Kenya: Strengthening Alliances & Network Management

Dear Partner,

Asset Africa Institute, (www.assetafrica.co.ke), is pleased to announce the following seminar set to take place in April 2016.

Seminar Title: Strengthening Alliances & Network Management
Date: 27th -29th April, 2016
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Cost: USD 600

Need for the Conference
When, through synchronization of efforts and resources, more and more organizations are spreading the collective message, the message reaches a wider audience.

Though there are areas, such as in the design and implementation of health programs like HIV/AIDS and anti-malaria response in which the process of NGO-NGO partnership is developing well, NGOs, especially in the developing world, have often had a difficult, even strained, relationship with each other.

Experiential reality, however, continue to powerfully demonstrate the power of networking. Networks are a powerful mechanism for sustainable development of any sort : Sharing information and knowledge ,Promoting communication ,Acting as effective catalysts for building up relationships and commitment among the public, private and civil stakeholders ,Promoting coordination at the local, national, regional and international levels, Building trusting relationships, Serving as mutual learning and capacity building mechanisms, Bringing multiple stakeholders together and even activating the interface between knowledge and action.

Objectives
• To discuss the importance of working together within the context of developing countries
• To review types and models of partnerships including social partnerships
• To look at the existing debates around partnerships & networking
• To discuss potential benefits, limits and limitations of relationships
• To consider issues of accountability and shared governance
• To unpack the dynamics of power within relationships

Reasons why you should participate in the Seminar:
• This seminar provides you with a unique opportunity to have time with your partners, potential partners, and other passionate NGO leaders
• Robust group discussions, case scenario analyses ,Keynotes, plenaries, & panels will definitely shake up your thinking
• Share practices and glean ideas with partnering peers in NGOs
• Discover new partnering models for a modern NGO
• Validate and strengthen your alliance management expertise
• The workshop will provide access to models, tools, and proven best practices that can be rapidly applied into your daily activities creating operating efficiencies that aim to improve results for your organization.
• This networking seminar will help you create value and rapidly generate more donor resources for your organization

Course Outline
• Introduction to networking: Networks, Alliances, Coalitions & Consortia
• Common Terms in Networking and Alliance Building
• Networking Process Overview: Alliance Life Cycle Framework, Strategic Rationale and Readiness, Alliance Selection, Alliance Execution, Planning and Organizing Skills, and Management and Leadership Skills
• Types of NGO/CSO Networks- Differences between Networks and other organizations
• Alliances Around the World: Cultural Roundtables-alliances in the developing countries
• Mechanisms for Building Trust-Modernizing the Framework for Alliance Success
• Implementing a Metrics Program that Promotes Accountability and Drives Results
• Executing in the Field: The Key to a Sustainable Alliance
• Going Global: When the Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts
• Building Participation, Relationships, Fostering diversity, dynamism & Trust- checklist for networks
• Evaluating the work of Regional & International Networks
• Motives for Strategic Alliances: Reciprocity, ,Efficiency ,Stability, Legitimacy ,Necessity
• Deciding whether to form an Alliance-guiding factors and principles & the “lead agency” factor
• Developing a common strategy and working with shared principles
• Strategic Alliances and “the three Circle Model”
• Becoming an Agile Alliance and Bargaining as a Prime with Key Donors

Who Should Attend
Executive Directors, Heads of Institutions, Project Coordinators/Managers/Officers. Donors will especially find this a most important seminar to sponsor partnering NGOs to increase opportunities for creation of effective networks and enhance program effectiveness and sustainability

Training Methodology
This is a highly interactive and practical seminar based on lecturing, group discussion, plenary presentations, videos, and case studies.

Additional Benefits for attending this seminar
• A free copy of the International Donor and Cooperate Grants Makers directory 2016
• Branded T-shirts, pens, bags, folders and 4GB memory sticks
• A fully paid for tour of the Nairobi National Park
• Excellent opportunities for networking opening new frontiers for personal and organization growth

About the Organization
Asset Africa Institute (www.assetafrica.co.ke)-AAI--AAI-) is a top training brand based in Kenya which specializes in the research, design and delivery of high quality and affordable training programs for development workers worldwide. We work with a consultant base of more than 120 highly educated and experienced professionals many of whom are involved in post doctoral research work. Over the years, Consultants at AAI have been sought by such reputable organizations as: Federal University, Birnin Kebbi-Nigeria, African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD),Norwegian Church Aid-Zambia, ACOMIN-Nigeria, Tear Fund-DRC, CLEEN Organization-Nigeria, Love Botswana Outreach Mission, Islamic Relief-Somalia, National Museums of Kenya, Cornerstone Development-Uganda, International Organization for Immigration (South Sudan), Save Your Generation (SYG)-Ethiopia, Africa Rice Center (Africa Rice)-Benin, among others.

For more information regarding the training, contact:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965
Email: info@assetafrica.co.ke /assetafrika@gmail.com
www.assetafrica.co.ke

To enroll to this seminar, fill in the registration form attached and email it back to:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965
Email: info@assetafrica.co.ke /assetafrika@gmail.com
www.assetafrica.co.ke