We have come to believe that nothing has a greater impact on the community than infusing the city with more and better leaders. The results will resonate across the board – better schools, stronger economic empowerment and more harmonious diversity.
Rooted in our core belief that individuals are responsible for community change, a drop of water released into a larger body of water is the perfect symbol for the Academy. An individual, fully infused with world class leadership training, is represented by a drop of water. This drop is released into the community, represented by a pool of water. The drop hitting the water causes a ripple effect, symbolic of the individual’s impact on the community.
We send out hundreds of these infused droplets every year. Their ripples form an enormous wave of positive change in all areas of the community.
Academy Alumni/Partner volunteers their time and talents to make their community great! For example, July 2009 saw the partners organize an excellence award ceremony as a way of promoting integrity & excellence which is seriously lacking within our communities today. Over the next 2 years, Academy Fellows intend to give more than N20 million in volunteer services to our communities. These projects will create positive community changes thanks to the Academy partners.
Measuring Our Success
The Academy is dedicated to measuring our program results. Specifically with the Fellows Program, we use a multi-layer evaluation approach to ensure program participants get the most out of the program. But even more importantly, we ensure the community is benefiting from the efforts of our Fellows.
The Fellows evaluation includes surveys, focus groups and one-on-one interviews with program participants and non-profit leaders.
Invest in More and Better Leaders
You can be part of the impact we are making in our nation by investing in this wave of empowered community leaders taking Nigeria by storm! The return on this investment will be great as the work in the community brings new solutions to longstanding challenges.
Contact the secretariat to find out how you can invest in more and better leaders for our communities.