One Mission to Africa Leadership Lessons for a Lifetime: Strategies for effective teamwork in multicultural multinational multi-agency and multijurisdictional undertakings.

In September 2009 the United States alongside the East African Countries of Burundi Kenya Rwanda Tanzania and Uganda launched a coalition operation in Kitgum Uganda. Their mission was to prepare the region for the challenges of a pandemic or equally devastating regional disaster. As the operation unfolded unmistakable leadership lessons emerged amidst the backdrop of humanitarian and security operations. This is the story of Task Force Kitgum: the lessons gleaned from a dynamic multinational environment the results and the influence the mission had on its participants and the local people. This book is best characterized as a guide for leaders of business government nongovernmental and faith-based organizations working in complex human environments where teamwork is critical for success.