Associate Manual 1

contents

Preface: CURRICULUM RE-DEVELOPMENT IN LEAD AFRICA 2

Note from the Shell Foundation 3

Introduction to the ASSOCIATE Manual 4

LEAD Africa Offices Contact Information 5

Chapter 1 Associate Learning Process Overview 1.1–1.24

Chapter 2 Your Personal Development Plan (PDP) 2.1–2.44

Chapter 3 LEAD Associate Project (LAP) Guidelines 3.1–3.28

Chapter 4 Virtual Learning and Inter-Sessional Work 4.1–4.14

Chapter 5 First National Session 5.1–5.99

Chapter 6 Second National Session 6.1–6.67

Chapter 7 Pan-African Session 7.1–7.8

Chapter 8 International Session – South Africa 8.1–8.8

Chapter 9 The Future – LEAD Fellows Network 9.1–9.14

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Annex Waivers A.1–A.4

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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).

It is in relation to these dynamics that LEAD Africa,

LEAD International and the Shell Foundation have
come together to create what should be the premier
leadership development programme in Africa: The
LEAD Africa Fellowship Programme.
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Note from the

Shell Foundation
Dear Participant,
On behalf of the Shell Foundation, I welcome you to
the LEAD Africa Fellowship programme. Firstly, let
me congratulate you for being selected to join this
fine network. Africa is at an important crossroads.
Never before has strong leadership, sustainable
development, entrepreneurship and wise
governance been so central to this continent’s ability
to deliver long-lasting prosperity for all generations
to come. You have all the attributes to create
this change. I hope you find that the Fellowship
programme equips you with the knowledge, skills
and networks to continue your excellent progress.
development programme in Africa. One that is
owned, developed and delivered by Africans.
Together, we aim to connect and stimulate a
network of African alumni who can have a real
impact on social, environmental and economic
development. I am hugely excited about the
opportunities the future will bring for you.
Make the very most of your talents, stay connected
with the next generation of leaders you will meet,
and discover where you as a leader can make the
most difference for Africa and its people.
With my best wishes,

So who are we? Shell Foundation was established in Chris West

2000 by Royal Dutch Shell to focus on ‘enterprise- Director, Shell Foundation
based’ solutions to global development and
environmental challenges. We develop, scale-up
and promote business-based solutions to these
challenges; driving development through economic
growth and job creation. This means taking
Business DNA from the private sector (business
thinking, models and disciplines), working with
strategic partners to implement new approaches,
and then encouraging others to replicate our work
around the world.

Over the last ten years, the Foundation has

devoted itself to a small number of programmes,
with a strong focus on Africa. We work closely
with a range of African partners to support small
business growth; to encourage pro-poor trade;
and to increase the provision of energy services
and products to rural communities who go without
reliable or affordable energy. Excellent leadership
and good governance is the key to making these
programmes work.

You can learn more about our work in Africa, and our
other activities by visiting www.shellfoundation.org.

We are very proud to partner with LEAD Africa,

building on its outstanding experience to create
what we hope will become the premier leadership
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INTRODUCTION TO THE
ASSOCIATE MANUAL

Welcome to the Programme! Chapter 4 includes information on the virtual

This Associate Manual aims to provide you with
an overview of the LEAD Africa Fellowship
Programme, its structure and process, and the
various events and activities that it includes. The
Manual is divided into nine, easy-to-use Chapters.
Chapter 1 provides a high level overview of the
programme, including LEAD’s mission, LEAD
Africa’s origins and goals, and the learning approach.
Each of the key events and activities that comprise
the programme are briefly described to give you an
overview of its architecture and the various actors
that are helping to design and deliver it.
Chapter 2 introduces you to the Personal
Development Plan (PDP) component of the
programme. This central part helps Associates to
determine their own growth areas within the context
of a Strategic Leadership Development Competence
Framework. The results of this inquiry will help the
Associate to develop their own personal desired
results (vision), learning priorities, and action steps,
which together take the form of an individualized
Personal Development Plan. This Plan is developed
using the Workbook included in this chapter of the
manual.
Chapter 3 features the guidelines for the LEAD
Associate Project (LAP), which, like the Personal
Development Plan work, is a central part of the
LEAD Africa Associate curriculum. LAPs are group
projects that give Associates a real teamwork task
that provides opportunities for experiential learning
and in particular exercises: Leadership; innovation;
advocacy, influencing and negotiation skills;
communication skills; collaboration; and project
management. Depending on the makeup of your
team, it can also strengthen your ability to manage
projects on-line and from a distance, which is
important in the context of globalization and cross-
border partnerships.
aspects of the LEAD Africa Fellowship Programme.
Prior to the start of the programme, as well as in
between events, Associates are able to access
virtual and online learning, that can help them
progress with their PDP work, as well as being
expected to work with group members virtually, for
example on the LEAD Associate Projects. These
activities are described in this chapter, as well as
the preparation needed to be completed prior to
attending each face-to-face LEAD session.
Chapters 5 to 8 are a series of Chapters that are
focused on the four events that, together with a
PDP, LAP and the interim self-paced activities, make
up the fabric of the programme. Each event Chapter
includes an agenda, the background materials
needed and information about some preparation to
complete. The two Chapters on the Pan-African and
International Sessions will each be complemented
by their own full Participant’s Workbook provided at
each event.
Chapter 9 is the final chapter and focuses on the
future following successful completion of the LEAD
Africa Fellowship Programme: the LEAD Fellows
Network. This chapter gives some insights into what
will happen at the close of the formal training stage
of the programme, how the LEAD Africa and LEAD
International network operates and what support
is being provided to help each leader continue
individually and in larger groups to be sustainable
development change agents. This Chapter also
features examples of activities undertaken by LEAD
Associations in Africa – the groupings of Fellows
at the national level who engage in activities as
a collective. And finally, this Chapter features a
description of the new LEAD Fellows Awards
process.
Welcome to the Programme!
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Associate
OVERVIEW
Manual 5

LEAD AFRICA OFFICES

CONTACT INFORMATION

LEAD Anglophone Mrs. Maureen O. Akintayo

West Africa Director
(LEAD AWA) c/o Foundation for Environmental Development and Education in Nigeria (FEDEN)
8 Thornburn Avenue P.O. Box 664 Yaba, Lagos
NIGERIA
Tel: +234 (0) 1 774 2076
Email: Maureen@lead-awa.org
Skype: maureen05a
Web: www.lead-awa.org
LEAD Francophone Masse Lo
Africa Director
(LEAD FA) Enda Tiers Monde
54 Rue Carnot B.P. 3370 Dakar
SENEGAL
Tel: +221 33 889 3430/31
Fax: +221 33 842 8894
Email: mass.lo@leadinafrica.org
Skype: masseleadaf
Web: www.leadfrancophoneafrica.org

NOTE: This is also the LEAD Africa Secretariat

Web: www.leadinafrica.org
LEAD Southern Dr Sosten S. Chiotha
and Eastern Africa Director
(LEAD SEA) Chancellor College, University of Malawi
Chirunga Road P.O. Box 280 Zomba
MALAWI
Tel: +265 1 526 059/524 222
Fax: +265 1 524 251
Email: schiotha@chanco.unima.mw
Skype: sosten.chiotha
Web: www.leadsea.mw
LEAD International Simon Lyster
Executive Director
Sundial House, 114 Kensington High Street, London W8 4NP,
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44 (0)20 7938 8710
Fax: +44 (0)20 7938 8710
Email: info@lead.org
Skype: simonlyster
Web: www.lead.org