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POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER 2002

Republic of Sénégal

Unicameral legislature :

Assemblée Nationale du Sénégal http://www.gouv.sn/index.html

The National Assembly of Senegal has been an active member of the APRN since 2004 and has since then taken part of training on Community Monitoring of Poverty Reduction for Members of Parliament, parliamentary staff and representatives from civil society.

The focus of the pilot project in Senegal was to evaluate the impacts of a literacy program in Sangalkam, which is part of the Government’s program for poverty reduction. Prior to the field visit, the community monitoring tools were discussed extensively by MPs, parliamentary staff and members from civil society, which resulted in the National Assembly adopting the tools. During the pilot project a positive relationship developed between Parliament and civil society, and between parliamentarians themselves, as they began to work together more. Once the Parliamentarians and their staff realized that they could efficiently verify their decision to support a given project, they now always take in consideration and analyze how beneficiaries benefit from and appreciate the work done. In addition, female parliamentarians took a particular interest in monitoring and evaluation and parliamentarians now want to start using the Gender Budget Analysis tool when analyzing the budget.

For more information on the pilot project, please contact: Mr. Mamadou Mignane Diof, CONGAD: midiouf @yahoo.fr

Official name République du Sénégal Population 12 million (2006) Capital Dakar Type of legislature Unicameral Women in Parliament 19.2% (2006) Major languages French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka % of population below poverty line 54% (2001 est.) HIV-AIDS prevalence 0.8% (2003 est.) Literacy rate male: 50% female: 30.7% (2003 est.) GDP per capita $1,800 (2006 est.) HDI 2006 0.460, ranks 156 out of 177 countries