Rural Futures Strategic Briefing Meeting

Addis Ababa, 21/5/2011 - The African Union’s (AU) New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) will, between the 25th and 26^th of March 2011, hold its Rural Futures Strategic Briefing Meeting.

Rural Futures is based on a solid understanding of the rural condition and its role in the development process, a shared vision for its future, and an integrated framework for action in support of rural transformation as a key factor for national and regional development. It is broadly organised around four major pillars of action namely: 

(i)                Strengthening the institutional and policy architecture to advance rural transformation;

(ii)  Investing in structural change by launching flagship initiatives and encouraging broad scale multiplication of best practices;

(iii)            Mobilising actions, innovations and investments to support rural transformation

(iv)            Building broad-based partnerships.

The meeting will present a strategic briefing of the Rural Futures programme to key development partners and provide follow-up actions.

For more information, contact:

Mrs. Estherine Lisinge Fotabong: +27 11(0)256 3627, Email: estherinef@nepad.org

Media Contact Person: Mr. Gilles Eric Foadey: +27(0)83 555 9696 / +27 (0)11 256 3600, Email: erickf@nepad.org