From One Edition to a Global Portfolio
The Academy has scaled from a single flagship edition to a multi-location model in under a year, spanning 3 Continents
Year
Intensive peer-to-peer learning and sharing experience.
Leadership curriculum co-created with leaders.
Quarterly thematic interactions with leading global and regional experts.
Online multipurpose platforms, multimedia campaigns, and virtual spaces that amplify women leaders' voices, foster advocacy and experience exchange, shift narratives, and strengthen engagement with national, regional, and global actors to scale inclusive governance.
Dynamic community of emerging and experienced leaders contributing to growth and influence of future leaders: intergenerational dialogues, collaboration, and personal and professional development.
Participants co-develop strategies to localize the Academy's model, extending its benefits to more women leaders and driving broader, sustained impact.
Engaged WhatsApp group
Built a global community, not just a training programme
Embedded National Rollout Roadmapping to build ownership and drive implementation
Developed a diversified partnership and financing model, bringing together global and regional programmes, Country Offices, development partners, and participant contributions to enable sustainable growth and shared ownership.
Balancing a global methodology with local adaptation, allowing countries to tailor the Academy to their context while preserving its core identity
Investing in a core facilitation model, ensuring quality, consistency, and the development of future regional facilitators
Embedding digital and AI across the curriculum, rather than treating them as standalone topics
Designing for continuous improvement, using participant assessments, facilitator reflections, and lessons from every edition to continuously strengthen the Academy
Investing in strategic communications and alumni engagement, building visibility, demand, and an active global community beyond each Academy
Invest in the Global Alumnae Programme as the Academy's most valuable long-term asset
Leverage UNDP and the UN system, connecting alumnae with existing learning opportunities, global initiatives and experts
Strengthen the Academy ecosystem through greater engagement of Country Offices, Regional Hubs, and strategic partners to support national rollouts and sustainability
Ensure the Academy's long-term sustainability by identifying institutional and financing mechanisms that extend beyond individual projects and funding cycles.