Lead Africa Manual - Chapter One

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Chapter ONe ASSOCIATE LEARNING PROCESS OVERVIEW 1.1

1. LeaD prOGraMMe GOaLS

Chapter ONe ASSOCIATE LEARNING PROCESS OVERVIEW

Ldsi o envionmnnd Dvlomn (LeaD) is globl nwok o individuls,nd nionl nd gionlognisions, commid o

susinbl dvlomn.LeaD is n indndn,no-o-o ognizion,sblisd in 1991 by trockll Foundion.LeaD aic is n imonmmb o is globlnwok.

A. Mission and objectives

LeaD’s mission is o insi ldsi nd cng

o susinbl wold. LeaD cis ou is mission

by idniying ousnding ol coss scos

nd culus, dvloing i ldsi onil

nd undsnding o susinbl dvlomn, nd

mobilising nd suoing m s nwok o l

civ susinbl dvlomn.

B. Institutional Members –

LEAD Member Programmes,

LEAD International and LEAD

Associations

LeaD’s mmbsi comiss co insiuionl

mmbs including: LEAD Member Programmes,

LEAD International, nd LEAD Associations.

LEAD Member Programmes lid

ognizions in: angloon Ws aic, Bzil,

Cnd, Cin, Commonwl o Indndn

Ss, euo, Fncoon aic, Indi,

Indonsi, Jn, Mxico, pkisn, nd Soun

nd esn aic.

LeaD’s Mmb pogmms s LeaD’s

mission nd objcivs. ty wll sblisd

in i counis nd v xis in cciy

building, sc, nwoking suo,

communicions, nd oviding olicy dvic.

t LEAD International Secretariat, bsd

in London, UK, is coodining body o

globl LeaD nwok; i collbos in unning

Innionl Sssions, nd convns LeaD’s

innionl Bod o Dicos mong o

civiis.

LEAD Associations md u o LeaD Fllows,

ssocid ns nd Finds o LeaD.

t im o LeaD associions is o ovid n

dqu nionl lom llows individul

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Chapter ONe ASSOCIATE LEARNING PROCESS OVERVIEW1.2

mmbs o imlmn cquid knowldg

nd skills s gns o socil cng. “LeaD

associion” is gnic nm wic includs ll

ys o Fllow’s gouings (.g. Committees in

LeaD Soun nd esn aic nd Forum in

LeaD angloon Ws aic).

Fo xml, in LeaD Fncoon aic, w

conc sd, LeaD associions xis in

numb o counis including Bnin, Bukin Fso,

Cmoon, Cd, Co d’Ivoi, rublic o

Congo, aic Cnl rublic, DrC, Guin, Mli,

Nig, rwnd, Sngl, togo, tunisi, nd os.

t LeaD Commi o Dicos, body o LeaD

Mmb pogmm Dicos wic ms gully

on LeaD govnnc nd ogmm dvlomn

issus, s ncougd Mmb pogmms o

ognis i Fllows ino LeaD associions. ts

associions ovid ssnil suo o oll ou

o LeaD aic Fllowsi.

C. Individual members – LEAD

Associates, Fellows and Honorary

Fellows

Individul mmbs o LeaD includ ov 2,000+

ossionls dwn om businss, mdi,ublic sco, univsiis nd non-govnmnl

ognizions in 90+ counis. ts ossionls

ognisd ino woldwid nwok o Fllows,

coodind by LeaD’s Mmb pogmm

Ocs nd oug innionl sci in

London.

Individul mmbsi in LeaD is gind oug

comiiv ocss cunly sssss

licns’ ldsi skills, nd i commimn

o susinbl dvlomn nd socil quiy. LeaD

ovids succssul licns wi n innovivldsi-ining pogmm msizs

ollowing:

• Enhancingleadershipskills;

• Buildingknowledgeofsustainabledevelopment

cllngs nd xloing ossibl soluions, om

govnnc o socil nnusi, nd mo;

• Contributingtopersonalgrowthandself-

wnss;

• Developingasetofsharedethicsandvalues;

• Supportingcollaborationandpeerlearning.

Succssul gdus o LeaD ining

pogmm clld LeaD Fllows. ty

communic coninully, m iodiclly, mbk

on join ojcs, ublis sc, undk

ossionl xcngs, k in innionl

ngoiions nd suo c o in susinbl

dvlomn. toug LeaD, y mmbs o

n infunil nwok o s.

Mny o wold’s lding ognizions v

ncougd i s o join LeaD. and mny

civly sk LeaD Fllows o snio osiions.

LeaD Fllows ody myos, mmbs o

limns, ds o cooions, lds o

non-govnmnl ognizions, miniss,

nws dios nd tV oducs, sciniss

nd globl ciizns.

t il o “honoy Fllow” s o individuls

v subsnilly svd LeaD in ny numb

o wys, o xml y v bn long-

snding LeaD s mmb, o n imon

on ov im o LeaD’s civiis. t LeaD

Commi o Dicos dcids on nomins.

D. Bridging the divides

t nly wo-dcd long xinc o LeaD

in cciy dvlomn nd nwok cionovids good lom oug wic numb

o ciiclly imon “divids” cing umniy will

coninu o b civly ddssd nd bidgd:

Sectoral-knowledge divide: LeaD’s oc s

bn o cui nd involv mmbs om ll scos

o sociy: govnmn, civil sociy, cdmi,

businss nd mdi. LeaD s o

bcom, nd cn coninu o b, lom o

u muli-scol dilogu.

Cultural divide: LeaD’s mmbs com om mon 90 counis, nd wid scum o culus,

nic bckgounds nd ligions. LeaD’s oc

s lwys bn o ncoug is culul divsiy,

onou i nd ovid lom oug wic

undsnding nd muul sc my fouis.

LeaD is uly muli-culul.

North-South divide: LeaD’s songly non-oliicl

snc s succdd in binging og is

icins om No nd Sou s qul

ns, scing nd siving o undsnd c

o.




Rich-poor divide: t lig o l oulion

o ou ln mus b o susinbl

dvlomn concns nd LeaD’s cions will giv

scil nion o ovy llviion nd qus

o quiy. Mny o LeaD Mmb pogmms

locd in counis wi xm ovy

nd will ovid voic o is ciiclly imon

concn cing umniy.

