East Africa Chapter

The PNoWB East Africa (EA) Chapter was launched during a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on July 23-24, 2003. 

PNoWB EA includes Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania (national group launched and executive committee elected on February 7, 2007) and Uganda (national group launched and executive committee elected on December 13, 2006)

PNoWB’s East Africa chapter has set the following priorities for 2005-2007:

• Provide input into Bank CASs and country-owned PRSPs. Target: input into two CASs and two PRSP by end of period;
  
• Establish regular policy dialogue with the World Bank and other donors, and the government according to Kenya Model;
  
• Enhance capacity of parliamentarians to improve education policies;
  
• Link members of parliament with knowledge and best practices on the role of parliamentarians in improving good governance;
  
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions on performance and economic governance practices;
  
• Strengthen parliamentarians’ capacity to identify, prepare and implement high quality, nationally owned and financially sustainable education policies and legislation in Tanzania.