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</font><div><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2">The Africa-America Institute (AAI) is pleased to announce the
next deadline for scholarship applications for the Transformational Leadership
Program (TLP). AAI is partnering with The <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_0" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">Coca-Cola</span> Africa
Foundation (TCCAF) on TLP to enhance capacity of professional management skills
and leadership in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_1" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">Africa</span>. Please
feel free to share this scholarship opportunity with any interested and
qualified individuals.</font></font></div>
<p><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2">This multiyear program offers both non-degree professional
development and business degree training programs to African managers in
Africa-based NGOs working in the fields of health, education, environment and
entrepreneurship. </font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2">The program involves three training providers with excellent
track records in their respective fields: Emory University's </font><a title="Goizueta Business School" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024981357&msgid=30670367&act=XCX8&c=69407&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goizueta.emory.edu%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
<font color="#f47b20" size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_2">Goizueta Business School</span></font></a><font size="2">
(Atlanta, USA), The Aresty Institute of Executive Education at </font><a title="The Wharton School" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024981357&msgid=30670367&act=XCX8&c=69407&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wharton.upenn.edu%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
<font color="#f47b20" size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_3">The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania</span></font></a><font size="2"> (Philadelphia, USA) and the
</font><a title="United States International University" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024981357&msgid=30670367&act=XCX8&c=69407&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usiu.ac.ke%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
<font color="#f47b20" size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_4">United States International University</span></font></a><font size="2"> (<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_5" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">
Nairobi, Kenya</span>).
</font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2">AAI invites the managers of eligible NGOs in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_6" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">Africa</span> to apply
for a TLP scholarship for a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) at the
Goizueta Business School at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_7" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">Emory University</span>
in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_8" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">Atlanta, GA</span> by
<b><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_9" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">January 21,
2008</span>.</b> </font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2">Please download the following program and application
information with which you can apply for a TLP scholarship to Goizueta Business
School: </font></font></p>
<ul><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><li><a title="TLP Program Description" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024981357&msgid=30670367&act=XCX8&c=69407&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaionline.org%2Ffiles%2FTLP_Program_Description.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
<font color="#f47b20" size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_10">TLP Scholarship Program Description</span></font></a><font color="#f47b20" size="2"> </font>
</li><li><a title="NGO Profile Form" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024981357&msgid=30670367&act=XCX8&c=69407&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaionline.org%2Ffiles%2FNGO_Profile_Form.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
<font color="#f47b20" size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_11">TLP NGO Profile Form</span></font></a><font color="#f47b20" size="2"> </font>
</li><li><a title="TLP Applications Packet" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024981357&msgid=30670367&act=XCX8&c=69407&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaionline.org%2Ffiles%2FTLP_Application_Packet.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
<font color="#f47b20" size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_12">TLP Scholarship Application Packet</span></font></a><font color="#f47b20" size="2"> </font>
</li><li><a title="Goizueta Business School Program Details" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024981357&msgid=30670367&act=XCX8&c=69407&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaionline.org%2Ffiles%2FGoizueta_Business_School_Program_Details.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
<font color="#f47b20" size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_13">Goizueta Business School MBA Program
Details</span></font></a></li></font></ul>
<p><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2"> </font><font size="2"><b>The general eligibility criteria
are:</b> </font><font size="2"> </font></font></p>
<ul><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><li><font size="2">Applicants must be residents of an African country. </font>
</li><li><font size="2">Applicants must have significant professional work experience
(e.g. 5-15 years) working in NGOs. </font>
</li><li><font size="2">NGOs must be doing work in the critical areas of health,
education, environment or entrepreneurship in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_14" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204);">Africa</span>. </font>
</li><li><font size="2">NGOs must submit a current profile form to AAI for approval.
</font>
</li><li><font size="2">Applicants must be proficient in English. </font>
</li><li><font size="2">Applicants must agree to return to their countries immediately
upon completion of their training program and abide by the 2-year Home Residency
requirement for US-based training, requiring them to remain in their home
country for a period of two years after the completion of the
program.</font></li></font></ul>
<div><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2">Placement will be limited and we expect the application
process to be competitive. Applicants should expect to receive a decision
regarding their application within four weeks after the application deadline.
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<div><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2"> </font></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2">For additional information you may contact: </font></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2"><b> </b></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="Trebuchet MS"><font size="2"><b>Tahnia Charles-Belle</b><br>Program Officer, AHET<br>Email:
</font><a title="Email tcharlesbelle@aaionline.org" href="mailto:tcharlesbelle@aaionline.org?subject=TLP%20Application%202008" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><font color="#f47b20" size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1198258276_15">
tcharlesbelle@aaionline.org</span></font></a></font></div>
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949-5666</span></font></font></div>
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