Generational divide: Wil LeaD’s diionl

icins v bn mid-c lds in i

30s, pogmm bings m in clos conc

wi old nd mo sblisd lds. LeaD

s o svd o bidg g bwn

gnions. pomoing iciion o LeaD

Fllows in sigious oums s lso conibud

o is, nd uu wok o LeaD wi viousns will coninu o sngn is ol.

Digital divide: LeaD s, sinc is cion, usd

inomion cnology s ky ldsi ool,

nsuing ll mmbs o is nwok, owv

mo, nd in ls dvlod It counis,

v d ccss o cnology nd v bn

conncd o c o oug LeaD onlin

nwok nd numb o o wb-bsd socil

nwoking o.

Gender divide: Mos ognizions si o

civ gnd blnc, bu v diculy in

succding o do is. LeaD’s Fllows numb

ov 2000 nd o mo n 18 ys o is

xisnc, LeaD s insisd on cuiing bo

mn nd womn. Nly 50% o LeaD’s Fllows

womn wo ici ully in ll scs o

LeaD’s wok.

Policy and action divide: LeaD’s mmbs

gns o cng. ty do no so omuling

oicl olicy smns, bu, bing dicly

on gound in ll scos nd ll s o wold, in n xclln osiion o nsl

olicy smns ino ‘on gound’ cion. In

ddiion, s mmbs do no wok lon, bu

i ngis mulilid oug suo

nd sng o LeaD nwok – mo n

2,000 song – s bn cd nd suod

ougou LeaD’s xisnc.

Institutional divide: LeaD s buil u nwok

o song insiuions in bo dvloing nd

dvlod wolds wi xis on gound in

om o smll, bu civ nods o oions

nd in LeaD Innionl Sci isl. a

livly smll numb o ol wok o s

LeaD ocs y y cbl o mobilizing

ni LeaD communiy (Fllows, Bods, s,

culis) o gols o susinbl dvlomn.

t insiuion o LeaD, wil smll nd

unmd by vy buuccy, s buil u

s o oions nd nsn sucus sd

by ossionls wo v omd song ms

cossing culul bis. t us buil u in

LeaD nwok is mjo sng wic will b ky

in LeaD’s id dcd.

E. Networking

Mmbs o LeaD nwok consnly

in ouc nks o LeaD’s onlin snc,

nwok’s ddicd nd gowing globl

communicions sysm. tis includs

wb-bsd LeaD Onlin Communiy

(http://community.lead.org), n civ ll coos

mil lis sv, nd n on-lin scbl LeaD

Fllows d-bs Fllows mslvs mng.

t Onlin Communiy os individul gs,

c uncions, vns gs nd mo. ts

suod by globl nwok o LeaD wb sis.

tog, mmbs o LeaD nwok nd

ns consiu owul on--gound globl

nwok o ognizions nd individuls cbl

o ddssing susinbl dvlomn issus

ll lvls o sociy oug cciy building nd

issu-oind cion ojcs. LeaD aic’s 400+

Fllows, nd is cciy dvlomn civiis

conibu o nd bn om is globl knowldg

nd cion bs.




2. LeaD aFrICa GOaLS

A. About LEAD Arica

LeaD’s wok in aic bgn wi incion

o LeaD in 1991, wi LeaD Nigi, now LeaD

anglo-on Ws aic, mong ounding

mmbs o LeaD globl nwok.

tody LeaD Nwok’s 13 gionl ocs

includ in aic, c ld by ddicd,

muli-lingul s dsign, d nd dliv ig

quliy ining nd cciy dvlomn couss

nd civiis.

t gionl pogmms (LeaD Fncoon

aic, LeaD angloon Ws aic, nd LeaD

Soun nd esn aic) sblisd “LeaD

aic” in 2005, joinly co-odind ogmm,

o u monis i civiis nd nnc

i cciy o wok pn-aicn lvl, nd

collcivly sond o issus v gionl

dimnsions, wic y d bn cllngd o doindividully.

Sinc cion o LeaD aic, wok s bn

cid ou on pn-aicn lvl wi aicn

Dvlomn Bnk, aicn Union, Innionl

Dvlomn rsc Cn (IDrC), o nm bu

w. t Mmb pogmms linkd

by Mmondum o Undsnding. LeaD aic

s nbld LeaD o siv owds bcoming

lgs nwok o lds on coninn.

t mission o LeaD aic is o omo ldsind cng o susinbl dvlomn in aic.

In 2010, oug nw nsi wi LeaD

Innionl nd Sll Foundion,

cuiculum s bn nwd o includ

oics u igly on aic’s gnd,

suc s Govnnc, Socil ennusi, s

wll s song ocus on c ld’s sonl

dvlomn. t nsi is on o o

invsos, nd s mbiion o subsnilly

scl u imc o LeaD aic. t dvn

o widsd dion o socil mdi

will llow n vn mo civ conncion o

Fllows gduing om LeaD aic Fllowsi

pogmm.

B. LEAD Arica Goals

In od o ull is mission, LeaD aic is woking

owds building ldsi cciy o susinbl

dvlomn in aic oug sis o gd

nd wid-nging cions, including:

• UsingitsmandateasaleadingPan-Africancivil

sociy ognision o civly wok o osiiv

cng on nvionmn nd dvlomn issus

in aic;

• ProvidingaPan-AfricanvoicefortheLEAD

nwok wi viw o infunc olicy o

omoion o susinbl dvlomn;

• PromotingabalancedpictureofAfrica,by

using aicn voics o iglig cllng ndoouniy o osiiv cng; nd

• ProvidingaPan-Africanplatformtofacilitate

incion nd collboion o LeaD nwok

in aic nd in so doing cing n niy is

wolly aicn nd uly globl.




LeaD aic’s ining s song xinil

lning comonn. Fo xml, LeaD aic

associs ici in ld visis, w

y winss l-li cllngs in susinbl

dvlomn nd inc wi din

skolds involvd. Duing ld visis, y

ln om nd wi locl dcision-mks nd i

s bou issus nd oions vilbl.

Disnc lning – including onlin moduls nd

vns – is lso n imon LeaD aic’s

pogmm. pliminy nd inim sssion wok

includs ccss o on-dmnd lning moduls,

s wll s socil lning nd inciviy cilid

oug LeaD aic’s onlin lom.

