existing LEAD Member Eastern Africa (LEAD SEA)
Programmes in Africa to come together to create a
common platform: LEAD Africa. LEAD Africa was Masse Lo, LEAD Africa Coordinator and Director,
initiated to address continent-wide environment LEAD Francophone Africa (LEAD FA)
and development issues which taken individually,
Member Programmes were challenged to address
adequately. This led LEAD Africa to partner with
key Pan-African institutions (African Development
Bank, African Union, UNEP, etc), to implement its
vision. Since its inception, LEAD Africa has become
the largest Pan-African platform for young leaders
committed to promoting sustainable development
thanks to the collaboration over time of several
individuals including Masse Lo (LEAD Francophone
Africa), Professor Sosten Chiotha, (LEAD Southern
and Eastern Africa Director) and Professor Adeniyi
Osuntogun (former LEAD Anglophone West Africa
Director).
You can learn more about our work in Africa, and our
other activities by visiting www.shellfoundation.org.
INTRODUCTION TO THE
ASSOCIATE MANUAL