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1. Leadership for Result Program(LRP) The Experience of EthiopiaNovember 2012Dakar, Senegal Berhanu Solomon: AAP National Manager

2. CONTENTS • Background; • AAP and LRP; • Impacts of the Program • Suggested actions for improvement • Challenges • Lessons learned

3. 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

4. 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

5. IMPACTS OF THE PROGRAM Testimonial 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!”

6. 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;

7. Lessons Learned 3 minutes video clip will be inserted