Cowater International Inc.

Published purpose

This project seeks to support public financial reform, which aims to make Senegal an emerging country by 2035, with a cohesive society under the rule of law. This project also seeks to improve the performance of Senegal’s state institutions in sectors targeted by Canadian budget support programs, to the benefit of Senegal’s population. It helps to build the public financial management capacities of these institutions and helps to strengthen the institutional framework related to public financial reform policies and programs in sectors targeted by Canadian budget support programs. Project activities include: (1) providing the 5 targeted ministries with technical assistance in programming and budgeting in program-budget mode, as well as in program-budget delivery; and (2) offering the 5 targeted ministries technical assistance in gender budgeting, as well as in gender responsive planning and monitoring-evaluation. The project seeks to benefit 5 targeted ministries: the Ministry of National Education; the Ministry of Professional Training; the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Infrastructure, Food Security and Livestock; the Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines; and the Ministry of Family and Solidarity.