C. Programmatic overview

t ollowing dscibs sgs o LeaD

aic Fllowsi pogmm.

Recruitment Stage

rcuimn ks lc nnully, sing in ls

qu o vy y. I is conducd concunly

in ll LeaD aic pogmms, wi ddlin o

comlion is sd. LeaD aic suos is

ocss oug wb-bsd lconic licion

is submid by licn nd sn on o lvn pogmm. tis is combind wi

mo clssicl mods: cuimn vi nwoks,

ysicl licions, c., ll bning om

gionl dvising. as ogmm dvlos i

is lnnd o v is ocss onlin only, in od

o minimis dminision.

rcuimn is n innsiv nd cul ocss o

slc bs cndids om on undds o

licns. tis sgd ocss llows slcion

commis, wic md u o s, Fllows

nd xnl Bod nd commi mmbs in pogmms, s wll s cuimn scilis

(in cs o Sngl sycologis), o vlu

licions gins LeaD’s ky cii: ly- o

mid-c g gou (25 o 40), mging ld

wi dmonsd ldsi biliy o onil,

woking knowldg o englis1, nd inc wi

issus o susinbiliy.

t ol o succssul cndid is n mging

ld wo s isn wiin is/ osiion, knows

ow o icul comlx subjcs, cn un vision

ino cion, nd is insd in bing mmb o,

nd suoing, gou o lik-mindd individuls

wo commid o mking n imc

nionl nd innionl lvl o susinbl

dvlomn.

Uon cuimn, LeaD associs ldymging xs wiin i own ld, communiis

nd counis. t LeaD aic pogmm ovids

m wi oouniy o inc subsnivly

wi o scos, o communiis, nd

pn-aicn nd innionl lvl, nd mows

m o c on issus incsingly globl nd

in-scol in nu.

Wiin c Coo, LeaD aic sivs o sco

nd gnd blnc i ossibl. LeaD aic

nomlly cuis om ollowing scos:

cdmi, businss, govnmn, mdi, civil

sociy ognizions, nd non-govnmnl

ognizions. a licion sg, ll mloys

ovid i gmn o suo i cndid

ougou ining iod, nd o llow m o

ully ici in vns nd vl.

Pre-Training Stage

Uon cuimn, ll associs givn

inomion on wol LeaD aic pogmm,

is ining sg nd Fllows nwok, l

o wic is lilong commimn. In icul,

y givn dils bou coml ining

s, including mi-bsd, innionl-lvl

ining. ty civ dild inomion on i

ining vns, suo, wb si nd ciliis, nd

scdul o on-lin viul incion in wic y

xcd o ici duing i associ

ogmm s.

Nw associs lso givn inomion on

i LeaD psonl Dvlomn pln (pDp)

nd LeaD associ pojc (Lap) civiy,

nd xcd o b dy wi ids, nd o

v comld -wok, by s ming in

i Nionl pogmm gous. a is sg,

LeaD aic associs i s ss

owd psonl Dvlomn pln including n

ssssmn o i Ldsi Comncis. a

is im y lso consid ids o i LeaD

associ pojc. ty n s o g inu

om s, mloys, cocs, nd n

ognizions. Mo inomion on pDp nd

Lap is givn l in is ovviw nd in Cs 2

nd 3.

1 No: Fo LeaD Fncoon aic, woking knowldg o bo Fnc nd englis is quid.




Training Stage: Developing a sharedinormation base, vocabulary and ethic

tining ovidd is dlivd in squnc o wo

Nionl ining sssions, pn-aic ining, nd

mi-bsd Innionl-lvl ining. tis iningsqunc is sucud o l associs o:

) Undsnd concs ld o susinbl

dvlomn, i voluion nd cllngs

cd o m;

b) exlo nd dvlo mslvs s lds in

i own conx;

c) Dvlo common vocbuly nd ic vis-à-vis

susinbiliy nd ldsi using bo mic

nd skill-bsd ining;

d) pomo nwoking nionl, pn-aicn

nd innionl lvl oug numb o

ools: gou fcion nd oblm-solving

wok, sucud sl-dicd nd modd

incion, nd nwoking civiis suc s

Nwoking Fis; nd,

) Dvlo song idniy s gou. tis l

oin cnno b undsimd, s i is is

comonn will susin nwok ov

im nd coninu o ngg ol s y

mov oug i cs.

Training Stage: Tailoring the Programmethrough application

Duing i LeaD aic ining, associs

bl o build uon i lning immdily nd

ocus on licion o i lning nd n-

woking skills, wi suo o i s nd

mloys. ty do is oug i wok on

psonl Dvlomn pln (pDp). Muc o is

wok is don individully, wi suo om smll

gou wic will coninu ougou

pogmm.

LeaD associ pojcs (Laps) no ic

oouniy o licion nd cic o nwly

cquid knowldg nd skills. Laps dvlod

in smll gous o 5 ol, clld Ldsi

Gous. Mny o s Lap ojcs xnd oug

o Fllows sg o LeaD ogmm,

icully in conx o LeaD associions.

LeaD associs us ojc mngmn

ocss o cic, fc nd gow wi

l o coc ougou pogmm. Moinomion on is is ovidd in C 3.

In conx o Ldsi Gou, fcion,

lning nd licion will suo c associ

oug is/ ogmm jouny.

a u comonn o pogmm is pn-

aicn Sssion, w associs om aicn pogmms m o ln bou pn-

aicn susinbiliy nd ldsi, wi m

ocus nd skill s is mos lvn o ln

in coss-culul conx.

LeaD aic ining is bo cumuliv nd cyclicl,

in i sns ms, qusions nd skills nd

wic un o lns dly o considion

nd cic wiin ining iod. tis is

icully u o ldsi skill-building

comonn o pogmm.

Dlib cng in lning modology

ougou pogmm lso ovids o

n incsingly g msis on associ-

conibuion, snion, sl-ciliion nd

lning.

D. Description o key learning

events

tis scion ovids ig-lvl dsciion o ky

vns in tining Sg nd includs inomionon i objcivs, coogy nd icin

gou. I is ollowd by mo dild cuiculum

ovviw, nd n dild gnds o

ky vns in i ddicd cs o is

Mnul.

