ACTIVITY SCOPE | COLLABORATION TYPE | AID TYPE | FINANCE TYPE | FLOW TYPE | TIED STATUS | HIERARCHY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bilateral 1 |
Project-type interventions C01
|
Standard grant 110 | ODA 10 | Untied | 1 |
PARTICIPATING ORG | REFERENCE | ROLE | TYPE |
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AWEPA
|
REF NL-KVK-34106722
|
Funding | International NGO |
AWEPA
|
REF NL-KVK-34106722
|
Accountable | International NGO |
AWEPA
|
REF NL-KVK-34106722
|
Implementing | International NGO |
NIMD
|
REF NL-KVK-27189542
|
Implementing | International NGO |
CODELIST | SIGNIFICANCE | VOCABULARY | DESCRIPTION |
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Gender Equality | principal objective | OECD DAC CRS | Principal (primary) policy objectives are those which can be identified as being fundamental in the design and impact of the activity and which are an explicit objective of the activity. They may be selected by answering the question "Would the activity have been undertaken without this objective?" |
Participatory Development/Good Governance | principal objective | OECD DAC CRS | Principal (primary) policy objectives are those which can be identified as being fundamental in the design and impact of the activity and which are an explicit objective of the activity. They may be selected by answering the question "Would the activity have been undertaken without this objective?" |
START | END | TYPE | STATUS | VALUE |
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2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | Original | Committed | 243,750 EUR |
2017-01-01 | 2017-12-31 | Original | Indicative | 282,299 EUR |
DATE | DESCRIPTION | PROVIDER | RECEIVER | VALUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016-03-31 |
REF First quarter 2016
|
REF NL-KVK-34106722
|
18,182 EUR |
|
2016-06-30 Humanitarian
|
Expenditures second quarter
REF Second quarter 2016
|
REF NL-KVK-34106722
|
37,325.67 EUR |
|
2016-09-30 |
REF Third quarter 2016
|
27,792 EUR |
||
2016-11-30 |
October - November 2016
REF October - November 2016
|
76,019 EUR |
||
2016-12-31 |
December 2016
REF December 2016
|
12,839 EUR |
||
2017-03-31 |
January - March 2017
REF First quarter 2017
|
31,462 EUR |
||
2017-06-30 |
Second quarter 2017
REF Second quarter 2017
|
REF NL-KVK-27189542
|
REF NL-KVK-34106722
|
43,670 EUR |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
4 | N/A |
2016-01-01 : 2020-12-31 |
Actual comment
One dialogue session held with political parties and civil society on the constitutional review. Four outputs came out of the session: the report and three documents presented by experts. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
1 | N/A |
2016-01-01 : 2020-12-31 |
Baseline comment
start of the programme. |
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Actual comment
AWEPA supported parliament to establish an organic framework for parliamentary staff. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
4 | 2 |
50%
|
2016-01-01 : 2020-12-31 |
Baseline comment
start of the programme. |
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Actual comment
24 MPs attended a seminar on budget oversight. Awareness has been risen on current tools to scrutinize public finances and recommendations were formulated on how to improve budget oversight in the future. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Percentage | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
0% | N/A |
2016-01-01 : 2020-12-31 |
Baseline comment
start of the programme. |
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Actual comment
A training for representatives from 29 political parties was implemented on "how to formulate a party manifesto". None of the parties which attended the training had programmatic documents developed. A follow-up training will be implemented in 2017. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
22 | N/A |
2016-01-01 : 2020-12-31 |
Baseline comment
start of the programme. |
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Actual comment
Two public hearings were organised with MPs accross the country in 2016: - Outreach on penal institutions: inmates, judges, police, public servants - Outreach on land policy reform: discussions with citizens of 17 different villages across the country. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
1 | N/A |
2016-01-01 : 2020-12-31 |
Baseline comment
start of the programme. |
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Actual comment
Following the outreach visit on penal institutions, MPs asked questions to the Minister of Justice in Parliament and followed up with written questions. This led to an increase of the national budget for penal institutions in 2017. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
100% | 16 |
16%
|
2016-01-01 : 2020-12-31 |
Baseline comment
start of the programme |
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Actual comment
3 alumni have been elected city councillors since they joined the school. In addition to this, 13 alumni have been given more responsibilities within their party (member of local /national board, president of women party caucus, in charge of reforms committees, etc,). |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
35 | 11 |
31%
|
2016-01-01 : 2020-12-31 |
Baseline comment
start of the programme |
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Actual comment
Out of the 35 students who graduated from the 2016 School of Politics class, 11 were women. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
No structural changes which would stimulate engagement between political and civic actor have been noted since the start of the Seventh Parliament. According to the MPs interviewed the dialogue practices during parliament (which occurred during the Sixth Parliament) did not lead to any innovations. New measures to help stimulate dialogue between the various sensibilities, including revising the rules of procedure for the National Assembly, have yet to be taken. There are two major recent political events which have shaken up the current political environment in Benin, leaving it somewhat in flux: - The legislative elections held in 2015 weakened the FCBE and propelled the opposition to the fore of national politics. The FCBE alliance, which was the clear majority for the Sixth Parliament, was reduced to some twenty MPs. The opposition, in addition to seeing the number of seats held greatly increase, were able to capture the presidency and vice presidency of the National Assembly. - The 2016 election saw a candidate which did not belong to a political party run for head of State, who at the same time was supported by political parties, the opposition and the former majority, which has shaken up the landscape of the Beninese National Assembly. The political actors have taken a "wait and see" approach in terms of how they should position themselves within this new context, which may explain the hesitancy in producing mechanisms which would stimulate multi-actor engagement in terms of influencing public policy. The idea of a platform for dialogue which would stimulate momentum amongst the various actors to generate a vast overhaul of the system has been in the works since 2014, although the actual implementation thereof has been disrupted by preparation for the 2015 and 2016 general elections. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Percentage | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
