Program Updates

This report covers the program’s major accomplishments and outputs from October through December 2017, which is Quarter 1 of Africa Lead’s fifth year of implementation. It highlights the support, facilitation, […]
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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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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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The 11th  meeting of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Partnership Platform (PP), held in Johannesburg, South Africa from March 25 to 26, 2015, was themed “Walking the Talk: Delivering […]
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Winrose was a shy 24-year-old, high school educated woman who spent most of her days working on her parents’ farm in Meru, Tanzania. Now, Winrose is a full-fledged farmer with […]
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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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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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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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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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Nairobi, Kenya (14 March 2018) Africa Lead facilitated the Economics of Resilience to Drought Learning Event on March 14, 2018 at the Trademark Hotel in Nairobi. Ninety-three participants from donor […]
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