Mission

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AWEPA's overall objective is to support the realisation of human rights and development in Africa via strengthening democratic institutions.

With the help of parliamentarians and elected officials worldwide, AWEPA actively supports human resource development and institutional capacity building within parliaments made up of decentralised authorities.

AWEPA concentrates on:

• the key role of parliaments is to facilitate democracy, human rights, peaceful conflict management, poverty reduction and sustainable development
• the attainment of gender equality at all levels of political decision-making
• the common interests of African-European parliamentarians
• building parliamentary networks and experience sharing at national, regional and inter-regional levels

AWEPA mobilises European parliamentarians to take informed action to promote cooperation and democratisation in Africa.
It aims to achieve this objective by promoting:

• parliamentary competency and authority
• good governance based on separation of powers
• increasing participation of women in decision-making
• participation of civil society in the political process
• independent and qualified media