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New ways for women empowerment: Social Innovation in Ethiopia
The Social Innovation Mentoring program (SIM) was a 12 month pilot program from CCL in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that fosters leadership, entrepreneurship and service through a mentoring approach. The...
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CCL Gambella, Ethiopia
In January 2013, CCL’s new office in Gambella, Ethiopia, kicked off the first of a series of trainings for local women they got in contact to through connections to local churches and schools in the...
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The luck of inspirational work!
Teamwork and collaboration at its best. A brand to be reckoned with. The new alongside the ancient. Change alongside it’s discontents Identities clashing, identities merging. Boundaries and frontiers,...
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Peace development in Nakuru, Kenya
Youth Voices 4 Peace is a Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) project in Nakuru to work and amplify the voices of 17 young people from in and around the town. After the experiences of violence around...
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Sport in Addis: An Intern’s Summer Journey
The Center for Creative Leadership’s program Leadership Beyond Boundaries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia hosts many notable interns and fellows year-round that work well in our collaborative and innovative...
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Taking care of Addis’ football fans
The broken chairs at Addis Ababa’s Stadium are living proof that sport can not only unite strangers but also start fights even between best friends. Every football (soccer) fan can share their stories...
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Supporting a Debate Culture in Ethiopia
There is always a question of sustainability when organising a project or training. How much knowledge will participants take out with them? Will the gained experience lead to some actions and...
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Developing Leaders in Libya
Last November one of ours (Steadman Harrison) headed out to Alexandria to facilitate a Training of the Trainers. The training was held at the beautiful Bibliotheca Alexandrina, to enable a group of 20...
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Celebrating International Youth Day 2013 in Nakuru, Kenya
Our project “Youth Voices 4 Peace” marked the international youth day in an appropriate setting, the venue being the Nakuru day Secondary School. The school allowed the local project team, currently...
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Learning about a New Home: A Summer at CCL Addis
My journey to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia through my Summer Fellowship at the Center for Creative Leadership’s Leadership Beyond Boundaries is undoubtedly unique. While within the work environment I learned...
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Effective Communication for the Ministry of Urban Development and Construction
Steadman Harrison facilitated his first communication training, that combines elements of leadership with up to date presentation techniques and social media basics. Given for the staff of the Ministry...
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Establishment of Young Women’s Leadership and Debate Clubs
Two Days Leadership Essential Training for Master Mentors The British Embassy in Addis Ababa is working with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) to establish six women’s leadership and debate...
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‘Women of Excellence’ Gala
Hosted by the Association of Women in Business Last Sunday, October 27th, I had the pleasure of attending the AWIB – Association of Women in Business’ ‘Women of Excellence’ Gala event at the Sheraton...
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Growing change in Nakuru
The United States Institute of Peace is collaborating with CCL on a youth project in Nakuru, Kenya, called Youth Voices for Peace (YV4P). You might have read about it here every once in a while...
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Public Debate in Ethiopia
What do 6 young female Ethiopian women, a big room with an audience and the topic of social media have in common? Thats right: there are all part of the a public debate! The British Embassy is...
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Online Activism for the Ethiopian Context
Once a year a Barcamp is taking place in Addis Ababa. Among the ones of you who know Barcamp, are aware that it is a conference prepared and held by its participants. Meaning, after the organizational...
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Community Engagement in Kenya
The Youth Voices for Peace Project in Nakuru Kenya was brought to its official end after 18 months of engagement. During the last months our mentors worked with their old schools in their communities...
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Justified Nature radio program launches in Addis Ababa!
This Blog Submitted by Erica Licht. This week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia a new program launched on the radio waves: Justified Nature. The show, created by CCL EMEA Post-Fulbright Fellow Erica Licht and...
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Challenging Minds Through Debate
This Blog Submitted by Nadja Shashe. On March, 8, International Women’s Day, the Leadership and Debate Club had its last public debate. This time the topic was Sexual Harassment – Is it driven by power...
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Training PYPA in Uganda
Written by Erica Licht April 24, 2014 In early April 2014 Tsion Asmare and I travelled from the CCL Ethiopia office in Addis Ababa to the source of the Nile in Jinja, Uganda. Jinja, the point at which...
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