SAFE - About SAFE

Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education.

About SAFE

The SAFE Mission
	To strengthen the capacity of African agricultural education institutions to play a more pivotal role in rural development through responsive, farmer-focused formal continuing education programmes for mid-career agricultural and rural development workers. SAFE graduates will provide leadership in rural development programs that can contribute to the economic transformation of farmers.
	SAFE’s guiding philosophy is that African tertiary educational institutions can offer invaluable continuing education opportunities in support of agricultural and rural development.
	In this way, an increased number of mid-career staff will have opportunities to receive quality education locally to upgrade technical and leadership skills.
	The SAFE programme is working with around a dozen institutions in nine countries to design and implement continuing education programs for frontline professionals working in public, private and non-governmental organizations engaged in agricultural and rural development.
	The pillars of the SAFE’s initiative are the principles of:
	• Lifelong learning
	• Demand-driven curricula
	• Student-centered experiential learning
	• Rural leadership development.
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