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Gambian Parliamentarians to disucss pro-poor and anti-corruption policies

30 September 2004

Poverty
The programme will discuss parliament's involvement in poverty reduction plans.

Parliamentarians of The Gambia will convene in the capital Banjul next week for a workshop aimed at strengthening legislatures and promoting parliamentarians' professional development. 

Organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), it runs from 5 to 8 October 2004 and is open to all 53 Members of Parliament of The Gambia. The workshop will look at ways to enhance the country's pro-poor policies as well as discussing its national poverty reduction strategy. Delegates will also explore budget processes; anti-corruption policies and parliament; and how The Gambia's public accounts committee deals with statutory and other government bodies. 

CPA Secretary-General Denis Marshall said: "Gambian parliamentarians will be able to share experiences, both among themselves and with our resource team. They can consider new ideas to help them strengthen their parliamentary practices and political strategies so they can more effectively combat poverty, prevent corruption and improve their government's financial management. These are all key factors in the full development of every Commonwealth country." 

Discussions will be led by an international team from the CPA and World Bank. The workshop is one of five national meetings organised under the CPA's West Africa Parliaments Programme (WAPP). The others will be held in Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The programme will lead to a regional workshop. 

WAPP aims to provide parliamentarians with an oversight on the use of public funds to improve accountability; the prevention of the waste of resources; and how to assist in combating corruption. The programme will also discuss parliament's involvement in poverty reduction plans. Each national workshop will be country-specific. 

The regional workshop will take place six months after the close of the final national workshop and will involve five parliamentarians from each country.

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