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Howard Wolpe

Remembering Howard Wolpe, the Tireless Peacemaker

Oct 28, 2011
It was a life-long love between Howard and Africa, on both sides. I worked closely with Howard in the 1980s during the fight to pass the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act and to move South Africa to a just future, helping put him in touch with South African leaders inside and outside the country.

Conflict Resolution Seminar with African Leaders

Aug 30, 2011
On June 30, 2011 the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity hosted a conflict resolution seminar for an Africa Visitors Leadership group at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

End of Project Report for LEAD's Liberia Training Program

Aug 08, 2011
The Leadership Project's End of Project Report for its Liberia Capacity-Building Training Program highlights impacts and lessons learned from a comprehensive analysis of the entire training workshop series.

Southern Voices in the Northern Policy Debate

Jul 19, 2011
Stemming from the concern that the Southern “voice” or perspective is seldom heard in international policy forums, the Leadership Project has launched a major initiative that brings African-based research and policy institutions together in order to identify issues they feel are critical to North/South dialogue.

The Leadership Project Completes Its Final Workshop on Building Collaborative Capacity Amongst Liberian Leaders

Feb 09, 2011
From January 20-22, 2011, The Wilson Center held its final workshop at Thinkers Village in Paynesville, Liberia.The focus of this workshop was to review the tools and skill-sets provided to the participants... and explore ways in which that network can continue to reinforce itself and expand its impact.

The Leadership Project Continues its Collaborative Capacity-Building Workshops with a Refocus on Local Leadership

Dec 06, 2010
From November 7-12, 2010 the Leadership Project conducted its third workshop in Liberia as part of its collaborative leadership capacity-building initiative with UNDP.

Leadership Project joins Spectrum Media for Jointly Proposed Documentary Film on Peacebuilding in Burundi

May 25, 2010
The Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity and Spectrum Media, Boston, have jointly proposed to produce a documentary film on the peacebuilding process in Burundi.

Collaborative Capacity Building Workshop Held in Liberia

Nov 30, 2009
On November 26 and 27, 2009, the Leadership Project hosted the first workshop of its renewed collaborative capacity building initiative in Liberia.

Leadership Project Re-Launches Leadership Training Initiative in Liberia

Aug 04, 2009
With the support of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund and United Nations Development Programme, the Leadership Project has recently re-launched its leadership training program in Liberia.

Howard Wolpe Gives Testimony to US Senate Subcommittee on Africa

Apr 22, 2009
Howard Wolpe, Director of the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity and Africa Program, gave testimony to a panel of members of the US Senate Subcommittee on Africa.

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