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AprThe Parliament of Kenya and their Canadian counterparts will explore ways to enhance their collaboration and exchange on best parliamentary practices. This emerged during a tour of the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training (CPST) by the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, the Rt Hon. Greg Fergus, this afternoon. The first call for enhanced cooperation […]
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AprThe African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) under the auspices of the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender-Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project, held a stakeholder forum in Accra, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, to examine a drafted Gender-Responsive Lawmaking handbook. The forum brought together the Parliamentary Staff of Ghana and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). Addressing the gathering, Ms. Sheila Minkah-Premo,[…]
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MarMembers of Staff of Ghana Parliament and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have commended the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), the Parliamentary Centre and it’s funding partner, the Global Affairs Canada/Affaires Mondiales Canada for taking interest in building their capacity to enable them engage citizens effectively. The CSOs and the staff of Parliament made the commendation after[…]
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MarA two-day training session has been organized by the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) for some staff members of Ghana’s Parliament, selected members of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and members of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations in Ghana. The two-day workshop began on Saturday, March 23, 2024, focusing on the review and practical application of[…]
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MarAs part of its capacity building and sensitization programmes, the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in collaboration with the Parliamentary Centre and with funding support by Global Affairs Canada for the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender -Responsive Policies (ILGRP) have organized a two-day training workshop in Accra for selected Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on approaches to effective engagement[…]
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FebThe Global Affairs Canada funded Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) Project on the 23 and 24 February 2024 organized practical learning sessions with Civil Society Organizations in Kenya on approaches to engage in the parliamentary legislative and budget making processes effectively and innovatively. The CSOs enhanced their practical skills by applying a gender checklist and data from[…]
The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in collaboration with the African Parliamentary Press Network (APPN), the Global Affairs Canada-funded ILGRP and with support from the Parliamentary Centre for Canada have organized a day training workshop in Accra for selected Journalists on Gender-Based awareness and equality. The training which opened was to sensitise the journalists on laws[…]
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FebMembers of the Committee on Gender, Children and Social Protection and the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of the Parliament of Ghana met on 15-16 February 2024 to consider the Affirmative Action Bill (AAB) 2023. This meeting follows the referral of the bill to the Committee on Gender and Children during the previous session of[…]
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FebThe Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project, a collaborative initiative between African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) and The Parliamentary Centre (PC) funded by Global Affairs Canada conducted a two-day training for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Kenya last week on approaches to effective engagement in the oversight process of Parliament. Participants learnt how to apply gender impact assessment using gender-based analysis[…]