Following the opening of the Seventh Parliament neither political actors nor members of civil society have yet to undertake an inclusive think tank-style initiative on how to draft public policy. Currently informal exchanges on the conclusions reached in the recent report published by the Reform Committee are proving a motivational force for each of the rather isolated actors within their own environments. The official delivery of this report on reform to the Head of State constitutes a solid opportunity to stimulate inclusive dialogue (involving political actors and members of civil society) on political reform in the country. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Percentage | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 26 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
V-Dem scores are based on the contributions of local experts who were asked the following question: "What percentage of National Assembly members have changed or even left their political party between two the legislative elections?" |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 1.63 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
V-Dem scores are based on the contributions of local experts who were asked the following question: "Is it common for a member of the National Assembly to toe party line when voting on a major issue?" 0: Not really. Quite a few members have been elected as independents; intra-party discipline is not very strong. 1: More often than not. More often than not members vote in line with their political party rather than against it, however defections are common. 2: Often. Members almost always vote toeing party line. 3: Yes, absolutely. Members always vote toeing party line. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Percentage | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 39 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
Afrobarometer results are based on public opinion polls. The following questions were put forward to participants: "Are you confident in the party currently in power?" and "Are you confident in the opposition political parties?" 39% of people who responded stated they were "Partially confident in" or even "Very confident" for the party currently in power, with 38% saying they were confident in opposition parties. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
So far during the Seventh Parliament no legislative proposal has been made by MPs. Over a dozen draft private members’ bills were recorded during the last term at the end of the Sixth Parliament, although none of these have been seriously considered and are currently deemed to be obsolete, with virtually the whole of the MPs who prepared the proposals not holding office during the Seventh Parliament. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 36 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
The following numbers give an idea of the control tools used for government action so far as part of the Seventh Parliament (period 17 May 2015 - 30 June 2016) Questions on current affairs: 11 Oral questions: 17 Written questions: 8 Parliamentary investigation committee: 0 Nevertheless, it should be noted that no questions have actually been considered by Parliament owing to multiple postponements being requested by the government, who have said they need more time to better prepare. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 2.6 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
The AWEPA Benin office scores an average of 2.6/5 across the five measured capabilities. The specific scores are as follows: Commit and act: 2.8 Deliver results: 3.6 Adapt and self-renew: 2.2 Attract and relate: 2.6 Balance coherence and diversity: 1.8 |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
Political parties and alliances made for elections do not enter into electoral competition based on programmes which reflect their own political identity, if there ever was one to begin with. During the last general elections (2015 and 2016), although candidates did appear on television given their own more or less distinctive points of view regarding matters of national interest, it is not easy to say whether the statements made were in line with the official position of the political parties they represent or their political alliances. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 1 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
No MP interviewed indicated they had been in a working relationship with a civil society organisation or any key actor from this area for the purposes of better improving their policy positions within the National Assembly. There are no structured, sustained working relationships between MPs and civil society actors either. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit | Unit | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 2 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
MPs stated they did work together with governmental actors as part of their parliamentary work, particularly during the hearings of National Assembly standing committees. Furthermore, MPs stated they regularly work with actors from their political parties although the quality of this relationship is not what it could be as parties are not consulted by parliamentary groups when voting on the texts for laws. |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Percentage | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 48.5 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
Afrobarometer results are based on public opinion polls. Afrobarometer 2014/2015 participants were asked the following question: "Are you confident in the National Assembly?" 48.5% of respondents stated they were "Partially confident" or "Very confident". |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Percentage | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 15.4 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
Afrobarometer results are based on public opinion polls. Afrobarometer 2014/2015 participants were asked the following question: "How would you rate how well you think legislative elections guarantee National Assembly MPs will actually advocate for people's views?" 15.4% of respondents answered "Well" or "Very well". |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Percentage | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 0 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
FACET | BASELINE | TARGET | ACTUAL | % | PERIOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | Percentage | ||||
No dimension has been provided
No location has been provided
|
2016 72.6 |
Not provided
|
Not provided
|
N/A |
: |
Baseline comment
Afrobarometer results are based on public opinion polls. The following statements were put forward to participants: Statement 1: "Men make better political leaders than women; in elections priority should be given to men over women." Statement 2: "Women should have the same chance of being elected to political positions as men." 72.6% of respondents stated they "Agreed with statement 2" or "Strongly agreed with statement 2". |