National Training Sessions

ec associ nds wo, 6-dy Nionl tining

Sssions ognizd by i Mmb pogmm.

tining is lvl ocuss lns on i

own conx, xloing ky co nvionmn nddvlomn issus o oliicl, conomic nd

socil liis o i Nionl Mmb pogmm

siuion. LeaD Ocs us imily locl ins

o xcu is ining. Coodinion wi pn-

aicn nd innionl ining civiis cs

smlss pogmm in ms o iming o co

oics nd ldsi skills, nd ion nd

ollow-u o pn-aicn nd innionl vns.

psonl Dvlomn plns nd LeaD associ

pojcs cilid is lvl. Woking in smll

gous, associs lso bn om cocing




nd mnoing comonn, involving LeaD Fllow

Cocs, nd mnos om conn nd ocss

xs om ousid LeaD pogmm.

In ms o oinion, Fis Nionl Sssion

ovids oundion nd bslin o inomionnd knowldg on susinbl dvlomn nd

ldsi cllngs nd oouniis wiin

aicn conx. t Scond Nionl Sssion

wigs vily on licion, communicion nd

cic o ools nd knowldg.

Pan-Arican Training Session

ec associ nds pn-aicn Sssion

w LeaD-aic Mmb pogmms

ici. tis six-dy sssion is ld

wo Nionl Sssions, nd is ognizd by on o iciing Mmb pogmms on slin

gionl issu sd by pogmms.

ts sssions v song m building

comonn odd by gou siz nd sd

gionl inss.

t pn-aicn Sssion o is Coo will b ld

in Dk, Sngl, on oic o “ecol: an

ecosysm aoc”. Mo inomion is givn in

C 7: pn-aicn Sssion.

Sucully, pn-aicn Sssion ss mny o sm comonns s n Innionl Sssion,

suc s locl cs sudy nd si visi, incion

wi locl skolds, n nlysis nd oing

sg. a pn-aicn Sssion, Ldsi

tms sn i ojc suls Nwoking

Fi.

ano imon u o pn-aicn

Sssion is Fllows awds. t wd sysm

ls simul nwok, k i conncd, nd

lvg xinc o Fllows giving m n

imon ol in coninuing LeaD ogmm gduion.

t pn-aicn Sssion lso includs Ldsi

pnl o aicn lds om din scos

ocusd on i own c nd sonl ldsi

s, nd du o inciv nu ovids

uniqu mnoing oouniy o associs.

International Session

On ull-Coo Innionl Sssion is scduld

o c Coo ining. I includs associs om

mny o LeaD’s n o Mmb pogmms

ound wold. Slcion o LeaD aic

associs nding is bsd on mi. hld in

LeaD Mmb pogmm couny nd ognizd

in coodinion wi LeaD Innionl, is 6-dy

vn ovids n innionl ining xinc

on nd imly oic nd in-situ xinc bsd

on locl issus illus globl susinbiliy

m. In 2010, Innionl Sssion will b

ld in po elisb, Sou aic nd will ocus

on, “poulion, Clim Cng nd Dvlomn.”

t Innionl Sssion ims o qui icins

wi skills nd knowldg ndd o bgin

o ddss locl-globl issus suounding

susinbl dvlomn, nd u xlo

cllngs ccomny m.

Is min objcivs :

• Toprovideleadersfromacrosstheworld,through

civ lning, knowldg on ky subjc ms

cing susinbl dvlomn, oug

us o cs sudy linkd o oulion, clim

cng, nd dvlomn.

• Toprovideanopportunitytolearnincross-cultural

nd coss-scol nvionmns, us ciliing

undsnding o issu indndncy nd

nd o concd nd coodind cion

by govnmn, civil sociy, businss nd o

skolds;

• Tobuildandstrengthenanetworkthatlinks

individuls nd insiuions, nd suos

sing o xincs.

By nd o Innionl Sssion icins

will v: ) Incsd knowldg nd wnss

o susinbl dvlomn nd clim cng

cllngs nd oouniis; b) enncd

communicion skills insi nd ngg ol;

c) Incsd sl wnss nd condnc o d

o din conxs, culus, nd cllngs; ndd) Incsd biliy o ink dinly wil woking

wi os o gn innoviv soluions.

Innionl Sssions v s o ud

civiis:

• PreparatoryOnlinecommunityinteractionbased

on Sssion m nd ld jus io o

Innionl Sssion;

• In-depthconcentrationonasustainable

dvlomn m, suod by kyno

sks s wll s locl nd innionl

souc sons;




• Sitevisitsthatillustratethesessiontheme;

• Multi-culturalWorkingGroupsofAssociates

o smll-gou discussion nd nlysis o

Sssion’s m nd scic si visi

slcd;

• Skill-buildingmodulesdesignedtohelpbetter

nlys nd illus m.

• UpdatesontheLEADProgramme,LEADonline

soucs nd Fllows aciviis.

E. Description o key learning tools

and supporting processes

Personal Development Plan (PDP)

t uos o ingion o psonl

Dvlomn pln (pDp) ocss ino LeaD

lning dsign is o: ) cknowldg xising

ldsi comnc; nd (b) ovid n oc

w associs nbld o k sonsibiliy

o i lning nd sucu i ccoding o i

scic nds.

By mns o syndic wok (in gou

dmociclly mngd by is mmbs), lning

cn now b kn byond oml cous wok

ino lilong lning ocss.

as inoducd viously, ougou ining

s, associs will wok on psonl

Dvlomn pln (pDp), wic y will bgin

o c o mslvs io o s Nionl

tining Sssion. tis individulisd ln ollows

lns ougou i associ ining oug

sis o lig dignosic xciss, fcion nd

convsion. t gol is o b dlib nd o-

civ bou lning, uing ln in conol

nd in cn o is/ lning ocss.

a s Nionl tining Sssion associs

will ogniz ino 5 son Ldsi Gous – i’s

wi s ou o lns pDp wok is

suod nd mbddd. Fqun pDp-ocusd

mings duing vns nd viul conc bwn

sssions usd o communicion nd wok.

t pDp ocss ollows w scic ss:

1) Do sl-ssssmn using comnc

mwok; 2) Find ol wo know you wll

nd willing o suo you lning .k..

sonl dvlomn. You my nd s ol

in you mily o wok nvionmn o o LeaD

associs; 3) rqus s ol lso

ovid n ssssmn o you comnc; 4)

Idniy you lning ioiis; 5) Wok on lning

soucs, wic my b scic licion

(i.. ximnion/cic), s wll s lning

mil, suc s dings, books, vidos, c.

t will b scic im s sid ous o

LeaD ining o you o consolid is wok

mongs you coo o LeaD aic associs.

tis ocss coninus ougou sucud

lning moduls nd oully you will k is

ocss byond oml couswok.

