2018

Building on Progress at the USAID Trade Africa and Feed the Future Regional Conference

Posted by 2018, ESA Updates, Program Updates, Updates
The East Africa region continues to register as one of the fastest growing economic regions globally. Since the formation of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in […]
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C4C Training in Local Languages a Success

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It is widely accepted as fact that in order to achieve the goals set forth in the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), citizen participation is essential. The […]
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Deeper Nutrition Programming to Improve Synergy and Collaboration for PREG Investments

Posted by 2018, East Africa, ESA Opportunities, Opportunities
Assignment: Deeper Nutrition Programming to Improve Synergy and Collaboration for PREG Investments Location: Nairobi, Kenya Period of Performance: May to June 2018 Level of Effort: 28 days Background Africa Lead is […]
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Ethiopia Seed Stakeholders Meeting

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The seed sector in Ethiopia is growing, however it faces limitations in export trade, private sector inclusion and dominance of government owned national and regional seed enterprises in the sector. […]
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Tanzania’s Agricultural Film Kumekucha: Tunu Makes American Debut at Filmfest DC

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The feature film, Kumekucha: Tunu, highlighting the struggles and triumphs of Tanzania’s young farmers made its American debut on the big screen at the 32nd Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival, known as FilmFest DC. […]
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Resilience and Sustainable Escapes from Poverty in Kenya Learning Event

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Africa Lead facilitated the Resilience and Sustainable Escapes from Poverty in Kenya Learning Event on April 18, 2018 in Nairobi. Seventy-eight participants from donor agencies, implementing partner organizations, PREG partner […]
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Africa Lead/CAADP Non-State Actors Coalition Small Grants Program Kickoff Meeting

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The Africa Lead / Comprehensive Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Non-State Actors Coalition Small Grants Program, an initiative under the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), kicked off […]
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ABOUT AFRICA LEAD

Africa Lead is Feed the Future’s primary capacity building program in sub Saharan Africa. Feed the Future (FTF) is the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.

The program works to help realize FTF's and the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) goals of reduced hunger and poverty by building the capacity of champions, institutions and stakeholders to develop, lead and manage the structures needed for African-led agriculture transformation.

US Office

Africa Lead is working across sub-Saharan Africa, with offices and staff across West Africa, East, and Southern Africa. Africa Lead II's US office is based in Bethesda, MD, USA.

East & Southern Africa Regional Office

  • Acorn House, 97 James Gichuru Road, Lavington Nairobi, Kenya

West Africa Regional Office

  • 8, Route du Meridien President Almadies
  • Residence Rokhaya /49 Dakar, Senegal
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