Dinamo Enterprises: Professional Network Good Governance Itinerary

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Professional Network Good Governance Sample Itinerary
please note that itineraries are fully customisable to meet specific outcomes

Day 1	Arrival in Cape Town - Table Mountain Arrive in Cape Town where your guide and the coach will meet you. Weather permitting, we drive to the majestic Table Mountain, backdrop to the Mother City and reach the top by cable car. Lunch on the top of Table Mountain whilst you marvel at the panoramic view of the Cape Peninsula. Then to the hotel to relax for the afternoon. In the evening enjoy a welcome dinner of traditional African foods at the Africa Café (included).
Day 2	Cape Peninsula Today we take a trip around the Cape Peninsula. We stop at Hout Bay for an optional boat trip to Duiker Island, inhabited by several thousand seals. If open, we drive via the magnificent Chapman's Peak Drive en route to Cape Point, southernmost tip of the peninsula, and on to Cape of Good Hope, most south westerly point of Africa. After lunch, see the penguin colony at Boulders, near Simon's Town and the famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens with its display of indigenous plants and trees.
Day 3	Orientation Today after breakfast South African and academics and governance professional experts will give you an Orientation to the South African governance reality. The focus will be on a short historical and current reality introduction to the South African context, including the political, economic, social and cultural scenarios as they have developed and are unfolding for South Africa. Linkages will be made to South African politics, the Constitution, South African institutions and public administration. End of the day with cocktails and dinner with some of the professionals you will be meeting during the week.
Day 4	Experiencing the South African Good Governance Reality: Places and People You will be taken to some of the organisations and places where South African leaders in policy making and public administration perform their statecraft. Some of the contrasts still prevailing between the previously disadvantaged areas where people work and live, and the modern and more developed areas will be illustrated in order to create an understanding of the policy and service delivery challenges in the highly diverse South African society. Visit Parliament, a Provincial Legislature, The Law Courts and relevant Administrations at different tiers of government. During the day you will also be introduced to people who may become part of your expanding professional governance leadership networks.
Day 5	Experiencing the South African Good Governance Reality: Education and Training During the morning and early afternoon you will visit one or more of the educational institutions where people are educated and trained for their good governance roles. This will include a visit to the world famous Robben Island, which was known as the Liberation University when famous political leaders such as Nelson Mandela were imprisoned here. Here you will be given the information on how people are prepared through study for governance leadership. You will also meet academics, trainers and students with the opportunity to exchange ideas, gain insights and build networks for the future. The day will end with a wine tasting in a cellar on a wine farm at dusk.
Day 6	Experiencing the South African Good Governance Reality: Political Parties, Trade Unions and Civil Society Institutions Today you will be introduced to the people who work in the political parties, trade unions and civil society sectors related to politics and government in South Africa.
Day 7	Experiencing the South African Good Governance Reality: Facilitated Feedback of the Learning Experience After breakfast you will be driven through the Durbanville wine area for a tour of this cameo wine, route world famous for its great red and white wines. You will have the opportunity to taste and buy some of the great Sauvignon Blanc's and Shirazes of the area. A latish lunch will be taken on one of the wine farms where some of the people whom you met during your Good Governance week will join in a facilitated feedback and learning experience. This is the opportunity to confirm leadership and professional associations and cement your networks before taking leave of South Africa where a miracle was created through the hard work of many people!