LEAD Associate Projects (LAPs)

tougou lning s, associs quid o undk nd coml gou-sudy

ojc ls m o ly nd ilo i

lning o n o sonl nd ossionl

ins. LeaD associ pojcs xcud

wi suo nd inu o LeaD Mmb

pogmm ocs, LeaD associions, o

associs nd Fllows, nd on i mloys.

t nl s o ojc wok includs oing

o s nd sing suls nd lssons lnd

oug gou Lap ocss in Nwoking

Fi pn-aicn evn, nd, o os

nding, Innionl Sssion Nwoking Fi,

wic will u bs LeaD associ pojcs.

Coaching and Mentoring

tis is sucud comonn o LeaD aic

ogmm. Cocing is ovidd ougou

ogmm oug Ldsi tms,

by cully slcd Fllows wo lso civ

ddiionl ining in cocing. ty o

suo wok o Ldsi tms nd

i mmbs oug s sgs o Nionl

ining. Mnos invid oug Ldsi

pnls, nd on mno is ocilly cosn o c

Coo wo sv s on, nd ol modl o

gou.

Networking Fairs

Nwoking Fis uncul vns ld pn-

aicn Sssion nd Innionl Sssion. ty

ovid n oouniy o associs o disly

oducs o i LeaD associ pojc, including

os, oss, documnion, oogs,

c. o l dmons i wok visully o i




s. ts vns ovid bckdo o livly,

ic discussions mong associs bou i

wok nd inss nd llow m o quickly nd

commonliis mongs on no. ty lso

on o invid xnl guss, us incsing

associs’ xosu o o ognizions nd

individuls wi simil inss.

Leadership Panels

pnl discussions wi mjo gionl nd

innionl gus ky u o

pn-aicn nd Innionl Sssions. Wold

xs involvd in susinbl dvlomn om

govnmns, mdi, businss, NGOs nd cdmi

invid o ngg in dilogu wi LeaD

associs, nd l o mno m.

ps nlliss v includd Cik Modibo

Di, NaSa asoysicis; Zo Bn Lkd,

posso o pysics nd UNeSCO awd Lu

2005; Muic Song, Undscy Gnl o

UN; José Mi Figus, Fom Mnging

Dico o Wold economic Foum nd om

psidn o Cos ric; p Jnnings, vn

nco o aBC Nws in Unid Ss; nd Si

Sid rml, om Scy-Gnl o

Commonwl.

ts vns llow LeaD aic associs o

ngg in dilogu wi nownd xs o

xlo divs s o osiions o ldsi nd

o gin xosu o cllngs o conciling

coming inss. ts inciv discussions

ovid uniqu mnoing oouniy o bo

lds nd associs.

F. Evaluation o LEAD Programme

impact

t objciv o associ s o LeaD

aic pogmm is o l ol o sngn

nd b ly i ldsi skills nd

susinbl dvlomn knowldg, nd o us

nwok y cqui wiin conx o

pogmm. LeaD aic undks omiv

vluion o undsnd ccomlismns nd

cs o LeaD aic pogmm.

Formative evaluation

LeaD aic gully gs inomion ncssy

o coninuous imovmn. ts inus usd

o viw cuiculum conn nd o monioing

ocsss usd o dliving ining. tis

inomion ss cuiculum o ining

sssions o bs m nds o associs

nd o uold mission o LeaD aic. Wil

is y o vluion occus ll lvls o LeaD

ining, nionl, pn-aic nd innionl,

ollowing commns on omiv vluion will

concn on cics LeaD aic Lvl.

t mcnisms o collcing inomion nd

dbck o omiv vluion includ:

• Planningmeetings,anddocumentationexchange

wi slcd associs nd Fllows in os

couny io o ining (Nionl, pn-aicn nd

Innionl) vns o s conn nd

cs sudis;

• Mid-sessionandpost-sessionfeedbackcollection

civiis using ng o visul nd fciv

mods, bo oml nd inoml.

• Exitquestionnairesfortrainingevents,theresults

o wic usd o u imovmn;

• RegularmeetingsofallLEADAfricaProgramme

s o discuss nd civ dbck on ining

nd cuiculum dvlomn.

tis y o dbck is imon o incmnlcng in civnss o ining vns wiin

pogmm. Fomiv vluion will coninu

nd b sngnd s mo oouniis

dvlod o bing og s, associs nd

Fllows o join wok nd viw in o scs o

LeaD aic pogmm (.g. ining-o-ins

vns).

G. Content matters: What the

LEAD Arica Curriculum Provides

LeaD aic’s pogmm ims o build on

xising skills nd biliis o is icins. t

is wy nw licns nd o sow vidnc o

i wok wi susinbl dvlomn issus nd

xising ldsi biliy. Cciy dvlomn

ocuss on ou ld ms:

• Developingacommonunderstandingofthe

incils o nvionmnlly susinbl nd

socilly quibl dvlomn;

• Buildingknowledgeofkeysustainable

dvlomn cllngs nd onil soluions;




• Enhancingleadershipskills;

• Supportingeffectivecommunication,

collboion nd lning.

H. The training team

LeaD aic’s ins nd culy o-lvl

xs nd ciions om ound aic wo

im o ovid pogmm ilod o icins

om c o LeaD aic’s Mmb counis nd

gions. t ocus is lwys on cun inking

on mging oics lvn o ldsi nd

susinbl dvlomn. LeaD aic ins

includ:

• Government,businessandcommunityleaders;

• Expertsinenvironmentanddevelopment;

• Practitionersofskills-basedtraining;

• Activists,writersandjournalists.

t ovll ogmm is coodind nd

conducd joinly by LeaD aic sci in

Sngl nd ddicd ining s in LeaD

aic Mmb pogmm Ocs.

