LEAD has been working in Africa for over fifteen years and has in that time built up formal and informal partnerships and collaborative arrangements with a number of organisations across the continent. Our list of partners includes:

• At pan-African level, key pan-African institutions such as the African Union and the African Development Bank
• At regional level, strategic regional bodies such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa
• At national level, government and national bodies such as parliaments, local and district authorities, civil society groups, and community groups
• Key multi-lateral agencies operating in Africa such as UNESCO, UNDP and UNEP
• Key bi-lateral agencies operating in Africa such as the UK Department for International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Canadian International Development Agency

Key Partners

Enda Tiers Monde

ENDA-TM is an international non-profit organisation based in Dakar, Senegal. Founded in 1972, ENDA is an association of autonomous entities co-ordinated by an Executive Secretariat. www.enda.sn

Shell Foundation

The Shell Foundation’s mission is to develop, scale-up and promote enterprise-based solutions to the challenges arising from the impact of energy and globalisation on poverty and the environment. It was established by Royal Dutch Shell in 2000 as an independent, charity operating with a global mandate. Visit :www.shellfoundation.org for more information.

IDRC

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. The result is innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and change to those who need it most.  www.idrc.ca

COPEH-SSA

Taking into consideration the region's unique needs, the focus of Community of Practice in Ecohealth Sub-Saharan Africa (CoPEH-SSA) is first on building ecohealth capacity and excellence in research. The project aims to promote training and research of Ecohealth for  sustainable development through integration of the EcoHealth approach in universities and colleges of
education in universities in West Africa and Centre. www.copes-aoc.org/