PROJECT TITLE
Strategic Partnership for Benin: a conducive environment for effective policy influencing
Reported by
AWEPA NL-KVK-34106722 International NGO
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
Planned end date 2020-12-31
Actual start date 2016-01-01
activity status: Implementation
The activity is currently being implemented
WHO'S INVOLVED ( 4 )
PARTICIPATING ORG REFERENCE ROLE TYPE
AWEPA
Funding International NGO
AWEPA
Accountable International NGO
AWEPA
Implementing International NGO
NIMD
Implementing International NGO
Target Groups
Political actors are defined as the combined main target group of the Strategic Partnership: - Political parties and their representatives - The Assemblee Nationale and its Members, Committees and staff
Objectives
System level: A level playing field, for all political actors and civic actors wanting to influence politics. Actor level: Improved oversight and legislative function of the political actors. Actor level: Distinctive programmatic profiling - internal, public and in parliament- in relation to electorates and support bases of political actors. Culture level: Interest in consulting, collaborating, harmonizing, being responsive and a sense of trust and mutual understanding among and between political and civic actors. Gender and inclusion: The voice and position of women and youth is increased and they are part of the culture of consultation and political actors are sensitized to working in accommodative and inclusive manners.
General
The Strategic Partnership between NIMD, AWEPA and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to contribute to a conducive environment in which political and civic actors can effectively lobby and influence political and policy processes to advocate for inclusive and equitable social change. The partners concentrate on a selected number of countries in Africa: Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe. In Benin, the partners jointly contribute to three specific goals: i. To improve the enabling environment for effective policy influencing, by creating a level playing field for all political actors and civic actors wanting to influence politics. ii. To strengthen the policy influencing capacities and responsiveness of political parties, parliaments, MPs and civil society actors. iii. Increasing general interest in consulting and collaborating among and between political and civic actors. iv. Strengthening the voice and position of women and youth in the consultation processes. The departing point for the Strategic Partnership in Benin is a joint NIMD-AWEPA Theory of Change and Baseline. The country programme is embedded in strong local political networks, underpinned by a deep rooted knowledge of the local political economy and a solid institutional infrastructure for programme implementation. To acknowledge the importance of cross-border themes and regional interdependencies that increasingly shape national policy agendas and to stimulate peer learning and exchange, dedicated strategies and instruments for peer learning, knowledge and innovation and PME have been developed as part of the strategic partnership. Furthermore, to maximize opportunities for regional and international lobby and advocacy on issues that emanate from national policy agendas, the programme foresees in the development of dedicated strategies for potential upstream policy influencing at regional and global fora and bodies.
policy marker( 2 )
CODELIST SIGNIFICANCE VOCABULARY DESCRIPTION
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?"
recipient country ( 1 )
BeninBJ
100
sector ( 1 )
OECD DAC CRS 5 digit1( 1 )
The sector reported corresponds to an OECD DAC CRS 5-digit purpose code http://reference.iatistandard.org/codelists/Sector/
Legislatures and political parties15152
100
GLOSSARY
Legislatures and political partiesAssistance to strengthen key functions of legislatures/ parliaments including subnational assemblies and councils (representation; oversight; legislation), such as improving the capacity of legislative bodies, improving legislatures' committees and administrative procedures,; research and information management systems; providing training programmes for legislators and support personnel. Assistance to political parties and strengthening of party systems.
Financial Overview
Expenditure ( 7 )
Budget ( 2 )
Expenditure
Budget
Budget ( 2 )
START END TYPE STATUS VALUE
2016-01-01 2016-12-31 Original Committed 243,750
EUR
2017-01-01 2017-12-31 Original Indicative 282,299
EUR
Budget
Transactions ( 7 )
Expenditure ( 7 )
DATE DESCRIPTION PROVIDER RECEIVER VALUE
2016-03-31
REF First quarter 2016
18,182
EUR
2016-06-30
Humanitarian
Expenditures second quarter
REF Second quarter 2016
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
43,670
EUR
Expenditure
result( 12 )
outcome( 6 )
impact( 6 )
GLOSSARY
OutcomeResults of the activity that produce an effect on the overall communities or issues you serve. For example lower rate of infection after a vaccination programme.
ImpactThe long term effects of the outcomes, that lead to larger, over arching results, such as improved life-expectancy.
