The social sector committees on Education, Agriculture, and Health, in collaboration with UNICEF-The Gambia, began a three-day Mid and End-line review of the National Budget on Monday, 29th July 2024. This important forum serves as a platform for presenting the budget executions related to key sectors such as Agriculture, Education, Health, Women, and Children programmes, which were implemented in 2024.
The primary objective of this review is to enhance the Mid-Term Expenditure Review Framework, specifically focusing on the implementation and monitoring of child and social protection programmes during the execution of the 2024 Budget.
During the review session, Honourable Members of the Social Sector Committees had the opportunity to closely monitor and evaluate the tangible outcomes of expenditures on Child Sensitive and Social Protection-related programmes, along with the challenges faced in 2023 and 2024.
Furthermore, this forum included comprehensive presentations by relevant stakeholders, shedding light on the issues affecting children, women, and vulnerable individuals. It also aimed to inform stakeholders about the processes and priorities considered by the government to address these constraints.
