Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
Duration: 2013-2019
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Country: Regional
Solutions: Economic Growth
In 2009, the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative was born of the belief that global hunger is solvable; that initiative is now helping support and advance African-led agricultural transformation through Africa Lead II.
Following on the original Africa Lead project, Africa Lead II is building the capacity of Africa’s agriculture hierarchy to develop, manage, and lead programs. Our work with these professionals, institutions, and emerging stars is guided by the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP).
From 2010–2013, Africa Lead trained more than 1,800 food security leaders, conducted instructive assessments of many of the continent’s agriculture institutions, and curated hundreds of short courses from 192 colleges and institutions into a single database, among other achievements. The five-year Africa Lead II program is now working with individual countries, regions, and many of these same “Champions for Change” to develop long-term, African-led activities to increase agricultural productivity and food security. Our menu of offerings is flexible, customizable, scalable, and transparent.
Closing ceremony for Champions for Change short course for university students, January 2017 in Accra, Ghana.
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