Africa Leadership Training and Capacity Building Program: Quarterly Report for July-September 2012

The Africa Leadership Training and Capacity Building Program (Africa Lead), aims to support the capacity building program of the US Government’s Feed the Future Initiative, which aligns U.S. Government development assistance with Africa-owned agriculture development plans that are, in turn, aligned with the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program.

Africa Lead provides leadership training, capacity assessments, logistical support for training and innovative short courses and internships/twinning arrangements prioritized in consultation with missions and partner countries and institutions, and a database of training offerings on the continent that can be matched to the leadership training and capacity building needs.

This report is the eighth quarterly performance report of the program, 24 months from program start up, and focuses on progress towards deliverables identified in the Africa Lead Year 2 Work Plan. The implementation was characterized by a degree of uncertainty about the future of the project. On the program side, the quarter was distinguished by the Lessons Learned field research work, from which the insights will inform subsequent approaches to training in the program and project leadership and management skills needed for improved performance in the agriculture sector.