Policy Advisory & Regional Harmonization
Transforming local successes into regional policy guidance and standards across ECOWAS and AES.
PRINCIPLE 01
State primacy
We support, not replace, state authority.
PRINCIPLE 02
Community ownership
Communities lead, solutions are locally owned.
PRINCIPLE 03
Hybrid mediation
Traditional systems, religious jurisprudence and modern practice together.
PRINCIPLE 04
Regional harmonization
Bridging ECOWAS and AES through shared learning.
Policy Advisory & Regional Harmonization
About this program:
What works in one community should inform policy across the region. We turn local successes into regional policy guidance and standards across ECOWAS and AES.
West Africa is marked by political fragmentation between ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States. We bridge the two through policy coherence and shared learning, and we bring evidence and practical experience from our other programs into the conversation. Bridging ECOWAS and AES divides is one of our core values.
In practice (illustrative example) Lessons from a local dialogue may be written up as a short policy brief and shared with ECOWAS and AES partners, so that each side learns from the same evidence.
Key points
- Local successes become regional guidance
- Standards across ECOWAS and AES
- Policy coherence and shared learning
- Bridges ECOWAS and AES divides
Bridging ECOWAS and AES through policy coherence and shared learning.
Expected impact: Stronger trust between states and communities. Improved governance and social inclusion.
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