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2010

APRN Executive Committee Meeting

December 20, 2010

The Executive Committee of the African Parliamentary Poverty Reduction Network (APRN) met in Accra, Ghana on 20 December 2010. The deliberations at the meeting were focused on exploring pathways for the sustainability of the APRN Support Initiative project as the support from the Austrian Development Cooperation nears completion point.
The Executive Committee plays a leading role in the development of the APRN and is responsible among other things to review past activities of the network; plan and discuss the direction of APRN; and review work plans, budgets, areas and issues of focus for the coming year.

Financial Oversight Functions of Parliamentarians: Tools and Mechanisms for Optimum Government Budget Analysis

October 25 - 29, 2010

A total of 12 MPs and 4 Parliamentary Staff from Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Rwanda and Senegal took part in this activity which aimed at enhancing the capacity of parliamentarians to perform their financial oversight functions; and to equip them with tools with which to analyze government budgets particularly identifying pro-poor and gender equity programs.

This training program is supported financially by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and took place at the Learning Centre in Accra, Ghana.

Enhancing the Capacity of Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Staff to Assure Effective Oversight Function of Parliamentarians.
September 6 - 10, 2010

The Parliamentary Centre (PC) in collaboration with the Parliament of Botswana and supported financially by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA)  organized a five-day staff training workshop on Professional Development for Parliamentary Staff under the theme “Enhancing the Capacity of Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Staff to Assure Effective Oversight Function of Parliamentarians”. The workshop took place in Gaborone, Botswana from September 6-10, 2010. The target audience for this workshop were parliamentary staff from partner parliaments in the Southern African region namely Botswana, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. The object of the training workshop primarily was to strengthen the capacity of parliamentary staff to effectively provide support to parliamentarians to perform their financial oversight functions; to equip participants with tools with which to execute multi-task responsibilities; and to create a platform for participants to share country experiences on the role of parliamentary staff in the budget process.  

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Financial Oversight Functions of Parliamentarians: Tools and Mechanisms for Optimum Government Budget Analysis

July 26 - 30, 2010

3 MPs and 1 Parliamentary Staff each from Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe took part in this activity which aims at strengthening the capacity of parliamentarians to perform their financial oversight functions; and to equip them with tools with which to analyze government budgets particularly identifying pro-poor and gender equity programs. This training program is supported financially by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and took place at the Learning Centre in Accra, Ghana.

For the full report click here

April 19, 2010, Kampala, Uganda

Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee of APRN met in Kampala on April 19, 2010. On the agenda was:

1. Review/highlights of last APRN Conference, AGM and Election of Executive Committee Report-

2. Update on recent activities-

• 2009 Annual Report to ADA (key highlights and results)
• Training on budgetary oversight for Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda (March 15-19, 2010)

3. Work plan for 2010 / Upcoming activities:

• Parliamentary Staff training: Anglophone countries ( April 2010 postponed to May 2010), Francophone countries (August 2010)
• Budget training-MPs/staff: Francophone countries (Sept.2010), Anglophone countries (Oct. 2010)
• In-country trainings MPs/Staff (Francophone & Anglophone –dates & countries to be determined)

4. Publications:

• Handbook on poverty reduction
• Articles for next issue of APRN Newsletter (June 2010)

5. Second phase of project with ADA and update on funding status

6. Sustainability of APRN

7. A. O. B

Committee members present were:

• Hon. William Okecho (Uganda)- Chairman
• Hon. Koala Kabore K. Aline  (Burkina Faso) -Vice Chairperson
• Hon.  Clement Kofi  Humado (Ghana) Member
• Hon. Gaye Ndeye Cissé   (Senegal) Member
• Hon. Agnes  Penumlungu   (Malawi) Member 
• Hon. Emmanuel M. Hachipuka    (Zambia) Member

March 15-19, 2010, Accra, Ghana

Financial Oversight Functions of Parliamentarians: Tools and Mechanisms for Optimum Government Budget Analysis

MPs and Parliamentary Staff from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania are invited to take part in this activity which aims at strengthening the capacity of parliamentarians to perform their financial oversight functions; and to equip them with tools with which to analyze government budgets particularly identifying pro-poor and gender equity programs. This training program is supported financially by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and will take place at the Learning Centre in Accra, Ghana.

For full report on this activity click here