I. Invest in the uture: Benefts

a nd o LeaD aic tining pogmm,

associs cn xc o gin:

1. Sngnd knowldg nd undsnding o

ky susinbl dvlomn cllngs nd i

onil soluions bo globl nd locl lvls;

2. Individul lning, sonl gow nd incsd

sl-wnss oug ogmm msis on

ldsi nd ldsi cocing;

3. enncd skills including:

– Ldsi o mnging cng

– Businss incils

– Socil nnusi

– Socil Mdi

– Ngoiion nd oblm solving

– eicl Dcision-mking

– Coss-culul communicion nd wnss

– Skold nggmn

– Building ig omnc ms nd nwoking

– Sysms inking o nsomionl cng

– Mking civ snions nd ublic

sking

– advoccy nd olicy dilogu

4. Mningul incion wi ossionls om

din scos nd counis;

5. Mmbsi in n innionl nwok o

2,000+ lds commid o susinbiliy in

ov 90 counis;

6. Fis-nd xinc o uing incils o

susinbl dvlomn ino cic ll lvls

gind oug gou ojc wok, pn-aicn

cs sudis nd ld visis;

7. accss o LeaD wb soucs nd LeaDOnlin Communiy, s o inomion

nd communicions sysm os

sonlizd wb gs, liu civs,

nd wb-bsd communiy c ooms, nd

lconic ccss o woldwid nwok o

LeaD Fllows nd associs;

8. Suo om LeaD aic’s ddicd m o

ining ossionls;

9. Cic cknowldging succssul comlion

o ining pogmm.

J. What they are saying about

LEAD’s training

Ov ys LeaD s collcd numb o

quos bou is aicn nd globl pogmm:

“You cn ll wn ’s cd o LeaD ol

in n ognizion. I cngs ognizion.

I givs i nw li, nw ngy nd nkly nw

lvnc. Noing is mo ndd n kind o

lds, wic LeaD oducs.” Maurice Strong,Undersecretary General, United Nations .

“I lisd w liv in globl villg, w ll

sm, nd xinc sm oblms. W

nv lon, nd ssion ol

coss glob doing w y bliv in...” Ilse

Aucamp, Environmental Consultant specialising in

Social Impact Assessment, South Arica

“LeaD inoducd m ino nwok o ig

ol ndd o c osiiv cng loclly

nd innionlly. I d givn m lom, skills nd condnc ndd s young




ld o dvncmn.” Adaobi Nkeokelonye,

Communications Ofcer, Christian Council o Nigeria

(CAN)

“I ws s im in my li I sw og

cs, sudns, civil svns, jounliss,businss mn nd so on. a ossionl mling o

ull o umiliy. Fo m, ’s bs wy o sow

vyon s soming o do o build wold

o jusic nd quiy.” Aristide Komze, Journalist,

Planète Jeunes, Cameroon

“t mos imon imc LeaD ining d on

m is ging m o ink dinly nd civly...”

Wenceslas Gatarabirwa, Partnerships Ofcer, The

Tropical Biology Association

ring o Coo 9 LeaD Fncoon aicduing n ocil cmony, the ormer Prime

Minister o Quebec, Pierre Marc Johnson, sid

“ts lds will lc us

omoow’’.




4. traINING tIMetaBLe aND

SeSSION OVerVIeWS


Dates2 Duration Activity Title Location and Participants

1 Mc 2010 2 dys Pre-Programme

Preparation

a om wok by individul

associs. pDp wok.

2 Mc – My 2010

Group A:3

29 Mc – 3 ail

Group B: 16 – 22 My 2010

6 dys First National

Training Session

tining o LeaD aic

associs in i nionl

gous.

3 ail 2010 2 dys Virtual Learning

Modules and Next

Session Preparation

LeaD aic associs

individul nd m wok.

4 Jun – July 2010

Group A:

7 – 12 Jun 2010

Group B:

28 Jun – 4 July 2010

6 dys Second National

Training Session

tining o LeaD aic

associs in i nionl

gous.

5 July – augus 2 dys Virtual Learning

Modules and Next

Session Preparation

LeaD aic associs

individul nd Ldsi

tm wok.

6 27 S –

2 Ocob 2010

6 dys Pan-Arican Session

Fellows Join LEAD

Network o Alumni

Fellows Engagement

associs om aicn

pogmms

Vnu: Dk, Sngl

7 Novmb 2010 2 dys Fellows Engagement

Preparation or

InternationalSession

LeaD aic associs

individul nd tm wok

tos associs nding Innionl Sssion

8 31 Ocob–6 Novmb

2010

6 dys International

Session

LeaD associs woldwid

Vnu: po elisb, Sou

aic

2 tining vn ds indiciv, nd vns my b un sligly din ims in din counis. t

ol numb o ining dys is oximly 26, wi 18 c-o-c dys mongs s. Wi Innionl

Sssion, im llocion bcoms 32 dys, wi 24 c-o-c ining dys.

3 No: ts ds o LeaD aWa nd LeaD Fa wic oml o ilo ogmm suod by

Sll Foundion. LeaD Sea s sligly din sucu wi on Gou, nd 3 Nionl Sssions: 15-23 ail

(Blomonin, Sou aic), 17-22 My (D-s-Slm, tnzni), nd 6-12 Smb (Lilongw, Mlwi). LeaD

Sea associs will ici in pn-aicn nd Innionl Sssions.




LEAD Arica Cohort Training Curriculum Outline

Event name Content of the activity

Event 1: p-pogmm

pion

Duion:

u o 2 dys

(ov iod)

Ds:

Mc 2010

aciviis includ:

Introduction to LEAD and the LEAD Africa Associate Learning Process: Onlin

inoducoy vido/ppt slidsow nd rding assignmn: associ Mnul

C 1: associ Lning pocss Ovviw (including LeaD nd LeaD aic

Vision nd Mission, Lning pocss, Sssion Ovviws) nd C 5: Fis

Nionl Sssion (including gnd, conns nd ion). LeaD aic Wbex

On-lin discussion ond o qusions io o s vn.

