Our Mission & Vision
Our Purpose

What We DO!

Shaping Africa's future through transformative leadership and meaningful dialogue

Public Platforms

Through our public platforms, we provide space for young and emerging leaders to engage in collaboration with key leaders in government, civil society and private sector in shaping ideas, and determining viable solutions to pressing issues such as unemployment, poverty & inequality, climate change, public health and others.

Inter-generation Dialogue

In engagement we emphasize inter-generation dialogue as a strong basis for continuity of ideas and sustainability of policy actions and results, they produce.

Strategic Partnerships

In the pursuit of building critical linkages, the Institute puts particular focus on building mutually beneficial partnerships with others at home and around the world.

Focus Areas

Unemployment

Poverty & Inequality

Climate Change

Public Health

Civil Society

Government Relations

Private Sector

Youth Leadership

Our Mission

Building Tomorrow's Leaders

We are building an effective network of over 10,000 individuals leading transformative change in critical areas of challenge and who amplify Africa's influence globally by 2035.

Our Vision

Empowering Change

We are inspiring, empowering, connecting and enabling generations of ethical and value-based leaders in Africa and beyond.

The Challenge & Opportunity

With an estimated 30% of the world's mineral reserves and an unprecedented natural resource endowment in general, a home market of 1.2 billion and growing, exponential growth in infrastructure and technology, and with the youngest population in the world, Africa stands at the greatest point of opportunity.

Awel Uwihanganye
"We believe leadership can be the driver of growth and tackling the bottlenecks that hinder progress."
– Awel Uwihanganye, Co-founder & Program Lead
Our Foundation

Core Values

Excellence

We focus on producing the most engaging meetings and discussion sessions that meet the specific needs of our countries and communities, to ensure we make a lasting contribution to the development of our nations

Respect, Integrity & Trust

We are committed to fostering an environment of respect and trust in which the utmost value is placed on integrity

Innovation & Enterprise

We are committed to providing resources and opportunities for personal and professional development and fostering a culture that encourages innovation

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