Workshop (Pre-Survey)

Introduction

The AU Constitutive Act, in Article 4(c), calls for the “participation of the African peoples in the activities of the Union.” Additionally, the Agenda 2063 Framework Document underscores the importance of ownership by all stakeholders across the continent, emphasizing full participation, particularly of women and youth, to achieve the Africa We Want. The African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government adopted Agenda 2063 during the 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration in May 2013 as a long-term transformative development strategy.

Agenda 2063 has seven aspirations and 20 goals. With the conclusion of its First Ten-Year Implementation Plan (2014-2023), monitoring and evaluation processes have highlighted the critical role of citizen leadership, ownership, inclusion, and empowerment as prerequisites for its success. These learnings have informed the recommendations for the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan, which stress the need for effective stakeholder participation in the conception, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Agenda 2063 to ensure ownership and accountability.

Agenda 2063 emphasizes meaningful engagement with women, girls, youth, marginalized, and vulnerable groups in policy and development processes. Its core theory of change assumes that empowered citizens, responsive civil societies, private sector engagement, academia, and active parliaments are crucial to steering Africa’s social and economic transformation.