Leadership Africa USA’s mission is to provide Africa’s youth critical leadership skills to

face unprecedented challenges as they are called to build post-conflict societies.

Leadership Africa USA’s programs empower African youth through leadership

development training. The goal is to help African youth, especially young girls,

emerge as future leaders of Africa. At the heart of Leadership Africa USA’s

development agenda is a commitment to the cultivation and transformation of

youth by fostering self-confidence and choosing to accept responsibility.

Mission

Leadership Africa USA’s vision is to enable the youngest generation of African

leaders to overcome the challenges facing post-conflict societies through

leadership training and character building skills to lead their countries into a

peaceful and prosperous future.

Vision

Leadership Africa USA addresses leadership challenges facing effective African

leaders with a mandate to develop leadership curricula and provide skills training

through public-private partnerships for future African leaders.

Leadership Africa USA, working with compatible local partner institutions and

organizations, addresses personal leadership qualities, reviews effective

leadership models and implements programs and projects to help overcome

leadership challenges in Africa.

Leadership Challenges

Senegal: Successfully launched a Leadership Training Program in collaboration with

local key partners that directly targets middle school students to be active

participants in the peace and reconciliation process in Senegal’s Casamance Region.

Liberia: Collaborated with international organizations and local high schools to

enhance leadership skills through an essay competition and leadership workshop.

The program focused on the qualities of good leaders, and the role effective

leadership can play to reduce conflict.

USAID Supported Programs

Nigeria: Launched a high school workshop with a goal to address challenges

facing African leaders and position young people to play an active role in shaping

their nation.

Ghana: Developing a leadership training program for junior secondary school

students enrolled in a summer science program. The program integrates

leadership development as an important component of strengthening science

education among students.

USAID Supported Programs

Interns

Walker A. Williams – President and CEO

Shehnaz Rangwala – Program Director

Karelle Samuda – Research Associate

Susan Birell – Office Administrator

Our Washington Team