INVESTING IN THOUGHT LEADERS FOR AFRICA’S RENEWAL

Need to address: Serious leadership deficit on continent Contribute towards rebuilding African political

institutions , those for commerce, trade and investment

Address persistent problem of African underdevelopment

Contribute towards policy development on critical challenges facing the continent

A public service and non-profit African organisation

TMIAL is a partnership between Unisa and Thabo Mbeki Foundation

Dedicated to investing in and cultivating thought leaders for African’s renewal

1. Africans must be empowered to become masters of their own destiny and transform the world - Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed

2. Africa is capable of providing African solutions to African problems

3. Rebuild African institutions to consolidate democracy and create appropriate democratic systems

4. Africa must claim the 21st century for the reconstruction and development of all African countries

5. TMIAL envisages a future when Africa , as a birth place of all humanity, would become the place to nurture the human spirit

1 Paradigm shift re how Africans views themselves are viewed by others

2. Increase in high quality scholarship and research on African issues

3. African contribution to global issues4. African political rebirth and development

Investing in and liberating thought leaders for Africa’s renewal

To become the centre of choice for research, teaching, learning and dialogue by African thought leaders to achieve the African Renaissance

African ownership of policy agenda Sustainable African resource management Governance and responsibility to ensure African

peace, stability and development Harnessing Science and technology for African’s

renewal Africa (including Diaspora)’s place in the world:

working towards an agenda of integration Gender integration and social justice for Africa’s

renewal

Combination of leadership training with specialized knowledge in selected areas critical to Africa’s development

Recruiting and utilizing world renowned/ leading scholars

Becoming a unique knowledge resource

Professionals in different fields Members of different political parties Civil servants and civil society activists Women and gender activists Students and youth Spiritual/religious leaders and activists

Students:• Under graduate and post graduate students• Next phase: high school pupils • Next phase: primary school pupils• Last phase: pre-primary/elementary level

Community members:• ‘Learners’ without high level of formal

education • CBOs, FBOs, NGOs, etc and their leadership• Youth out of school

Researchers from outside continent needing to learn about Africa from Africa/Africans African governments International NGOs, etcInternational organizations:

UN, AU, NEPAD Secretariat, etc

1. A sense of strong African identity (afro centrism)

2. Possessing the best attributes of an empowered and authentic African leadership

3. Empowered to act as organizers and catalysts for change for Africa’s renewal

4. Empowered to become global citizens 5. A commitment to serve humanity

1. Training, capacity building and knowledge generation: short courses; and under-grad, M& D students

2. Seminars, conferences and public events by outstanding African personalities/scholars

3. Research and publications on important issues facing Africa

4. Become a global think tank on African issues 5. ‘Presidential’ Library and Museum6. Outreach programmes and 7. Development of networks of those passionate

about African Renaissance

Finalize names and number of short courses/modules

Secure commitment from subject matters specialists to finalize outstanding work

Clear brief to module writersDraft Form III for each moduleFormalize date for completion of all tasks.