Kyrgyzstan Parliamentary Strengthening Program (KPSP) Final Report

The program was designed in response to an assessment immediately following parliamentary elections in October 2010, which led to the funding of a full-fledged program by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). KPSP is implemented by Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) and aims to strengthen the organizational and institutional development of the Kyrgyz Parliament. The program's implementation schedule consisted of a five-year timeframe divided into three phases. Phase 1 included a parliamentary needs assessment, the design of a parliamentary strengthening program, and the establishment of constructive working relations with numerous Members of Parliament (MPs) and parliamentary staff. Phase 2, which ran from April 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013, consisted of the implementation of comprehensive parliamentary strengthening activities, including legislative process and procedure, committee strengthening, and human resources management. Phase 3, which began on February 1, 2013 and concludes on September 29, 2015, included additional funding from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) and an expanded scope of work. KPSP provided assistance to two main groups of beneficiaries: Members of Parliament (MP) and parliamentary staff. The program focused on strengthening legislative, oversight, and representative functions of the Parliament through improved legislative process, committee strengthening, enhanced information and communications, and improved institutional management and leadership. The program also included the introduction of modern human resource management techniques and open and transparent competitive hiring in filling parliamentary staff position vacancies. The program's components included legislative process and procedure, committee strengthening, communication and information, and parliamentary management and leadership. Component 1 focused on legislative drafting training, legislative drafting guidelines, promotion of the state language in legislative drafting, and assessment of the legislative process in the executive branch. Component 2 provided assistance to partner committees, including joint KPSP-JK research funding. Component 3 included a school of parliamentary journalism, parliamentary brief, and expert support to the press service. Component 4 focused on parliamentary management and leadership, including the parliamentary women's staffer club, English language program, functional analysis and human resources development concept, and electronic entry and exit system. The program's geographic focus was on the Kyrgyz Republic, with a specific emphasis on strengthening the Parliament's legislative, oversight, and representative functions. The program's timeframes were from September 30, 2010 to September 29, 2015, with three phases of implementation. The program's recommendations and findings are not explicitly stated in the provided text, but the program's overall goal was to strengthen the Kyrgyz Parliament's capacity to function effectively and serve the needs of the Kyrgyz people.