Overall Strategic GoalTo build a robust, agile, resilient, and sustainable InstitutionFocus Area ObjectivesTo broaden the Pan-African identity of AFRODAD BoardTo enhance the financial and operational sustainability of AFRODADTo deepen institutional partnerships with national, regional, multilateral, and global institutions and organisationRationaleThe Institutional Development and Sustainability (IDS) of AFRODAD is an evolving process that builds on the successes and achievements from the ending Strategic Plan period 2016-2020 and looks to innovate in the new period 2021-2025.The key to the success of the IDS pillar will be to embrace change in a way that continues to build on previous successes, innovate in the light of new dynamics, and increase flexibility at AFRODAD. The IDS pillar has the following three elements: