African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) - Zimbabwe

www.acbf-pact.org

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), based in Harare, Zimbabwe, is an independent, capacity-building institution established through the collaborative efforts of three multilateral institutions (the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)), African governments and bilateral donors. ACBF strives to be the leading African Institution in a partnership to build sustainable capacity for good governance and poverty reduction in Africa.

CBF and APRN collaborate to deliver training to African MPs on budgetary oversight.

African Parliamentary Gender Equality Network

African Parliamentary Gender Equality Network

http://www.parlcent.ca/africa/Gender/index_e.php

The Gender Network brings together women parliamentarians and supporting partners including male MPs and representatives of civil society who have the common goal of furthering the integration of gender considerations in the development of Africa.

Also housed at the Parliamentary Centre's Head Office in Ottawa, Canada, APRN and ANPWP work together on issues of gender equality and poverty reduction.

African Parliamentary Network Against Corruption (APNAC)

www.apnacafrica.org

The African Parliamentarians' Network Against Corruption (APNAC) is Africa's leading network of parliamentarians working to strengthen parliamentary capacity to fight corruption and promote good governance.

Also housed at the Parliamentary Centre's Head Office in Ottawa, Canada, APRN and APNAC collaborate periodically on conferences, training sessions, and community monitoring, particularly when addressing the interlinked issues of poverty reduction and corruption.

Austrian Development Agency ( ADA) - Austria

www.ada.gv.at

ADA is the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation and Cooperation with Eastern Europe (ADC). The ADA is responsible for the implementation of all bilateral programmes and projects in the ADC partner countries and administrates the corresponding budget. ADA's major goals are 1) reducing global poverty, 2) safeguarding peace and human security, and 3) preserving the environment. ADA works together with selected partner countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and South Eastern Europe. The areas of cooperation in the South are: water and sanitation, rural development, energy, the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises, education, and the promotion of good governance.

ADA provides core funding to APRN, particularly in the areas of budget training, research and publication.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) - Canada

www.acdi-cida.gc.ca

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is Canada’s lead agency for development assistance. It hasa mandate to support sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world.

Through the Canada Fund for Africa, CIDA supports APRN activities under the Africa-Canada Parliamentary Strengthening Program (ACPSP).

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

http://www.cpahq.org/

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) consists of the national, provincial, state and territorial Parliaments and Legislatures of the countries of the Commonwealth. The CPA works in the fields of good governance, of democracy and elections, and of human rights, while special attention is also paid to gender sensitizing (through the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians) and to promoting awareness of parliamentary democracy among the youth of the Commonwealth. The Association's mission is to promote the advancement of parliamentary democracy by enhancing knowledge and understanding of democratic governance. It seeks to build an informed parliamentary community able to deepen the Commonwealth’s democratic commitment and to further co-operation among its Parliaments and Legislatures.

Council of NGOs for Development (CONGAD) - Senegal

CONGAD is an umbrella organization based in Dakar, Senegal. It represents 166 national, foreign and international NGOs and is one of the Government’s main dialogue partners on development issues. CONGAD works to promote political, social, economic and cultural dialogue in order to strengthen civil society and to ensure that social demands are heard. It also promotes the respect for human rights and good governance to enable a sustainable development.

Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) – Tanzania

www.esami-africa.org

The Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) is a Pan African Regional Management Development Centre. It is a service and market-oriented institution offering high level specialized management training and development programme, consultancy and action-oriented management research services. ESAMI’s target clients are government, NGOs, parastatals, private sector and national training institutions in the Eastern and Southern African region.

Forum for Women and Democracy (FOWODE) – Uganda

www.wougnet.org/Profiles/fowode.html

FOWODE promotes gender equality in all decision-making through advocacy, training research and publishing in Uganda. It also works to sensitize and educate women, people with disability, young people and other vulnerable groups in society about their human and civic rights. FOWODE has provided training for women MPs and MPs representing people with Disabilities, Youth and Workers and has also designed a local government effectiveness-training (LGET) package and conducted training-of-trainers and training of more than 2000 local government councilors to prepare women who have filled the 1/3 quota of all local government seats for their new tasks. In addition, it encourages collaboration of women leaders in the Eastern African sub-region and internationally through information exchange, seminars, workshops and conferences.

German Development Agency (GTZ) – Germany

http://www.gtz.de/en/

The GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis.

With GTZ, APRN has undertaken periodic PRSP assessments in various African countries and published the results.

Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) – South Africa

www.idasa.org.za

Idasa is an independent public interest organisation committed to promoting sustainable democracy based on active citizenship, democratic institutions, and social justice. IDASA is a nationally recognised public interest organisation in South Africa. It maintains international links with many similar organisations through the world movement for democracy.

Institute for Policy Alternatives (IPA) - Ghana and Benin

www.ipaghana.org

The Institute for Policy Alternatives (IPA) is a Ghanaian think-tank established to promote policy alternatives in Africa by combining the efforts of researchers with those of policy and development practitioners. IPA undertakes research, training and development advocacy with a core principle of citizen engagement, emphasizing voices and perspectives of the poor, especially in rural communities.

IPA works closely with APRN in developing and delivering training modules on community monitoring tools for poverty reduction.

International Development Research Council (IDRC) - Canada

www.idrc.ca

IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

IDRC partners with APRN on a number of different initiatives, most notably through the MIMAP conferences.

Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) - Malawi

http://www.mejn.mw

Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) is a coalition of more than 100 civil society organizations, which have activities in the field of economic governance.  MEJN’s membership include NGOs, Community Based Organisations, Trade Unions, representatives of the Media, the academia, among others.

Office of professional development (in Parliament of Uganda) – Uganda

www.parliament.go.ug

Parliamentary Center International – Canada and Ghana

www.parlcent.ca

The Parliamentary Centre is a Canadian not-for-profit, non-partisan organization devoted to improving the effectiveness of representative assemblies around the world.

The Centre has served parliaments and legislatures for more than three decades. Founded in 1968 to strengthen the capacity of Canada’s Parliament, the Centre is now a global leader in parliamentary development with projects that support parliaments in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The Parliamentary Centre is a lead partner of APRN and hosts APRN staff in their head office in Ottawa, Canada and in their field office in Accra, Ghana.

Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA) – Tanzania

www.repoa.or.tz

Research on Poverty Alleviation, REPOA, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Tanzania concerned with matters relating to poverty and pro-poor growth. They undertake and facilitate research, conduct and coordinate training, and promote dialogue and development of policy for pro-poor growth and poverty reduction. Their vision is to contribute to the development of Tanzania by facilitating the creation and use of knowledge

REPOA has collaborated with the Parliament of Tanzania and APRN on a community monitoring pilot project of the Tanzanian government’s primary education development program in the Dodoma and Morogoro regions. REPOA has also partnered with APRN for a number of conferences on poverty reduction and PRSPs.

University of Western Cape – South Africa

www.uwc.ac.za

The University of the Western Cape in South Africa is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and research, to nurturing the cultural diversity of South Africa, and to responding in critical and creative ways to the needs of a society in transition. In particular it aims to develop effective structures and conventions of governance, which are democratic, transparent and accountable.

World Bank Institute (WBI) - USA

www.worldbank.org/wbi

The World Bank Institute is the capacity development arm of the World Bank, and helps countries share and apply global and local knowledge to meet development challenges. WBI's capacity development programs are designed not only to build skills among groups of individuals involved in performing tasks, but also to strengthen the organizations in which they work, and the sociopolitical environment in which they operate.