About
Our Partners
King’s
College
London
King’s is well placed to facilitate the Centre and to take a lead in the implementation of its activities. King’s has a strong Africa programme with a comprehensive leadership training component. King’s unique strength and contribution to this project lies in the breadth and scope of King’s Schools of study.
The teaching and research undertaken within the various Schools cuts across all components of the Centre’s Programme. Accordingly, a process of knowledge transfer will be applied to the development of the Centre’s programme using King’s existing expertise. This will be done through visiting lecturers, secondment, research opportunities, mentoring and access to learning – all in ways that enhance experience sharing and strengthen the capacity of the host and partner institutions.
King’s has a unique opportunity to maximize the impact of its current programmes and to instigate real and tangible change on the ground by developing and piloting an African Leadership Centre based on the guiding principles of this successful programme.
The
University
of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi, a body corporate established by an Act of Parliament Cap 210 of the Laws of Kenya is the pioneer institution of University education in Kenya and the region. The focal point of this partnership within the University of Nairobi is the Institute for Development Studies (IDS).
The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) is one of the oldest and best-established research institutes in Africa. IDS is a multipurpose and multi-disciplinary institute within the University of Nairobi’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It focuses on social and economic issues of development in Kenya, the rest of Africa and the world. In addition to initiating its own academic and policy-oriented research, IDS provides research services to government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
IDS builds capacity for the analysis of development issues through its MA and PhD programmers. It uses its seminar series, workshops, and publications to communicate and get feedback on its research results.IDS also encourages intellectual exchange through collaborative research and welcoming research associates.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations.
Established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. In keeping with this mandate, the Corporation's work focuses on the issues that Andrew Carnegie considered of paramount importance: international peace, the advancement of education and knowledge, and the strength of our democracy.
Andrew Carnegie envisioned Carnegie Corporation of New York as a foundation that would “promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.” In keeping with this mandate, our work incorporates an affirmation of our historic role as an education foundation but also honors Andrew Carnegie's passion for international peace and the health of our democracy. While Carnegie’s primary aim was to benefit the people of the United States, he later determined to use a portion of the funds for members of the British overseas Commonwealth. Currently, this area of our grantmaking focuses on selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Partners who support our work:
African Security Sector Network (ASSN)
The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
International Institute for Strategic Studies
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