Leadership Academy: Equipping Leaders for Community Transformation
The Leadership Academy invests in transformation by equipping participants with knowledge, skills and tools needed to discover, develop and deploy their potential to positively impact their communities.
About the Leadership Academy
The DR Congo’s legacy of colonial education has failed far too many generations. As a result, there is a lack of effective leadership at many levels. Unemployment is a constant problem, and more than 2/3 of the population still lives below the poverty line. The Leadership Academy empowers participants by teaching them that everyone has the capability to be a leader and create solutions in their families and communities.
Through a Christ-centered lens, participants learn the key principles of effective leadership and conflict transformation, the psychology of a leader, the foundations of project implementation and the fundamentals of communication. All participants are required to develop and implement their own community initiatives before earning their certificate of completion.
Training Segments
- The definition of leadership and key principles of effective leadership and conflict transformation
- The psychology of the leader
- Foundations of project implementation, development, and management
- Basic accounting skills, financial management, and entrepreneurship
- Fundamentals of communication
Impact
- Improved self-confidence and community influence
- Enhanced conflict resolution and management skills
- Financial independence and job opportunities through entrepreneurship, project management, and financial intelligence
- Successfully trained political and administrative authorities, security agents, military leaders, and national police officers
- Leadership skills training that provides sustainable solutions for a better future
Organizations Impacted
DGM (Border Authority), MONUSCO (UN in Eastern Congo), Goma University, BBOXX (Solar Energy Company), Military Leaders, National Police, Political and Administrative Authorities, and many more.
Influence
- 4,571 graduates since inception through 2020
- 30% of graduates are women
- Program spread to Bukavu, Bunia, Butembo, Kisangani, Lubumbashi, Kasaï, Kinshasa, and Ecuador
- Trained current leaders in government and professional fields to be more effective
- $41,000 annual budget
Transform Your Community Today
Your support can help train more leaders. Donate now to help us continue our mission, or learn more about our programs and how you can get involved.
Hear From Our Beneficiaries
Read stories from individuals whose lives have been transformed by our programs.
Mrs. Pauline Uwamariya Sebujangwe
Anifa Vahavi
FAQs
To train men, women, and young Congolese to become agents of indelible change in their communities and beyond. We also aim to aid leaders in creating sustainable businesses that contribute to socio-economic wellbeing and development.
The DRC’s educational programs are still influenced by a colonial system designed to train civil servants. It emphasized repetition and regurgitation, not active analysis and solution-finding.
Yes, students join the Alumni Club, where they discuss and determine projects to implement together under the supervision of the Leadership Academy.
They are sent to HUB UJN, an entrepreneurship coaching and support program, where they receive business management training and mentorship to materialize their ideas.
Our teachings are based on Christian values, emphasizing that true transformation is not possible without Christ. Leaders are taught that their physical, spiritual, moral, social, and mental lives are centered on God, found in our Lord Jesus Christ. One seminar, “The Leader Intimacy and Build Your Leadership on The Rock,” is 100% Biblically based.