Outcome
indicator( 1 )
IO1.1: Imperfections’ in the political system are addressed and trust and relations amongst political actors is improved
INDICATOR
i1.1.1: # of outputs from the dialogue process
Total number of agreements / outputs reached by March 2017 as a result of the AWEPA/NIMD facilitated dialogue process.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
Outcome
indicator( 1 )
IO2.1: Parliamentary staff are better able to assist MPs
INDICATOR
i2.1.1: Level of increased capacity of staff to “assist MPs”.
Scale 1 to 4: 1 Awareness has been raised on methods and techniques to assist MPs. 2 Knowledge and skills regarding the assisting of MPs have increased. 3 Attitudes and behavior of individual staff on assisting MPs have changed. 4 Practices in parliament have changed.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
Actual comment
AWEPA supported parliament to establish an organic framework for parliamentary staff.
Outcome
indicator( 1 )
IO2.2: MPs have increased capacity to formulate and to scrutinize (government) legislation, policy and government performance.
INDICATOR
i2.2.1: Level of increased capacity of MPs to “formulate and scrutinize legislation”.
"Scale 1 to 4: 1 Awareness has been raised on methods and techniques for the formulation and scrutiny of legislation. 2 Knowledge and skills on formulation and scrutiny of legislation have increased. 3 Attitudes and behavior of individual MPs regarding the formulation and scrutiny of legislation have changed. 4 Practices in parliament have changed. ".
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
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.
Outcome
indicator( 1 )
IO3.1: Parties and parliamentary groups are better able to formulate and communicate their positions and prepare (gender sensitive/ more inclusive) policies.
INDICATOR
# of political parties represented in the National Assembly having developed (alternative) policies, party programs or manifesto.
Total # of parties that at the time of measuring have any kind of policy document, party programme or manifesto.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE 0
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.
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.
Outcome
indicator( 2 )
IO4.1: Political actors interact with civic-actors in a multi-party setup and have increased capacities to be responsive, recognizable, approachable and accountable towards civil society
INDICATOR
i4.1.1: # of civic actors consulted on policy issues .
Total number of different societal groups that have been consulted in the various outreach activities of this year. Add up to the previous year(s).
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
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.
INDICATOR
i4.1.2: # of thematic policy issues discussed and brought to parliament.
Number of topics that were given follow-up in parliament.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
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.
Outcome
indicator( 2 )
IO5.1: Women and youth civic and political aspirants are identified and recruited and empowered through the School of Politics
INDICATOR
Intermediate indicator 5.1.4: # of alumni who access medium and senior internal party functions.
Individuals previously graduated from the School of Politics who indicate that they have accessed party leadership position at local /national level.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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
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,).
INDICATOR
IO 5.1.1: # of women graduates from the Benin École Politique.
# of women participants in the school of politics who successfully fill all the criteria to graduate from the School.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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
Actual comment
Out of the 35 students who graduated from the 2016 School of Politics class, 11 were women.
Impact
indicator( 5 )
Outcome 1: A level playing field, for all political actors and civic actors wanting to influence politics.
Benin's Seventh Parliament opened on 16 May 2015 against a background where political parties and civil society actors did not have any real ability to influence public policy; in short the playing field was not level and even if they wanted to do so they could not influence public policy. Political parties do not enter into structured working relationships with their MPs and help them develop a policy position when voting for laws. With respect to civil society organisations, their general distrust of and removal from the political scene and its actors considerably limits their ability to influence public policy. The political actors within the National Assembly (who have been elected by virtually all of the political alliances) vote on draft laws, which places them in a different league - that is to say a much more privileged position - when it comes to influencing public policy in comparison to members of civil society and the political parties. Currently the way the National Assembly is set up means there is no way to tell who is with the opposition and who is in the majority. In this case it is too early to say whether the parliamentary opposition and majority have equal footing in terms of influencing Beninese public policy.
INDICATOR
Indicator 1.1: # of structural changes and new mechanisms introduced for greater engagement by political and civic actors
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
INDICATOR
Indicator 1.2: % of political actors that experience an enabling environment in which they are involved in inclusive policy making
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 1.3: % of MPs changing or abandoning their party in between elections
V-Dem score v2psswitch
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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?"
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 1.4: Members of the Legislature vote with other members of their party on important bills
V-Dem score v2pscohesv
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 1.5: The Afrobarometer score for "Confidence in political parties".
