Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – Parliamentary Strengthening

The position paper includes guidelines on the day-to-day management of legislative development and support which are based on the findings and recommendations of a thorough evaluation of all Sida funded legislative assistance 1996–2005, a workshop for Sida staff and external experts, as well as internal deliberations. The guidelines cover the importance of increasing political contextualisation of our support, strengthening linkages to other Swedish development goals, improving programme effectiveness, and improving internal capacity to manage parliamentary support.