AWEPA Aid Effectiveness Programme
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General Programme Information
AWEPA's Aid Effectiveness programme serves to engage African and European parliamentarians in the aid reform process through trainings, public hearings, joint monitoring exercises, workshops and seminars which cut across the national, regional and continental levels. The transfer of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from donor country taxpayers to recipient country citizens requires parliamentary oversight on both ends of the aid equation. Despite this fact, MPs from the North and the South have been only marginally engaged in the process of aid reform which aims to assure that donor funds are used effectively for those in need. In Africa, MPs are faced with a variety of capacity constraints for meaningful oversight of ODA and national revenues. In an evolving aid landscape with insufficient access to information and limited analytical capacity, parliamentarians in Africa require substantial support if they are to perform their oversight and representational functions effectively.
Programme Objectives
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To increase government accountability to its parliament and citizens on the use of ODA
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To strengthen democratic ownership and parliamentary oversight of ODA
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To support cooperation between parliaments, civil society, the executive and donors towards more effective use of ODA
