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Projet de Renforcement des Capacités de l’Assemblée Nationale du Burkina Faso (PRECAN-BF)

  • Project Name:
    Projet de Renforcement des Capacités de l’Assemblée Nationale du Burkina Faso (PRECAN-BF)
    Institution :
    The National Assembly of Burkina Faso
    • Core Competence:
      National Parliaments and Parliamentary Institutions
    Project Region :
    West & Central Africa
    Country :
    Burkina Faso
    Status :
    Closed
    Grant Number :
    190
    Grant Amount (USD):
    2 000 000
    Commitment Date:
    2007
    Closing Date:
    2011
    Introduction:

    ACBF and the Government of Burkina Faso signed on March 23, 2007 a Grant Agreement for the amount of USD 2 million to fund the Projet de Renforcement des Capacités de l’Assemblée Nationale du Burkina Faso (PRECAN-BF).

    Project Description:

    The overall goal of the project is to improve the effectiveness of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso to enable it to discharge its constitutional mandate and to effectively play its role in parliamentary democracy in order to participate in development policy formulation and implementation for poverty alleviation and good governance.

Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.
H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.
Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.
Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.
Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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