West Africa Programme 2010-2011
Building Capacity in Burkina Faso
In collaboration with INSEAD and Institut Bioforce Développement, the Management in West Africa Programme pairs french-speaking, senior corporate managers with experienced staff from non-profit organisations working in the fields of HIV, TB and malaria in Burkina Faso. Supported by a tailored training course, each partnership will work on a project, identified as critical to promoting sustainable social change in the community.
The partners will work on one of a range of initiatives, including:
- Organisational change planning to introduce a new grant-making model
- Partnering to deliver co-operative health insurance
- Development of revenue generating activities for affected communities
Training
The training will be provided by leading academics from the INSEAD Social Innovation Centre: Luk Van Wassenhove, Professor of Operations Management, and Loic Sadoulet, Affiliate Professor of Economics. Additionally Rory Downham, Training Director at Institut Bioforce, will help participants understand the Burkina Faso NGO context.
The training will take place at Insitut Bioforce Research Centre at Bobo-Dioulasso in the west of Burkina Faso.
Programme Benefits
- Combines world-class training and hands-on partnering
- Develops new perspectives and collaboration techniques, whilst leveraging existing business talents
- Advances strategic and operational capabilities
- Enhances cross-cultural leadership and management skills in an unfamiliar, evolving environment
The Programme
Duration: 12 months, November 2010 to October 2011
Selection of participants from private sector: April to July, 2010
Screening of non-profit sector participants: Completed
Training module 1: November 2010 (exact dates-tbd)
Training module 2: October 2011 (exact dates- tbd)
Private sector participants join their NGO partners in the field to advance the project. It is envisaged that these field visits for 2 x 1 week (minimum) duration spaced out over the 12 month period. Between visits, contact is maintained by emails and telephone.
Non-profit Partner Organisations
ALAVI, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
ALAVI is an organisation committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS. It has a network of groups throughout Burkina Faso and its activities include counselling, voluntary testing, awareness raising and treatment. It benefits from a well diversified funding base and a strong management team. The organisation wants support to develop a quality monitoring system for its clinics, and also a telemedicine capability to permit better training of its staff and counsellors.
SOS SIDA, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
SOS SIDA is very active in the country’s capital, Ougadougou, delivering services to over 700 beneficiaries with a limited staff team supported by an extensive volunteer network. The organisation has identified the need to restucture its operations to improve delivery and is looking for support in implementing an organisational change project; www.sos-sida.bf.
Association Africaine Solidarité (AAS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
One of the first organisations to provide voluntary counselling and testing for HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso in the 1990s, AAS now reaches over 18,000 beneficiaries. Its team of 65 staff work directly with over 30 community based organisations. AAS would like management partnering to help with the introduction of a new grant making model and also a co-operative health insurance scheme. www.aasbf.org
Réseau Africain Jeunesse Santé et Développement (RAJS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
RAJS is a prominent youth organisation with close relationships to many charitable organisations and public agencies. Its activities are aimed at preventing HIV/AIDS amongst Burkina Faso youth, with effective information dissemination and promotion of safe health practices. The organisation would like support in designing a new nationwide prevention campaign and also in the development of a social enterprise to provide employment opportunities to youth volunteers and generate income. www.rajs.bf
Association Espoir pour Demain (AED), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
A leading women’s organisation, AED has a charismatic leader Ms Kafando, the first woman to reveal publicly her positive HIV status in Burkina Faso, and provides services to women and children affected by HIV/AIDS. Although it already has several income generating activities, AED is looking to establish further revenue streams if it is to meet the increasing demand for counselling, care and treatment. The organisation is seeking support to develop a business model and plan for small-scale farming activities. www.aed-bf.org
