This project focuses on strengthening the capacity of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso through a multi-faceted and targeted support for the Speaker, the 127 MPs, and the parliamentary staff that assist them. The objective of the PROCAB is to help the National Assembly exercise its strategic plan to be closer to the population and more transparent and
effective in its work.
Building over PADEB and where it left off, PROCAB works with all eight parliamentary commissions and the top management of the Assembly to increase outreach to more communities and deepen ownership of the National Assembly.
Besides gender mainstreaming and support for women in public life, the project’s focus is on the oversight of the executive through new and improved oversight practises, including a Budget Analysis Unit (precursor to a Parliamentary Budget Office), adapted democratic of the security sector practises, and citizen assessments. These are conducted through the use of
virtual tools such as an EngageParl, the Centre’s Online Citizen engagement platform.
Burkina Faso
Ongoing
Focus: Parliamentary Institution; Citizen Outreach and Engagement; Parliaments and Gender; Budgetary Oversight and Accountability
Funders: Sweden, Switzerland, European Union