Personal Development Plan Introduction and First Steps: Inoducion o

psonl Dvlomn pln (pDp), pDp s u nd individul dignosic wok using

comncy mwok oug qusionni (sngs nd s o sngn

u), dniion o individul commimn o dvlomn nd lning (s

including: sonsibiliy, cion o dvsiy, socil biliy, cicumscion, cciy

o innov, insonl communicion biliis). Ging o dbck on

comncy sl-ssssmn nd ln. Q&a sssion onlin io o cous. rding

assignmn: C 2: You psonl Dvlomn pln.

LEAD Associate Project Ideas Generation: Individul binsom o iniil ids o

LeaD associ pojc. rding assignmn: C 3: LeaD associ pojcs

(Laps).

Preparation for First National Session: Cion o pDp biogy o s wi

Ldsi tm, logisics inomion o ucoming sssion.

Event 2:

Fis Nionl

tining

Sssion

Duion: 6 dys

Ds: Mc –

My 2010

Group A:

29 Mc –

3 ail 2010

Group B:16-22 My 2010

Sssion includs:

Welcome to the Programme: The Story of LEAD and Introduction to the LEAD

Africa Associate Learning Journey: Inoducoy vido nd snion o LeaD

nd LeaD aic (Is isoy, mission, gols nd civmns); Inoducion o

LeaD aic associ Lning Jouny (Modology, niv ovviw,

civiis nd vns, im commimn, nd associ Wokbook).

Personal Development Work: psonl Dvlomn pln pocss: rmind o

psonl Dvlomn pln (pDp) wok, s u Ldsi tms (slcion, pDp

biogy xcng, sonliy ccisics xcis xcng, pDp suo

ln) o wok ougou ogmm;

Team Development Work: Leadership Teams and Coaching: Inoducion o

Laps, Ldsi tms wok on Laps, Inoducion o Cocs nd cocing

ocss ougou ogmm ound Lap wok.

Thematic Exploration: An overview of the key sustainable development

challenges and emerging issues in Africa: W is susinbl dvlomn?

how dos susinbl dvlomn mnis isl in ou couny/gion nd

culul conx; how dos suo nd ins in i di mong scos

nd conomic lvls; how is i sn in No/Sou conx; how s

ingovnmnl ocss (including Jonnsbug Wold Summi

on Susinbl Dvlomn nd ucoming rio +20) ld s globl

discussion/consnsus on issus? tmic pnls will dig ino gionlly

imon issus.

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Thematic Exploration: Leadership from the Africa Perspective – An

exploration of the principles and practices of leadership: Cs xmls o

aic Ldsi nd binsoming o quliis/ibus o n civ nd

osiiv ld in ou counis ollowd by inoducion o yology o

Ldsi nd discussion o ow ciicl ldsi is o aic. an individul

ssssmn ool idnis sonl ldsi syls nd gols o dvlomn

duing LeaD pogmm – linking o pDp wok.

Thematic Exploration: Governance Systems – Local, National, Regional and

International: exloing w is govnnc, is ky comonns nd limiions,

s wll s w is good govnnc nd w is mns in aicn conx.

(SOaS)

Leadership Skills Modules: Fou Ldsi Skills Moduls includ: Social

Entrepreneurship (OptIMa), Business Principles (Sll), Social Media

Introduction (Inoducion o Wb 2.0 cnologis, ow o us socil mdi moscivly, nd socil mdi vilbl o LeaD aic associs), nd Building

High Performance Teams (pincils o m dvlomn, us building nd

communicion, nd licion o Ldsi tms wok.)

Online Social Media Extra Tutorial (vning sssion o os insd)

Optional Coaching Module (vning sssion o Cocs, oionl o associs)

Event 3:

Viul Lning

Sssions nd

Nx Sssion

pion

Duion:

u o 2 dys

Ds: ail 2010

aciviis includ:

Personal and Team Development Work: PDP Work: suo om Ldsi

tm mmbs o coninud wok oug mil nd onlin xcng.

Personal and Team Development Work: LEAD Associate Project: associs ini Ldsi tms will v idnid lvn ojc o wok og o

imlmn. Inu om Cocs nd Ldsi tm mmbs oug mil nd

onlin xcng coninus ojc wok in inim.

Virtual Learning: Virtual Pan-African Conference: an onlin lning modul will

b slcd by c associ bsd on individul pDp nds.

Preparation for Second National Session: associs idniy i nionl -

souc mngmn sgis, nd muli-ll gmns i counis v

nd l o nul souc mngmn nionl lvl. rd nd

com o sssion d o discuss s.

Event 4:

Scond Nionl

tining Sssion

Duion: 6 dys

Ds: Jun –

July 2010

Group A:

7 – 12 Jun 2010

Group B:

28 Jun – 4 July

2010

Sssion includs:

Personal and Team Development Work: PDP Updates: Ldsi tms m

o ogss xcng nd o s lning gols o sssion bsd on comncis

mwok nds.

Personal and Team Development Work: LeaD associ pojc: Ldsi

tms coninu i ojc wok nd ln o xibiion o suls in Nwoking

Fi in pn-aicn Sssion. Ldsi tms lso bn om cocing nd

mwok skills building, s lid o i own ojc wok ocss.

Thematic Exploration: Nionl rsonss o Nionl rsouc Mngmn

nd Dvlomn associs will com d o discuss i own nionl

olicis owds nul soucs mngmn, nd xlo bd o





nionl sonss o NrM nd dvlomn, including lnd, w, os, ngy

– nd ow s sysms inconnc nd ow olicy cn bs sond o

comlxiy o nvionmn nd dvlomn nds.

Thematic Exploration: International Strategies on Sustainable Development

– Climate Change: exloion o vious muli-ll gmns on

nvionmn nd dvlomn, i imc nd uu – icully in clim

cng n.

Thematic Exploration: Field Visit a ull dy visi o ld will bing og

mic scs o sssion s wll s ovid oouniy o associs o

xcng wi olicy mks, soucs mngs, nd soucs uss (ousold

nd conomic) o bs undsnd coming nds nd oions o susinbl

dvlomn in is conx.

Leadership Skills Modules: two Ldsi Skills Moduls od including

Systems Thinking for Transformational Change (Inoducion o sysms

inking, idniying lvg oins, nd licions o associs’ gols), nd

Public Speaking and Presentation Skills (how o v imc nd g dbck

on you omnc – lid o associ snions on si visi lning.)

