Botswana APRM Popular Sensitisation (BAPS) Zoom Online Civil Society APRM Working Group Meeting Tuesday 7 July 2020 Report

This report details a virtual meeting held on 7 July 2020 by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO). The meeting aimed to consolidate over 25 governance issues identified by Botswana civil society into 12 thematic areas to facilitate a concise and coherent written submission for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process in Botswana.

• The meeting's primary goal was to reduce more than 25 previously identified governance issues into a maximum of 12 consolidated issues. This consolidation was intended to ensure the resulting civil society submission was "concise, coherent and well presented" and to ensure that the organisations drafting the submission were "well compensated for their effort."
• A total budget of R84,000 was allocated to be shared among the organisations responsible for drafting the written submissions. Participants agreed that individual submissions should be completed by the first week of August, with a suggestion that 45 pages per issue would be sufficient for the consolidated report.
• The group established 12 final thematic issues for the BAPS submission and assigned specific organisations to draft them. These issues include: Separation of powers; Citizens participation and inclusion, electoral systems, political parties, economic inclusion; Sustainable Development and natural resource management, access to land, infrastructure; Poverty, inequality and unemployment, food security; Transparency and accountability; Vulnerable groups; Education, Monitoring and Evaluation; Human rights; Public service, decentralisation; Crime and security, natural disaster preparedness; Foreign Policy; and Research and development.
• During the consolidation process, participants debated the classification of several topics. For instance, there was disagreement over whether monitoring and evaluation should be a stand-alone issue or linked to accountability and transparency. Additionally, participants discussed the need to address the uncodified nature of Botswana's foreign policy and the impact of government spending on new embassies.

APA

Zikalala, N. M. (2020). Botswana APRM Popular Sensitisation (BAPS) Zoom Online Civil Society APRM Working Group Meeting Tuesday 7 July 2020 Report. South African Institute of International Affairs. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BAPS-July-2020-Meeting-Report-1.pdf

Chicago

Zikalala, Nhlakanipho Macmillan. Botswana APRM Popular Sensitisation (BAPS) Zoom Online Civil Society APRM Working Group Meeting Tuesday 7 July 2020 Report. South African Institute of International Affairs, 2020. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BAPS-July-2020-Meeting-Report-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{zikalala2020botswana, author = {Zikalala, Nhlakanipho Macmillan}, title = {{Botswana APRM Popular Sensitisation (BAPS) Zoom Online Civil Society APRM Working Group Meeting Tuesday 7 July 2020 Report}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2020}, month = jul, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BAPS-July-2020-Meeting-Report-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }