The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD) is a leading national NGO and think tank in Nigeria registered to build strategic leadership for sustainable development in Africa. The organization was established in response to the challenges of Africa’s development including absence of a dynamic, strategic and visionary leadership, absence or inappropriate strategies as well as inappropriate developmental approaches. The Centre’s vision is an African Society where there is strategic leadership and sustainable development. Its mission is to work with forces of positive change to empower citizens to transform society The Centre carries out its programs through research, capacity building, advocacy and campaigns built on the principles of catalytic partnership and rights based approach. Youth and Women’s rights issues are mainstreamed in their programming.