Event 5:

Viul Lning

Sssions nd

pn-aicn

Sssion

pion

Duion: 6 dys

Ds: Ocob

2010

aciviis includ:

Personal and Team Development Work: PDP Work coninus wi suo om

Ldsi tms o is wok oug mil nd on-lin xcng.

Personal and Team Development Work: LEAD Associate Project: Ldsi

tms n i nl oducs nd o xcng pn-aicn

Sssion Nwoking Fi.

Virtual Learning: Virtual Pan-African Conference: Onlin lning modul

slcd by associ bsd on pDp lning ioiis.

Preparation for Pan-African Session: associs o pn-aicn

Nwoking Fi.

Event 6:

pn-aicn

Sssion

Duion: 6 dys

Ds: 27Smb –

2 Ocob 2010

til: Ecohealth – An Ecosystem approach – Helping research “Find Health”:

Moving from research evidence to policy

Sssion includs:

Personal and Team Development Work: roing nd Fdbck on pDp

ocss, nd Lap ojcs (in gous nd in pn-aicn Nwoking Fi).

Special Events: LEAD Fellows Awards, Leadership Panel, Pan-African

Networking Fair

Thematic Exploration: ecol – an ecosysm oc – hling sc

“Find hl” Moving om sc vidnc o olicy. tis includs sub-ms

o insiuionlision o col nd linking col wi olicy cic.

plll pnls will ocus on juggling dvlomn, l nd cosysms; nd

sc-olicy link.

Leadership Skills Modules: two Ldsi Skills Moduls od including

Advocacy and Policy Dialogue, Ethical decision-making and Voting.





Event 7:

Fllows

enggmnnd Innionl

Sssion

pion

Duion: 3 dys

Ds:

Novmb 2010

aciviis includ:

Personal and Team Development Work: pDp Wok comls is sg wi n

ssssmn o ogss – fcion using oiginl comncy ssssmn s bslin.

Personal and Team Development Work: LEAD Associate Project: Finlis

win o o oducs o xcng nd osing on LeaD wbsis.

Preparation for International Session: Fo os nding (mi-bsd),

associs o Innionl Sssion vn in gnl nd Nwoking

Fi in icul.

Event 8:

Innionl

Sssion

Duion: 6 dys

D: 31 Ocob

– 6 Novmb

2010

po elisb,

Sou aic

til: Leadership and Climate Change: Population, Climate Change and

Development

Sssion includs:

Overall goal: to xlo m o oulion, clim cng nd

dvlomn, nd wi is nxus cllngs o nd oouniis o

imlmning incils o susinbl dvlomn om locl o globl

lvl.

A set of site visits will explore different aspects of the theme: 1) humn

slmns in gil cosysms; 2) biodivsiy nd consvion; 3) indusil

dvlomn; 4) ood scuiy: giculu nd sis; 5) culu, ig nd

indignous knowldg sysms; 6) nso.

Self-selected skills modules will be featured including: 1) Ging you mssg

coss (communicion); 2) eicl Dcision-mking; 3) Skold Dilogu; nd

4) Sysms tinking.

Special Events:

IS Footprint: tis Innionl Sssion (IS) will no b sn s singl vn, bu

on wi numb o Sub-vns bo nd sssion. ts includ ublic

wnss sssions ld o m nd lso o simul omulion o

sgic clim cng lns in locion o vn.

Networking Fair: tis vn will u mos succssul LeaD associ

pojcs, associ’s wok nd inss.

A high-level Leadership Panel will xlo sonl s o ldsi nd

uu cllngs o lds woking owds susinbl dvlomn.

A preparatory online activity will b ld io o sssion o inoduc

associs o on no nd o bgin convsions viully on sssion

ms.




General Attendance

Uon succssul cuimn ino LeaD

pogmm, nl accnc Fom mus includ

signd gmn o associ /s

will nd ll LeaD sssions. I associs no

bl o ull i obligions including ining s

y movd om pogmm. excions

o is cn only b considd in css o ‘ocmju’. t dcision o disquliy nd mov

n associ sll b kn by oi

govning body o c Mmb pogm, in

consulion wi excuiv Dico o LeaD

Innionl.

Attendance: National Training Sessions

Non-ndnc n ni Nionl Sssion cn

b md u by nding simil sssion dsignd

o no Coo. Gduion o will b wi

l Coo.

I Nionl Sssion is so consud missing

som dys o i cn b md u l, associs

my b llowd o ici illy, ovidd

y mk u missing dys in o wys, s

dcidd by Mmb pogmm Dico.

Attendance: Pan-Arican Sessions

all associs xcd o nd ni

sssion, om s o ls dy. I is is no

ossibl, nd son is dmd o b on o

“oc mju”, Mmb pogmm Dicowill dcid on llowing associ o nd

no Sssion. Gduion will o b wi

l Coo. t Mmb pogmm Dicos

nd Mmb pogmm govning bodis

mus dcid i cs o non-ndnc is du o

“oc mju”, nd i so, w msus o k.

Attendance: International Sessions

piciion Innionl Sssions is mi-

bsd. andnc ll ining dys quid

om ll associs o s vns.

Accompanying Persons

In od o minin vlu o inciv

ocss, wic is so imon o LeaD, in no cs

will ccomnying sons (souss, ns,

cildn o o mily mmbs) b ccd o

nd LeaD-sonsod civiis, sciclly:

• NationalTrainingSessionsforAssociates.

• PanAfricanSessions

• InternationalSessions

• Organizedactivitiesinvolvingmorethanone

LeaD Fllow (unlss sciclly dsignd o

xnl icins).

Travel

t LeaD vl olicy siuls ll vl o

nd om LeaD vns is conomy clss, owv

associs o ugd i own cos.

Waivers

W sk ll associs coml wivs

in annx in is Mnul nd un m o i

Mmb pogmm Dico Fis Nionl

Sssion.

Accommodation

associ ccommodion ll ining vns is in

sd ccommodion. tis ls wi gou

dvlomn ocss. howv, i associs would

qui singl ccommodion nd i is vilbl,

y sonsibl o cov cos dinc.

LeaD dos songly ncoug associs o

bn om im og bo in sssion im

nd ousid.

1.18

5. LeaD pOLICIeS reLateD tO

traINING SeSSIONS




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