A training workshop on the LADA methodology was carried out in Pretoria, South Africa, in August 2010. The workshop lasted one week and was attended by more than 20 participants from Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The workshop was successful, raising interest among the participants about the possibility of using LADA methodologies in the region. As an outcome of the workshop, the South African LADA team was invited to participate in the FANRPAN 2010 Policy Dialogue, which took place in Namibia early September.