NIGSD launches 2nd African Women Leaders Programme

Launch took place in cooperation with Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development and Gemayaye Africa Foundation
Cairo, March 9, 2021Egypt’s National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (NIGSD), the training arm of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, will on Wednesday launch the second edition of the African Women’s Leaders Training Programme.The programme is aimed at 100 African women leaders in senior management positions, with this edition launched in cooperation with the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development and the Gemayi Africa Foundation.The agency, which is the main partner in the programme, is the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ arm entrusted with supporting the efforts of countries across the continent in implementing Africa's Agenda 2063. The programme will be implemented during the period from 10-28 March, and includes 21 lectures on the topics of sustainable development, good governance, and developing managerial and leadership skills. This comes in addition to eight participation paragraphs from the four sectors represented by training and two days of interactive games.The programme targets the participation of 100 women leaders in senior management positions at ministries or affiliated bodies in African countries, including: the Ministry of Agriculture; the Ministry of Health; the Ministry of Education; and the Ministry of Environment. Also involved are researchers and trainers in the relevant research and training centres.The African Women Leaders Programme targets participants in the 40-55 years age group. Some criteria have been set for registration and taking part the programme. This includes a commitment to attend 90% of the training as a minimum to obtain a certificate.It is worth noting that the first version of the programme was launched on 1 January 2020, with an invitation to 100 African women who hold high government positions from 35 African countries to attend the training camp in Cairo.