Zambia

INTER PARES Partnership with the National Assembly of Zambia

Peer-to-peer partnership

Zambia

Priority 1 Parliament's role in the Budget Process
Priority 2 Strategic Development Capacities
Priority 3 Representation, Citizen Engagement and Youth Participation
Priority 4 Legislative Scrutiny, Oversight and Gender

EU Member States Parliaments

EU Member States Parliaments

Priority 1

Parliament's role in the budget process: Activities

  • Brief experts' exchange on the budget process, internal set-ups and challenges
  • Workshop on the budget process, focused on the execution and auditing stages 
  • Study visit in Berlin about different stages of the budget process and other partnership activities
  • Experts exchange in Lusaka about budget process strengthening

Priority 2 

Strategic Development Capacities: Activities 

  • Supporting the mid-term evaluation of the Strategic Plan 
  • Organising a symposium on parliamentary strategic planning (PSP) 
  • Producing a short guide about parliamentary strategic planning (PSP) 

Priority 3

Representation, Citizen Engagement and Youth Participation: Activities

  • Communication with the public on social media and creating educational materials for young audiences 
    - Session 1: Communication with the public on social media
    - Session 2: Online community management
    - Session 3: Producing educational materials for young audiences
  • Streamlining website content and navigation 
  • Citizen’s participation in the legislative process 
  • Inclusive parliamentary practices for persons with disabilities
  • Carrying out a Youth Parliamentary Academy 
  • Developing and printing educational materials about the NAZ and the e-Parliament app 

Priority 4

Legislative scrutiny, oversight, and gender: Activities

  • Legislative scrutiny by citizens, institutions and external stakeholders.
  • Oversight tools in action: a peer-to-peer exchange.
  • Exploring the different elements of a gender-sensitive (GS) parliament – Joint activity with the Parliament of Botswana.
  • In-person peer-to-peer exchange with MPs on institutional mechanisms and tools for advancing gender-sensitive work in parliaments – Joint activity with the Parliament of Botswana.
  • Tailoring a quick guide to gender-sensitive scrutiny.