[For application forms, please contact AMwA at [email protected] [2] or visit
their offices]

August 16th, 2004

Akina Mama wa Afrika will be holding the Eastern Africa sub regional
Training of Trainers Workshop (TOT) from 15th- 19th November 2004 in
Mombasa, Kenya.

The TOT is a composite part of the African Womens Leadership Institute
(AWLI) programs. The TOT aims to strengthen AWLI alumni capacities to
transfer the information obtained at the AWLI to a wider constituency of
women at local, national and regional levels. A formalised mechanism for
the transfer of skills and information is a prerequisite to the
sustainability of a progressive women's movement in Africa.

The countries from which young women will be selected to participate in the
Eastern Africa TOT are: Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia,
Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.

The deadline for the receipt of applications for the TOT is: Friday 17th
September 2004. Applications received after this date will not be eligible
for consideration.

I have attached some more information about the TOT and other AWLI
programs, together with a copy of the application form. Please circulate
this to your networks from the above countries.
[[AMwA information follows below. For application forms contact AMwA as
noted above]].

Sarah Mukasa
Programmes Manager East and Horn of Africa

Akina Mama wa Afrika
Plot 30 Bukoto Street, Kamwokya
PO Box 24130
Kampala
Uganda

AKINA MAMA WA AFRIKA
A non-governmental development organisation for African women.

THE AFRICAN WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is an international, pan-African,
non-governmental development organisation for African women based in the UK
with an East and Horn of Africa regional office in Kampala, Uganda. AMwA
was set up in 1985 by women from different parts of Africa resident in the
United Kingdom. Translated from Swahili, the name means `solidarity among
African women', signifying African sisterhood. AMwA was founded to create
space for African women to organise, and build links with African women
active in the areas of their own development.

Mission Statement

AMwA is an African women's international non-governmental development
organisation based in the UK and Africa, which coordinates local, regional
and international initiatives. AMwA serves as a networking, information,
advocacy and training forum for African women, and builds their leadership
capacities to influence policy and decision-making. AMwA does this by:

· Building the leadership capacities of African women and their
organisations

· Networking and consulting on local, regional and international levels

· Marketing the skills, expertise and creativity of African women

· Mobilising and empowering African women

· Challenging sexist and racist stereotypes by emphasizing positive
images of African women.

THE AFRICAN WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.

The Regional African Women's Leadership Institute

The African Women's Leadership Institute (AWLI) is a regional networking,
information and training forum, which trains women aged 25-45 in critical
thinking on gender issues, organisational and resource development and
strategic planning. The AWLI was established as a program of AMwA in 1996,
as a contribution towards the post-Beijing initiatives in the Africa
region. The AWLI has two main features. First, it serves as a network of
young African women (25-45) for professional support, advice and
information, and sharing of expertise. Second, the AWLI convenes an
intensive three-week residential leadership-training institute every year.

The Sub Regional African Women's Leadership Institute

The sub regional leadership AWLIs were developed to address context
specific issues in each of the African sub regions. There have been
important political and economic developments at these levels over the past
few years, which require the active participation of women. The sub
regional institutes take place over two weeks, and aim to bring closer ties
and working partnerships amongst young women activists in the various sub
regional contexts.

The objectives of the AWLI are to:

Þ Develop the leadership potential of young African women who would like
to commit themselves to a progressive women's movement in Africa.

Þ Provide leadership training for young African women who are in
leadership positions in women's NGOs, mixed NGOs, government institutions
or corporate bodies.

Þ Empower African women living in fundamentally patriarchal communities
with self-development and life skills training.

Þ Initiate a forum for young women to meet and build alliances for
individual and professional support.

Þ Develop a mentoring and role modelling system in order to benefit from
the knowledge, skills and expertise of older women.

Þ Strengthen existing regional and sub regional networks through
networking and solidarity and to build and sustain links with the
international women's movement.

Þ Improve the quality of gender analysis and research coming out of
Africa, and give African women more access to international publishing.

The ultimate goal of the AWLI is to encourage and train significant numbers
of women for informed leadership positions that will ultimately promote a
progressive African women's development agenda. The development of a
feminist constituency among the next generation of African women leaders is
essential to the future of the African women's movement.

The Training of Trainers Workshops

As part of the AWLI's overall aim to develop the leadership potential of
young African women, AMwA established the Training of Trainers (TOT)
Programme. The TOT aims to strengthen AWLI alumni capacities to transfer
the information obtained at the AWLI to a wider constituency of women at
local, national and regional levels. A formalised mechanism for the
transfer of learning, skills and information is a prerequisite to the
sustainability of a progressive women's movement in Africa.

The TOT also aims to expand AMwA's pool of trainers and resource people.

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

Understand the role and task of a trainer.
Understand the training cycle.
Apply an understanding of the adult learning process and group dynamics
Assess training needs.
Set training objectives.
Structure, plan and budget for a training program.
Know the common challenges faced by trainers and the strategies for
addressing them.
Demonstrate knowledge of different training techniques and training aids
Understand and use various methods of evaluation.
Understand the differences and similarities between generic training
programs and women's development programs.
Have an understanding of AMwA's feminist leadership development philosophy
and be able to share it with others.

ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICPATION IN THE TRAINING OF TRAINERS WORKSHOP

The following criteria applies to all AMwA leadership development programs:

§ Preference is given to those who have participated on any one or
more of the AWLI regional, sub regional or national Institutes.

§ Candidates must be African women between 25-45.

§ Participants are expected to be resident in Burundi, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. Participants
in the sub regional TOT workshops are expected to be residents in the
relevant countries of the sub region in which the workshop will take place.

§ Participants must be from local, national, sub regional or
regional women's organisations, civil society organisations, government
departments, or commerce and industry.

§ Applications from eligible organisations should be from a minimum
level of Program Officer or the equivalent.

§ Applicants must have a minimum of two years experience (voluntary
or professional) in gender issues.

§ Participants should be able to demonstrate how they will carry
forward what they learn at the TOT workshop. We will therefore select only
those who will be in a position to report back to their organisations or
establishment, and not those applying as individuals.

§ Participants will be required to stay throughout the duration of
the program.

Funding for the AWLI Programs

The following donors have so far made the AWLI programs possible:

· African Women's Development Fund
· Comic Relief (UK)
· Carnegie Corporation of New York (USA)
· Christian Aid (UK)
· Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA-Kenya)
· COOPERAID (Switzerland)
· Commonwealth Foundation
· Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA-Uganda)
· German Development Service (Uganda Country Office)
· Global Fund for Women (USA)
· Ford Foundation
· Hivos
· Shaler Adams Foundation (USA)
· Staples Trust (UK)
· Caritas Fund of the Tides Foundation (USA)
· United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
· United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
· UNICEF (Uganda Country office)
· UK Department for International Development
· UK National Lottery Charities Board, International Programs
· OXFAM (UK/I)
· K.U.L.U. Women in Development (Denmark)
· Mama Cash (The Netherlands)
· Match International (Canada)