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The Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI)SLDI is an innovative partnership envisioned by Steven Hilton, President and CEO of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The purpose is to increase access for management and leadership skill-building for African Sisters through training and education and adaptable to the specific needs and contexts in which the Sisters are working. In spring of 2007, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awarded a grant to Marywood University in collaboration with ASEC to design and implement this project.
The goal of SLDI is to develop a multi-track educational program for African Sisters that will cultivate competencies to administer projects and programs that address the human suffering that exist among the people they serve, more effectively. Through a three track design of 20 women each, 60 women in each of five countries will be selected for education, and through a mentoring program, an additional group of women will be trained. The SLDI three year pilot project in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana will foster capacity-building through curricula designed to impart skills in:
An evaluation component has been built into the system to allow for continual improvement in curriculum and presentation. The first courses were held in the five countries in the summer of 2007. The expected outcomes are that upon completion of the SLDI series of courses, the African participants will demonstrate the following:
They will manifest increased competencies for leadership, visioning, conflict resolution and project management, and reflect greater business acumen, self-confidence, and technical competency. Board of Directors
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