Programs

Our Programs

FASII’s work is organized around five strategic pillars that address the interconnected challenges shaping Africa’s future: governance, economics, global engagement, fiscal integrity, and security.

01

Governance & Politics

The Governance and Politics Program strengthens democratic institutions, constitutional governance, public administration, electoral integrity, judicial independence, media freedom, decentralization, and citizen-centered leadership.

Focus Areas

  • Institutional reform
  • Democratic consolidation
  • Electoral integrity
  • Constitutional engineering
  • Public administration
  • Decentralized service delivery
  • Citizen participation
  • Separation of powers
  • Civil society protection

Activities

  • Institutional reform
  • Democratic consolidation
  • Electoral integrity
  • Constitutional engineering
  • Public administration
  • Decentralized service delivery
  • Citizen participation
  • Separation of powers
  • Civil society protection

02

Economic Analysis & Developmental Policies

This program advances inclusive growth, industrial development, trade integration, infrastructure financing, human capital development, job creation, and economic resilience.

Focus Areas

  • Macroeconomic stability
  • Industrial policy
  • AfCFTA and regional trade
  • Infrastructure financing
  • Youth employment
  • Human capital development
  • Citizen participation
  • Private sector development
  • Climate-resilient growth

Activities

  • Economic forecasting
  • Development policy research
  • Industrialization roundtables
  • Infrastructure financing workshops

03

Global Engagement, Influence & Grants

This program helps African institutions, leaders, and organizations navigate global partnerships, donor systems, foreign aid, grant opportunities, climate finance, diaspora engagement, and multilateral negotiations.

Focus Areas

  • Grant writing
  • Donor diplomacy
  • Multilateral negotiations
  • Foreign direct investment
  • Climate finance
  • Climate finance
  • South-South cooperation
  • Strategic partnership development

Activities

  • Grant-writing workshops
  • Donor mapping sessions
  • Diplomatic engagement forums
  • Climate finance briefings
  • Diaspora investment dialogues

04

Anti-Corruption & Fiscal Integrity

This program addresses corruption, illicit financial flows, revenue leakage, tax evasion, weak procurement systems, fiscal mismanagement, and institutional mistrust.

Focus Areas

  • Illicit financial flows
  • Revenue leakage
  • Public procurement reform
  • Beneficial ownership transparency
  • Asset recovery
  • Tax justice
  • Public financial management
  • Oversight capacity

Activities

  • Fiscal integrity research
  • Anti-corruption policy forums
  • Procurement reform workshops
  • Revenue recovery studies
  • Public transparency advocacy

03

Security & Conflict Resolution

This program advances African-led approaches to peacebuilding, conflict prevention, security sector reform, early warning systems, community reconciliation, and post-conflict reconstruction.

Focus Areas

  • Internal conflicts
  • Insurgencies
  • Resource competition
  • Youth marginalization
  • Transnational threats
  • Climate-related insecurity
  • Security sector reform
  • Community mediation
  • Post-conflict reconstruction

Activities

  • Conflict analysis research
  • Peacebuilding dialogues
  • Security sector reform forums
  • Community mediation training