In order to focus implementation of activities and initiatives to deliver services and achieve its mandate, COMESA/LLPI had developed a Medium Term Strategic Action Plan (2010-2015), which will soon expire in December 2015. The Institute, therefore, was undertaking the development of Long Term Strategic Plan (2016-2025) to take over from the previous Medium Term Strategic Action Plan.
Through the Ad Hoc Committee of the Institute, the Long Term Strategy Plan since March 2015 was in the process of formulation. It's development process and the role of COMESA/LLPI as a bridging institution between the public and private stakeholders provides inclusive governance for experimentation and exploration of problem solving capacities through the "Triple Helix" approach.
The Strategy is cognizant of the global dynamics and the Mega Trends that affect business in the leather and other relevant activities.
In order to position itself to overcome its challenges and deliver services to the Member States, the Institute carried out extensive analysis of its operating environment, both internal and external, and has identified seven key Strategic Objectives and interventions to achieve its mandates for the period 2016-2025, addressing the current National, Regional and Global States of the leather sector.
The document has foreseen LLPI's Vision to be an Africa's Premier Leather Sector Center of Excellence in the Global Arena.
The Mission, in its respect, aims at facilitating Member States and link partners, enterprises, institutions for value addition and competitiveness through sharing of knowledge, adaptations and adoption of innovation at various value chain levels.
The Draft Long Term Strategic Plan has been validated through participation of knowledgeable and experienced experts drawn from Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and International Trade Center(ITC) and COMESA/LLPI Professionals during 26th - 28th August 2015 in Ziway Town, Ethiopia.
COMESA/LLPI would like to extend its appreciation and acknowledges support from Staff Members of its Institute and experts from Member States and ITC who seriously devoted their time and effort in the validation of the Draft LLPI Long Term Strategic Plan without the collaboration and assistance of whom, the formulation and validation of the Document would have been impossible.