Leadership for Result Program(LRP)

The Experience of Ethiopia

November 2012

Dakar, Senegal

Berhanu Solomon: AAP National Manager

CONTENTS• Background;

• AAP and LRP;

• Impacts of the Program

• Suggested actions for improvement

• Challenges

• Lessons learned

1.Back Ground • Launched in 2011;

• Strengthen leadership capacity within key organisations SO1

• Design, launch and implement breakthrough projects SO2

• Design and implement innovative responses and SO3 • Create a community of teams committed SO4

• 68 participants drawn from Key 9 Institutions participated

• Breakthrough projects prepared by participated entities

INVOLVMENT • The strategic engagement of the AAP in Ethiopia;• Organized and facilitated the program in collaboration of EPA (the

Government of Ethiopia) and UNDP-Ethiopia;• UNDP was responsible for the recruitment of International and

national consultants;• Documentation of best practice and Capacity Building Assessment• Designing of the sustainability of the program

IMPACTS OF THE PROGRAMTestimonial statements • “The training is evolving the leadership style of the participating

agencies including EPA and UNDP.”• “I am turning my complaints into requests, I recognize my ‘background

conversations’ and how I ‘already know’. And, I’m applying conversations for possibility, opportunity and action.”

• “After the programme participants have obtained confidence and courage to be a good leader’’;

• The participants have learnt how to build team sprit to the achievement of set visions!”

Suggested actions for improvement • Resource mobilization and stakeholders

engagement being an important factor to the attainment of project objectives;

• The need for well thought planning on the sustainability;

• Coordination of efforts being an important factor to bring about effective and sustained results;

Lessons Learned

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