From August 12th to 15th, 2024, a Delocalized Meeting of the Joint Committee on Administration, Finance and Budget; Public Accounts; and Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research of the ECOWAS Parliament took place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The meeting’s theme was “The Role of ECOWAS Parliament in Community Budget Formulation and Monitoring”. Dr. Rasheed Draman, our Executive Director, […]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) is seeking a consultant in Togo for our Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project to analyze and share with African parliaments and donors the experiences of parliamentary engagement with CSOs/SWGs on gender equality issues and develop models and tools for this engagement. Refer to the Terms of Reference[…]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) is seeking a consultant for our Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) Project team in Togo. The consultant is expected to ensure the facilitation of innovative and/or improved approaches to CSO and women’s rights groups in the parliamentary oversight process. Also, ensure that women’s rights groups and CSO contributions[…]
The ILGRP team in Kenya seeks the services of a consultant to work in close collaboration with the ILGRP project team members to conduct gender equality awareness sessions, training, and practical sessions for male and female MPs as well as parliamentary staff in addressing gender inequalities in the initiation, drafting scrutiny, and passage of gender responsive legislation.[…]
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JulThe Fanteakwa North District was carved out of the East Akim District in 1988 by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 1411 of 1988 and the Local Government Act, Act 462 of 1993 with Begoro as the capital. In recent years, the literacy rate in the Fanteakwa North District has shown steady progress, particularly considering it is a farming community.[…]
Today marks a significant milestone for all Ghanaians as Parliament has successfully passed the Affirmative Action Gender Equality Bill. This achievement is a testament to the remarkable teamwork and collaboration of various organizations and the tireless efforts of several individuals. We join in celebrating this moment as it signifies a positive step towards achieving gender equality in[…]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) is looking for a consultant in Kenya to enhance the capacity of legislatures to initiate, debate, amend and pass inclusive and gender responsive laws, including gender responsive budgets and legislation through conducting an economic and gender analysis and present results to parliamentary committees and caucuses to initiate draft laws and[…]
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The African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has described as unfortunate the spat between the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie. On July 22, Alban Bagbin asked the Marshal to walk the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, out of the house over a comment deemed disrespectful. This action followed[…]
We are looking for a consultant to provide methodological support to parliamentary staff to enable them to conduct gender analysis of state budgets. It is imperative that the staff who support MPs during the budget process, particularly those from the Research and Committees departments are equipped with the necessary skills and tools for gender analysis so they[…]