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
Impact
indicator( 2 )
Outcome 2: : Political Actors have the capacity to scrutinize government legislation, policies and performance
The Seventh Parliament has not yet shown any real capacity to control the actions of the government. None of the questioning government members were subject to over their first year in power led to debates during sessions, with the government successfully postponing the consideration of matters. The ministers in question always tend to say they have only just taken up the position and ask the MPs for the time needed to obtain documents and look over them. Upon presentation of the first report (covering October 2015 - March 2016) by the president of the National Assembly, the MPs themselves complained about their inability to hold the government to account. To improve this situation, they decided to hear oral questions on current affairs every Thursday (in the afternoon), although this decision has not had the desired effect.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 2.1: The number of parliamentary legislative initiatives enacted into law.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 2.2: The number of instances oversight instruments were used (questions, interpellations, missions of enquiry).
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
Impact
indicator( 1 )
Outcome 3: Capability of the AWEPA Benin office to carry out lobby and advocacy
The AWEPA office in Cotonou was opened early 2016.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 3.1: AWEPA Benin local office score on the 5-Capabilities scan
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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
Impact
indicator( 1 )
Outcome 4: Distinctive programmatic profiling - internal, public and in parliament- in relation to electorates and support bases of political actors
The current political situation in Benin is striking in the absence of structured political proposals made by political parties. In addition to the inability of political actors to provide polices based on a specific theme there is also tangible disinterest in how important programmes are. Several studies have shown how large is the role played by money as part of the electoral process in Benin, which the last legislative and presidential elections have only confirmed.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 4.1: % of political parties that base their political and policy proposals on a distinctive profile
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
Impact
indicator( 4 )
Outcome 5: Interest in consulting, collaborating, harmonizing, being responsive and a sense of trust and mutual understanding among and between political and civic actors
The distance between political actors outside of National Assembly sessions is huge in Benin. Occasions when political actors getting in touch with civil society organisations are generally limited to elections and whenever a crisis or social tension arises. As an example the repeated pushing back of local elections, social tension as a result of corruption being exposed in public recruitment practices in 2013, and rumours of a revised constitution being drafted have all been instances where political parties have had to deal with trade unions towards the end of Yayi Boni's mandate. This gap between political actors and civil society actors (not to mention the gap between political actors themselves) can easily be explained by the lack of confidence in the processes in place as well as the poor perception of the need to work together to consolidate democracy and resuscitate politics for the common good. In the opinion of the individuals interviewed, the current context forces political actors to reposition themselves within society (the rebuilding of bases after making choices which have not been shared during the last elections) and creating new political alliances following the election of a new president. According to the MPs interviewed this repositioning would require cooperating with various actors.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 5.1: The level of co-operation between political actors and members of civil society.
Scale: 1) Low - Co-operation in this regard is almost non-existent; 2) Medium - Some co-operation is present but is only superficial in nature and/or where what co-operation does occur is not satisfactory; 3) High - The quality of co-operation is excellent and is carried out in a structured way
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 5.2: The level of co-operation between MPs and other political actors (including governmental actors).
Scale: 1) Low - Co-operation in this regard is almost non-existent; 2) Medium - Some co-operation is present but is only superficial in nature and/or where what co-operation does occur is not satisfactory; 3) High - The quality of co-operation is excellent and is carried out in a structured way
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 5.3: The Afrobarometer score on "Level of public confidence in the National Assembly”
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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".
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 5.4: The Afrobarometer score on " Public perception on how well MPs listen to the needs of their constituency”
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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".
Impact
indicator( 2 )
Outcome 6: The voice and position of women and youth is increased and they are part of the culture of consultation
Young people and women do not have political representation which is proportional to their vast numbers within Beninese society, with the renewal of the political class also proving a slow process. The last general elections have not seen the situation improve: out of 83 MPs only two are under the age of 40 (i.e. just over 2%) and during the Seventh Parliament women represent a bit less than 10% of the total sum of MPs. The importance of money within political life is once again given as the main factor keeping young people and women from moving up the ranks in politics. A more general awareness is emerging amongst young people and women compared to (older) men in politics. The young people active in politics are motivated to ensure qualitative succession, believing their elders to be out of touch and old-fashioned and their approach to politics being dark and dense, which is not conducive to the major, courageous overhauls required to consolidate democracy as it stands in Benin. It is against this background the AWEPA/NIMD joint programme with the School of Politics began in 2015, being targeted at young people (both men and women) and tasking them with seeing social groups better represented as part of political and electoral processes.
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 6.1 % of women involved in politics that feel that they are able to take part in decision making processes
No data was collected on this indicator.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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
:
INDICATOR
Outcome indicator 6.2: The Afrobarometer score for "Men making better leaders than women”.
REFERENCE
VOCAB Reporting Organisation 99
CODE Nl-kvk-34106722
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".
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