Meetings

National Strategies for Poverty Reduction and Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals
26-28 March 2006, Cairo, Egypt

Country Background Papers

• Third Meeting of the African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP-LG)

Meeting Documents

• Third Meeting (3 - 5 December 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Country Background Papers

Third Meeting of the African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP-LG)

• Lesotho
  by Benjamin Roberts
• Madagascar
  Par Jean Razafindravonona
• South Africa
  by Nina Hunter, Julian May and Vishnu Padayachee

Second Meeting of the African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP-LG)

• Burkina Faso
  Par Koudougou Benoit
• Ethiopia
  by Abebe H.Gabriel
• Ghana
  by Fantu Cheru, Ph.D
• CÔte d' Ivoire
  Par Arsène Kouadio Konan, Ph.D
• Kenya
  by
  Jane Kiringai *
  Damiano Kulundu Manda*
• Malawi
  by Prof. Samuel Wangwe
• Rwanda
  Samuel Wangwe
• Senegal
  by
  Abdoulaye Diagne
  Ibrahima Dia
• Sierra Leone
  by Fantu Cheru, Ph.D
• Zambia

Meeting Documents

Third Meeting

Second Meeting

First Meeting

Third Meeting (3 - 5 December 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

• Press Release No. 26/2003
  Third Annual PRSP-LG Meeting Concludes that Alignment of Donor Policies Remains Weak
• What can we learn from the Growth Strategies of non-PRSP countries?
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Eric Eboh
• How context-specific are the growth strategies in the PRSP case study countries?
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Benjamin Roberts, Human Sciences Research Council, RSA
• Aligning Assistance to PRSPs: SPA and the World Bank
  (Powerpoint presentation)
• The nature of participation in a small landlocked economy: The experience of Lesotho
  Annie L.M. Hlasoa, Director of Sectoral Programming, Ministry of Development Planning,Government of Lesotho
  (Powerpoint presentation)
• FINANCEMENT DU DSRP A MADAGASCAR
  (Powerpoint presentation)
• Aligning the PRGF and thePRSP Approach—Key Elements
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Elliott Harris, IMF
• Poverty Reduction Strategies in Egypt
  (Powerpoint presentation)
• Africa’s capacity profile for Poverty Reduction
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Professor Kalonji Ntalaja
• Hiv/Aids in Namibia’s Anti-Poverty Programme
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Mrs PT Akwenye, NPCS-Namibia
• Programme of Work.
• Information for Participants.
• PRSP-LG3: Guidelines for Resource Persons
  and Facilitators

Second Meeting (18 - 21 November 2002, Brussels, Belgium)

• Press Release No. 20/2002
  Growth is Necessary but Not Sufficient to Reduce Poverty
• Does a national development framework enhance Local accountability and democracy?
  Presentation by Prof. Fantu Cheru, American University, Washington DC., USA
• "Institutionalizing Participation in the PRSP". (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Dr. Walter Eberlei, University of Duisburg, Germany
• "Donor Harmonization: Lessons from Country Missions"
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Mr. Gilles Hervio, Strategic Partnership with
  Africa-Technical Group (SPA-TG) Co-Chair.
• "Lessons for PRSPs from South Africa's National Poverty Reduction Strategy"
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Mr. Tiro Holele, Deputy Director, Poverty Relief Programme, Dept. of Social Development, South Africa.
  
• "Costing the PRSP: Lessons from Country Case-Studies"
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Mr. Kasirim Nwuke, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, ECA.
• "Costing the PRSP and macroeconomic stability in a post-genocide economy The Rwanda experience" (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Mr. Vincent Karega, Director of Strategic Planning & Poverty Reduction Monitoring, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda.
• "The Missing Middle" Getting from Growth to Poverty Targets
  (Powerpoint presentation)
  Presentation by Mr. Patrick Asea, Director, Economic and Social Policy Division, ECA.
• Press Release No. 19/2002
  Second Meeting of the African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) [French Version]
• Annotated Programme of Work.
• Information for Participants.
  

First Meeting (5 - 6 November 2001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

• African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Summary Report of the first meeting 5-6 November 2001
• Strategic Framework for Poverty Reduction (CSLP) - The Experience of Mali
• African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategies, The PRSP Process in Mozambique