Three years down the lane since its official registration in Tanzania (2006), the Association of African Distance Learning Centres (AADLC) has made strides in enhancing capacities of its members by improving internal monitoring and evaluation system, management of a historic technology transition for connectivity and increased partnerships to cater for increased clients demands and needs and enhancing knowledge sharing across the continent.

The Association has also continued to deliver quality training programmes and focused dialogues through video conference, multimedia approach and blended approaches across the globe. "We have every reason to congratulate ourselves for the good work we have put up since AADLC came into being," affirms, Mr. Charles Senkondo, the AADLC Vice President and the Executive Director of the Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre.

Mr. Eric Edem Bosrotsyi, a Ghanian IT Specialist echoed Senkondo's remarks adding that AADLC has provided a platform for DLC's in Africa, Development Partners, Governments, Private Sector and Members of the general public to come into contact and strategise for best ways to spearhead development in Africa.

The AADLC has chatted ways to ensure that it becomes self sustainable and has open doors to other interested countries to join its network which covers both Anglophone and Francophone countries. Currently it is comprised of 13 active members with Mozambique, Angola, Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia finalising procedures to join it.