THABO MBEKI INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN LEADERSHIP (TmIal)

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THABO MBEKI INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN LEADERSHIP
(TmIal)

• INVESTING IN THOUGHT LEADERS FOR AFRICAS RENEWAL

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RATIONALE

• Need to address
• Serious leadership deficit on continent
• Contribute towards rebuilding African political
  institutions , those for commerce, trade and
  investment
• Address persistent problem of African
  underdevelopment
• Contribute towards policy development on critical
  challenges facing the continent

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WHAT IS TMIAL?

• A public service and non-profit African
  organisation
• TMIAL is a partnership between Unisa and Thabo
  Mbeki Foundation
• Dedicated to investing in and cultivating thought
  leaders for Africans renewal

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GUIDING PHILOSOPHY

• Africans must be empowered to become masters of
  their own destiny and transform the world - Paolo
  Freires Pedagogy of the Oppressed
• Africa is capable of providing African solutions
  to African problems
• Rebuild African institutions to consolidate
  democracy and create appropriate democratic
  systems
• Africa must claim the 21st century for the
  reconstruction and development of all African
  countries
• TMIAL envisages a future when Africa , as a birth
  place of all humanity, would become the place to
  nurture the human spirit

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OUTCOMES

• 1 Paradigm shift re how Africans views themselves
  are viewed by others
• 2. Increase in high quality scholarship and
  research on African issues
• 3. African contribution to global issues
• 4. African political rebirth and development

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VISION

• Investing in and liberating thought leaders for
  Africas renewal

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MISSION

• To become the centre of choice for research,
  teaching, learning and dialogue by African
  thought leaders to achieve the African
  Renaissance

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KEY STUDY AREAS

• African ownership of policy agenda
• Sustainable African resource management
• Governance and responsibility to ensure African
  peace, stability and development
• Harnessing Science and technology for Africans
  renewal
• Africa (including Diaspora)s place in the world
  working towards an agenda of integration
• Gender integration and social justice for
  Africas renewal

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DISTINGUISHED VALUE ADD

• Combination of leadership training with
  specialized knowledge in selected areas critical
  to Africas development
• Recruiting and utilizing world renowned/ leading
  scholars
• Becoming a unique knowledge resource

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TMIAL STUDENTS

• Professionals in different fields
• Members of different political parties
• Civil servants and civil society activists
• Women and gender activists
• Students and youth
• Spiritual/religious leaders and activists

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TARGET AUDIENCE

• Students
• Under graduate and post graduate students
• Next phase high school pupils
• Next phase primary school pupils
• Last phase pre-primary/elementary level
• Community members
• Learners without high level of formal education
  
• CBOs, FBOs, NGOs, etc and their leadership
• Youth out of school

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TARGET AUDIENCE

• Researchers from outside continent needing to
  learn about Africa from Africa/Africans
• African governments
• International NGOs, etc
• International organizations
• UN, AU, NEPAD Secretariat, etc

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ATTRIBUTES OF TMIAL GRADUATES

1. A sense of strong African identity (afro
   centrism)
2. Possessing the best attributes of an empowered
   and authentic African leadership
3. Empowered to act as organizers and catalysts for
   change for Africas renewal
4. Empowered to become global citizens
5. A commitment to serve humanity

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KEY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• 1. Training, capacity building and knowledge
  generation short courses and under-grad, M D
  students
• 2. Seminars, conferences and public events by
  outstanding African personalities/scholars
• 3. Research and publications on important issues
  facing Africa
• 4. Become a global think tank on African issues
• 5. Presidential Library and Museum
• 6. Outreach programmes and
• 7. Development of networks of those passionate
  about African Renaissance

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EXPECTATIONS OF THE WORKSHOP

• Finalize names and number of short
  courses/modules
• Secure commitment from subject matters
  specialists to finalize outstanding work
• Clear brief to module writers
• Draft Form III for each module
• Formalize date for completion of all tasks.