YALI - Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa

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South Africa

Description

The conceptualisation, development and curriculum content of the Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) as led by the University of Southern Africa (Unisa) were heavily influenced by the developmental, political and economic dynamics of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The RLC SA has been developing the young African leaders in Business and Entrepreneurship Development; Civic Leadership; and Public Management and Governance through a hybrid of innovative and complimentary approaches that include contact sessions; online mentoring; online self-paced tuition; industry placements and experiential learning. The centre has year-long access to the state-of-the-art facilities at the Unisa School of Business Leadership in Midrand, Southern Africa for the English-speaking participants. The same program will be replicated in Mozambique for Portuguese-speaking participants as a way of reaching and opening access to the disadvantaged Lusophone communities. Contemporary African issues such as HIV/AIDS, gender, responsible leadership and technology will be infused into the program to develop young and transformative African leaders. The productive partnership with the local and USA universities; private sector partners as well as the regional bodies such as SADC and the African Union will contribute to the improved quality of the program as well as the access, reach and delivery mechanisms. The RLC SA is, in collaboration with its partners, developing the 21st century skills that are the indispensable currency for participation, achievement and competitiveness in the global economy.

Details

Name of Primary Programme YALI - Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa	Programme Start Date 2014	Telephone Number +1 202-628-8188
Programme Type Leadership Development Programme	Numbers of programme participants annually 25 - 250	Organisation website https://yalisouthernafrica.melimu.com
Programme Funders Government, Philanthropic, Corporate	Region from which participants are selected Southern Africa	Programme Contact email yalirlcsa@unisa.ac.za
Government funding USAID	African country or countries of programme delivery Mozambique, South Africa	Country of operation South Africa
Philanthropic funders Mastercard Foundation	Region of programme delivery Southern Africa	Organisation Name YALI - Young African Leaders Initiative
Corporate funders UNISA, Dow Chemical Co.	Are programmes continuing? Yes

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