Who Are We?
- Vision
To cultivate a unified body of skilled and well-informed L&D professionals in Africa, with a global reach.
- Mission
To harness knowledge from emerging trends to provide impactful L&D solutions in Africa.
- Objectives
- To provide a platform where L&D professionals engage and provide customized solutions for the African context.
- To provide a platform that fosters continuous learning for L&D Professionals in Africa.
- To harness knowledge from emerging trends to provide impactful L&D solutions in Africa.
- To provide a platform where L&D professionals in Africa come together to share ideas and contextualize L&D in the African framework.
The Convener
Margaret Jackson
Margaret Jackson is the Managing Partner of Rainbow Consult. She is a Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) Trainer and Assessor in addition to being an International Finance Corporation (IFC) certified Master Trainer and Instructional Designer.
She is a member of Society for Human Resource Management, USA and a member of Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana. Margaret has over twenty-five (25) years’ experience working in the learning and development industry and has designed training manuals and e-learning courses for several organizations across Africa. She is also a provisional anti-corruption compliance trainer for Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE).
Margaret has led various research projects for both local and international organizations and has trained over five hundred (500) trainers under the IFC program. She has facilitated retreats for numerous organizations including SNV, West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), FORD Foundation, Amnesty International, GRIDCO, NSIA Insurance, DALEX Finance and Leasing Company among others.
Advisory Board Chairperson
Nneka Okekearu
Nneka Okekearu heads Gender and is Deputy Director at the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan Atlantic University. A certified IFC TPMA Assessor, Leadership trainer from the Centre for Creative Leadership US, Global Mentor with the Michigan State University. She has mentored over 1000 entrepreneurs in the last decade and a half helping them clarify their : Position, Profits, Processes. Her passion lies in helping entrepreneurs unlock their passions and potentials.
