Kofi Ampeah Woode
The Management of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre (KAIPTC) has held a 2-day reflection workshop to solicit input from members of staff and Executive Management, as part of the consultative process to develop a new strategic plan that would guide the operations of the Centre in the next five years.
The Workshop, held from the 13 – 14 July, 2023 at Abokobi, a suburb of Accra, was led by Major General (Maj Gen) Richard Addo Gyane – Commandant of the KAIPTC, and afforded the Executive Management, Heads of Unit, Senior Officers and other staff members the opportunity to brainstorm on focus areas for the new Strategic Plan, which is expected to be operational from 2024-2028.
The participants also discussed the milestones achieved, gaps identified and recommendations from the 2019-2023 Strategic Plan Evaluation, to inform revision and additions to the new plan.
At the workshop, which was supported by the GIZ/ECOWAS Peace and Security Architecture and Operations (EPSAO) and the Government of Norway, participants emphasised the need for the Centre to find ways to ensure financial sustainability, and align its work with the current emerging threats in the areas of peace and security.
The 2019–2023 Strategic Plan was developed within the context of responding to new and emerging trends in the peace and security arena. It sought to augment the Centre’s supply-driven business model with a more demand-driven, client-facing approach that uses research and various forms of stakeholder engagement to better target the needs and capacity gaps of ECOWAS, the Africa Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) structures.
