INTER PARES Partnership with the Parliament of Sierra Leone

Programme Timeline: July 2025 - August 31, 2026

PRIORITY 1

Legislative Drafting and Scrutiny

• Enhanced staff capacity for legislative drafting and analysis.
• Development of thematic legislative toolkits, FAQ and review of parliamentary glossary guide including gender sensitive approaches.
• A cadre of skilled and institutionalised parliamentary trainers equipped to continually build the capacity of MPs and staff on legislative, oversight and budget scrutiny and evidence-based research to sustain institutional memory and legislative excellence beyond the project's life.

PRIORITY 2: 

Financial Scrutiny and Oversight 

• Enhanced Committee oversight capacity.
• Revised and user-friendly parliamentary oversight guide that integrates lessons learned from past oversight practices.

PRIORITY 3

Evidence Based Research and Analysis 

• Enhanced capacity for parliamentary staff- in multiple departments - to conduct research and prepare inputs for Committee deliberations

PRIORITY 4

Strategic Development and AI

• Identify methods and approaches for integrating Parliament’s ongoing development including annual planning within the framework of Parliament’s 2026-2030 strategic plan, including monitoring and evaluation of progress towards Plan objectives.
• Identify partners and opportunities for enhancing the use of AI in parliamentary administration and functions.