Turn Your Organization's Assets Into Accountable, Auditable Records
Vehicles, equipment, IT hardware, furniture — every NGO holds assets that donors expect to see tracked from the day they're purchased to the day they're disposed of. Yet in most organizations, the asset register is an afterthought: a spreadsheet nobody updates, numbers that don't reconcile with the books, and a scramble every time an auditor or donor asks for proof.
This five-day, hands-on workshop equips finance, procurement, program, and administration staff to build and run an asset management system that actually holds up — one that satisfies donor compliance requirements, protects the organization from loss and misuse, and gives management accurate numbers whenever they're needed.
Who this workshop is for
Built for anyone who acquires, records, safeguards, or reports on organizational assets.
What you'll walk away able to do
Build a Compliant Asset Register
Design and maintain an accurate, donor-compliant fixed asset register from acquisition through disposal.
Master Donor Asset Rules
Apply USAID, EU, and other major donor requirements for asset marking, use, and end-of-project disposition.
Reduce Loss and Risk
Implement physical verification, tagging, and safeguarding controls that cut theft, loss, and misuse.
Report With Confidence
Produce accurate depreciation schedules and asset reports for management, auditors, and donors.
Five days, day by day
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1 Foundations of Asset Management +
- What counts as an organizational asset, and how to classify fixed, capital, and consumable items
- The full asset lifecycle: acquisition, use, maintenance, and disposal
- Linking asset management to your organization's internal control environment
2 Building and Maintaining the Asset Register +
- Designing a fixed asset register that finance and program staff will actually use
- Asset coding, tagging, and identification systems
- Recording acquisition cost, location, custodian, and condition
- Software and Excel-based tools for asset tracking
3 Donor Compliance and Asset Rules +
- USAID and other major donor asset requirements and marking rules
- Asset branding, visibility, and use restrictions
- End-of-project disposition planning
- Preparing for and managing donor asset audits
4 Depreciation, Valuation, and Financial Reporting +
- Depreciation methods and how to apply them consistently
- Asset valuation for financial statements
- Linking the asset register to the general ledger
- Preparing asset schedules for audit
5 Physical Verification, Risk, and Disposal +
- Conducting physical asset counts and reconciling them to the register
- Safeguarding against loss, theft, and misuse
- Asset write-off and disposal procedures
- Drafting an organizational asset management policy
How the workshop is delivered
Practical and applied — you leave with templates and a policy draft, not just notes.
One fee. Everything covered.
5-day in-person workshop in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Ten o'clock tea/snacks
- Buffet lunches and water
- Writing materials and workshop templates
- Four o'clock coffees
Training trusted across the continent and beyond
Asset Africa Institute specializes in the research, design, and delivery of high-quality, affordable training for development professionals worldwide — built around real organizational challenges, not theory for its own sake.
Organizations that have trusted AAI include:
World Resources Institute · Catholic University of Mozambique · National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) · ACALISE, Uganda · WIOMSA · Help-ev.de, Zimbabwe · FCA-Kenya · Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia · FHI360, Burundi · GAIN, Pakistan · Moi University, Kenya · The Development Fund, Ethiopia/Somalia · eHealth, Nigeria · JRS, Thailand · SEND Sierra Leone · CABTAL, Cameroon · TOCH, South Sudan · CHA, Malawi · LEAP-RE (EU–AU Energy Partnership) — among tens of others.
Questions, answered
Who should attend this workshop?
Finance, procurement, administration, and program staff responsible for acquiring, recording, or safeguarding organizational assets, as well as internal auditors and managers who rely on asset data.
When and where does it take place?
23–27 November 2026, in-person in Nairobi, Kenya.
What does the USD 495 fee cover?
Tuition, refreshments, buffet lunches, writing materials, workshop templates, and a certificate of completion. Accommodation and travel are not included.
Is this in person or online?
This workshop is delivered in person only.